Procurement Close-up: Major contractors competing for border security project
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.
