General Dynamics lands $320M in visa service orders featuring biometric enrollment

The U.S. State Department has awarded $320 million in visa task orders to General Dynamics for consulates in South America. The contracts include biometric enrollment services as part of visa-application support.

General Dynamics Information Technology was awarded two recompete task orders (where a government solicits pitches for the continuation of a contract that is ending).

"Demand for visa and other consular services is growing at an unprecedented pace," according to a statement from Paul Nedzbala, a senior vice president at …

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