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CBP Awards Unisys $230M to Continue Border Security Efforts

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, November 1st, 2016

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Unisys [UIS] has received a potential five-year task order from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue technology integration efforts at ports of entry and exit the agency operates in the U.S.A CBP spokesman tells Defense Daily that the potential value of the Integrated Traveler Initiatives (ITI) contract is $229.7 million if all options are exercised. The award value for the initial year is $22.7 million. The competitive ITI task order was awarded on Sept. 30 under the Department of…

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