VA Replaces Genetec with Avigilon

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Contract ******* *******

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***-**-*** ******** ****** ****** REPLACEMENT *** ***** - CHANGE ****** ******** **** GENETEC ** ********. ******* WASN'T * ** *** APPROVED ********

** ********** ********-*************-****** *****: $254,034.25

**** ********, ** **** for ********, ***** ** in *** ***** ** 1,100 - *,*** *******, at ** ********* ******* price ** $*** - $250.

Genetec ** *** ******** *** ***** - ********** ********

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Genetec *** **** ** *******

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*** **** **** *********** around *** ***** ** among *** *********, **** well-established, *** ******* ******* businesses. ** *** ****** States ** *** **** much ******** ** *** trust *** *.*. ******* Government ****** ** *** technology ***** ***. ** are *** ** ******* to ******* ********** *********** or ******** *** *****.

**** ********* ******* **** that ******* *** ******** hundreds ** ********* ** contracts **** *** ** in ****:

*** ************ ******** ******** of ******* ** ** Government ******** ** ****:

VA ****** ** *********** ********** ******** - ****** ***

**** ***** *** ********** contract ******* **** *** and **** ******** **** do *** ******* **** information:

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Assessment ******* ******* - ** ******** **** **

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******** ****** ******** **** vendor ***** ******* * contractor ** ** ******** to ******** * ******* with ***. ******* **** be ** * ******** with ** ** ***** to ******** * *******.

*** ************* ****** **** users, ******* ***** ** medical ****** ********, *** responsible *** *** ****** use ** ******** **********:

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• ************ ** ********* ********* that *** *** ****** on *** **********/******** **** are ********** ********** *** use.
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*: ** ***** ** issue ******* ******* ******** Center?

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Veterans ******* ********** ********

**** ******** ************ ************* in *** *********** ** VA *** ********** ************. There *** ** ******* signs ** * ***** to ******* ******* ** all ** *********, **** though ** ************* ***** Genetec *** *** **** assessed ** ******** *** use. ******* **** **** of ********, *** ** has *********** ******* ******* contracts.

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