The government of Guatemala has announced that in September the specifications will be ready to tender 5,000 devices for control and telematic tracking of people.
Of the 5,000 devices that the Ministry of the Interior plans to acquire, 750 will be bracelet types, and the remaining 4,250 will be anklet types.
The Minister of the Interior, Enrique Degenhart, explained to the Congress that "...
In Guatemala, a call to take part in a qualification process is being made to companies interested in bidding for an electronic marketing service, a process to be held in an information meeting on June 26.
The tax stamps will be used in the county's customs posts and the meeting in which the details of the contracting process will be provided, was convened by the Superintendency of Tax Administration (SAT).
Canceled after the first call, the Security Ministry has announced that preparations are being made for a new competition in August for a contract worth $10 million.
The tender prepared by the Ministry of Security will be for the supply of one thousand electronic ankle tags, the same as in the first call which was canceled due to complaints from participants.
The Ministry of Justice is calling for companies to express their interest in providing the ankle bracelets, setting up a monitoring center and carrying out training for officials of the entity.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Justice and Peace in Costa Rica:
The Ministry of Justice and Peace announced the publication of a call for expressions of interest on recruitment for the pilot plan of Act No.
The government has announced that in 2015 it will launch a public tender to purchase security bracelets for $2 million.
From a statement from the Ministry of Public Security in Panama:
The Government will be investing approximately $2 million in bracelets with Global Positioning Systems (GPS), to monitor inmates in prisons, who have special exit permits and those who are being investigated for domestic violence.