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CBP Provides Update on the Border Patrol Fixed Towers Program

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted documents providing an update on the Integrated Fixed Towers (ITF) Program, which CBP states will assist Border Patrol agents in detecting, tracking, identifying, classifying items of interest along U.S. borders through a series…

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of fixed sensor towers and command and control center equipment. CBP is focused on acquiring surveillance equipment, power generation and communications equipment, command and control center equipment, etc. With these documents, CBP is providing information and notifying industry of its plan to release a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) in early December 2011 to solicit industry feedback and to release a final RFP in January/February 2012. The documents are available here and here.