GTSI Corp. (NASDAQ: GTSI) has won a $159 million U.S. Army contract to provide mobile biometric devices to assist warfighters identify persons in the field in real time
The contract covers a 16-month period and was awarded under GTSI’s IT enterprise solutions – 2 hardware contract.
The devices will enter a system where laptop and attached biometric collection devices enroll, verify and detect identities, mobile handheld devices collect, store and upload data to Army collection centers and servers synchronize the information to ensure data collected at one location is available at others.
Biometrics include measurable physical characteristics such as fingerprints, palm prints, iris scans, facial recognition, voice detection and DNA.
“We are delighted to win BAT-A and this contract positions GTSI as a leader in mobility and biometrics integration and support for our war fighters, ” said Sterling Phillips, CEO of GTSI. “GTSI is committed to delivering best-in-class technology solutions that serve the Army’s mission-critical needs.”
