L-1 Identity Solutions Awarded Five-Year Sole Source Contract for U.S. Passport Printing Valued at Up to $195 Million

New Contract Follows Completion of Previous Customer Agreement
STAMFORD, Conn.--(Business Wire)--
L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:ID), a leading provider of identity solutions
and services, today announced it was awarded a new contract to continue
providing high security production systems for U.S. passports. The indefinite
quantity contract has a potential value of up to $195 million and was awarded by
the Department of State (DoS) Bureau of Consular Affairs, Consular Systems and
Technology Directorate to Trans Digital Technologies Corporation (TDT), a wholly
owned subsidiary of L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc.

The new contract, which has a potential term of five years (one year base and
four option years) follows the completion of the previous contract agreement and
encompasses ongoing support of the DoS in 22 domestic passport agencies and
production centers through the continued use of the MP300US printing system.
Additionally, TDT will provide security products, technical support, and
maintenance needed to sustain U.S. passport production operations at all current
and future passport facilities.

Added Robert V. LaPenta, Chairman, President and CEO of L-1 Identity Solutions,
"We are very pleased to continue to serve the needs of the Department of State
and other federal agencies. This contract is an important validation for our
business and underscores the confidence that our customers place in us with the
most critical of missions."

For more than a decade TDT has supported the DoS with the Toppan MP300US
passport printing system as part of the Travel Documents Issuance System (TDIS)
for the issuance of U.S. passport books.

About L-1 Identity Solutions

L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: ID) protects and secures personal identities
and assets. Its divisions include Biometrics, Secure Credentialing and
Enterprise Access solutions, as well as Enrollment and Government Consulting
services. With the trust and confidence in individual identities provided by
L-1, international governments, federal and state agencies, law enforcement and
commercial businesses can better guard the public against global terrorism,
crime and identity theft fostered by fraudulent identity. L-1 Identity Solutions
has more than 2,200 employees worldwide and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.
For more information, visit www.L1ID.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this press release and those made
from time to time by L-1 Identity Solutions through its senior management are
made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company's
current views based on management's beliefs and assumptions and information
currently available. Forward-looking statements concerning future plans or
results are necessarily only estimates, and actual results could differ
materially from expectations. Certain factors that could cause or contribute to
such differences include, among other things, the ability of the Company to
successfully maximize the term and value of the identified contract, the
availability of government funding for L-1's products and solutions, the
unpredictable nature of working with federal, state and local government
customers, and general economic and political conditions. Additional risks and
uncertainties are described in the Securities and Exchange Commission filings of
the Company, including the Company`s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2008 and the Company`s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. L-1
Identity Solutions expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update any
forward-looking statements.

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L-1 Identity Solutions
Doni Fordyce, 203-504-1109
dfordyce@L1ID.com

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