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$98,902,163

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

to ASTROPHYSICS INC

justiceactive
ACTION DATE2026-03-24·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_70B03C21F00001090_7014_70B03C21D00000035_7014
Award description

LOW ENERGY NON-INTRUSIVE INSPECTION SYSTEMS, WITH TRAINING, AND MAINTENANCE.

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

Procurement of low-energy non-intrusive inspection systems with training and maintenance for U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations.

Sub-sectors
border-securityinspection-equipmentcbp-operations
Why this matters

Critical infrastructure for border security and cargo screening; enables detection of contraband and threats without damaging goods.

Supply-chain signal

Signals sustained demand for advanced inspection technology vendors; maintenance contracts indicate long-term operational commitment.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. border security modernization to counter smuggling and illicit trade; reduces reliance on manual inspection methods vulnerable to evasion.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002165.

Period of performance
Start
2021-09-21
End
2027-01-29
Status
activein 259 days
Sources

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