L-1 awarded exclusivity contract with Tennessee
20 July, 2011
category: Biometrics, Government
L-1 Identity Solutions has announced it has been awarded a contract from the Tennessee Applicant Processing Services program naming them the exclusive provider of digital fingerprint services for the state.
The contract, which is valued at $40 million, is purported to span three years with two additional and optional one year renewals.
Specifically, the systems and services that L-1 supplies would be involved in the checking of identities and background of those seeking employment as child care workers, school employees, real estate agents or insurance agents in the state as well as citizens seeking state or federal license plates or a fire arm license.
L-1’s plans for providing the services involve operating 57 locations across the state enabling each of the expected 175,000 applicants in need of fingerprinting services access to a facility within 60 miles of his home.