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TSA Awards Implant Sciences Potential $71 Million In Orders For Trace Detectors

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, September 15th, 2016

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TSA Awards Implant Sciences Potential $71 Million In Orders For Trace Detectors

Implant Sciences' QS-B220 ETD. Photo: Implant Sciences

Feeding off an existing contract with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Implant Sciences [IMSC] on Thursday said it has received delivery orders from the agency for around 3,400 explosive trace detectors (ETDs) mainly for aviation security purposes.The potential value of the task orders, including options, is $71.3 million with the initial obligation for $24.4 million for 1,353 of the company’s QS-B220 desktop ETDs.In late 2014, TSA awarded Implant a nearly $162 million contract to supply it with desktop ETDs, an…

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