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$186,433,309

Department of Homeland Security·U.S. Customs and Border Protection

to RAPISCAN SYSTEMS INC

justiceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2021 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2021-09-28·LATEST ACTION2026-03-16·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_70B03C21F00001132_7014_70B03C21D00000003_7014
Award description

THIS DELIVERY ORDER IS FOR MULTI - ENERGY PORTALS.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Latest obligation on a 2021 CBP contract for multi-energy portal screening systems at U.S. borders.

Sub-sectors
border-securitycustoms-enforcementcargo-screening
Why this matters

Multi-energy X-ray portals are critical infrastructure for detecting contraband, weapons, and illicit goods at ports of entry; this 4.5-year program represents sustained federal investment in border inspection capacity.

Supply-chain signal

Rapiscan's continued role as primary vendor locks in domestic supply chain for advanced scanning technology; modifications suggest ongoing procurement of replacement units or system upgrades across CBP facilities.

U.S.–China competition angle

Advanced cargo-screening technology is dual-use; U.S. investment in domestic X-ray portal manufacturing reduces reliance on foreign suppliers and maintains technological edge in border security infrastructure.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-22. Cost: $0.003072.

Period of performance
Start
2021-09-28
End
2028-09-30
Status
activein 823 days
Sources

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