Procurement Close-up: Major contractors competing for border security project
Jun 1, 2006 3:56 PM
Several major groups of companies have stepped up to secure American borders.
The groups have formally entered bids on the Secure Border Initiative Plan -- a comprehensive multi-year plan requested by the Department of Homeland Security to enhance U.S. Customs and Border Protection's ability to secure American borders and reduce illegal immigration. The contract is estimated at $2 billion.
Boeing and a team of companies including L-3 Communications and L-3 Government Services, Washington D.C.; Unisys, Reston, Va.; Perot Systems, Plano, Texas; Kollsman Inc., Merrimack, N.H.; and DRS Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group, Palm Bay, Fla., have formally placed a bid.
A group of Virginia-based companies has also bid. Led by Northrop-Grumman, it includes Anteon Intl. Corp. and SRA Intl. Inc. of Fairfax; BearingPoint Inc. of McLean; and General Dynamics Corp. of Falls Church.
Raytheon has teamed with Apogen Technologies Inc., McLean, Va.; BAE Systems Inc., Rockville, Md.; Bechtel National Inc., Frederick, Md.; Deloitte Consulting, New York; and computer giant IBM.
Lockheed Martin has also entered a bid, however it has not released information about cooperating companies.
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