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CBP Pushes Back Release Of Draft RFP For New Surveillance Tower Effort

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, December 21st, 2021

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CBP Pushes Back Release Of Draft RFP For New Surveillance Tower Effort

Integrated Fixed Tower system deployed by Elbit Systems of America in Arizona. Photo: Elbit Systems

Customs and Border Protection on Monday said the release of a draft request for proposals (RFP) for its new integrated approach to border surveillance towers is being delayed from December until the first quarter of 2022. The agency didn’t provide a reason for the delay in the Integrated Surveillance Tower (IST) Consolidated Tower & Surveillance Equipment (CTSE) draft RFP but this fall said that it has been substantially revising the document based on industry feedback to a draft RFP released…

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