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$77,434,829

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

to SMITHS DETECTION INC.

justiceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2020 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2020-07-01·LATEST ACTION2026-03-12·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_70B03C20F00000453_7014_70B03C20D00000014_7014
Award description

HIGH ENERGY RAIL SYSTEMS

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 2020 CBP contract with Smiths Detection for high-energy rail inspection systems at U.S. borders.

Sub-sectors
border-securitycustoms-enforcementdetection-technology
Why this matters

Rail-based cargo screening is critical infrastructure for detecting contraband, explosives, and illicit goods crossing U.S. borders; this 2026 modification sustains multi-year detection capability through 2029.

Supply-chain signal

Smiths Detection is a major supplier of advanced detection equipment to U.S. government; sustained funding signals continued reliance on their scanning and imaging technology for border operations.

U.S.–China competition angle

High-energy detection systems are dual-use technology; U.S. investment in domestic border scanning capability reduces dependence on foreign suppliers and strengthens critical infrastructure resilience.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-06-01. Cost: $0.003079.

Period of performance
Start
2020-07-01
End
2029-12-31
Status
activein 1267 days
Sources

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