Army announces winners of $497 million biometrics contract

Thursday, Jan 08, 2009

The Army has awarded a massive biometric technology and support services contract to 12 companies.

The indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity multiple award agreement has a ceiling of $497 million and a three-year base period and two one-year options, according to a notice posted on the Federal Business Opportunities Web site in December. Each recipient is guaranteed a minimum of $3,000 in work.

The service's Biometric Task Force awarded the contract to: American Systems Corp. of Chantilly, Va.; Booz Allen Hamilton of McLean, Va.; CACI of Arlington, Va.; Cogent Systems of Pasadena, Calif.; Computer Sciences Corp. of Falls Church, Va.; Electronic Data Systems of Plano, Texas; Ideal Innovations Inc. of Arlington, Va.; Lockheed Martin Corp. of Bethesda, Md.; Los Angeles-based Northrop Grumman Corp.; Raytheon Co. of Waltham, Mass.; San Diego-based SAIC Corp.