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$204,164,500

Department of State·Department of State

to IDEMIA NATIONAL SECURITY SOLUTIONS LLC

diplomacyactive
ACTION DATE2026-03-27·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_SAQMMA17C0177_1900_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

PASSPORT CARD STOCK AND RELATED EQUIPMENT AND SERVICESIGF::OT::IGF

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Supply passport card stock, equipment, and services for U.S. passport production and issuance.

Sub-sectors
passport-issuanceidentity-documentsconsular-services
Why this matters

Passport infrastructure is critical for national identity management, border security, and citizen mobility; this large contract ensures continuity of essential consular operations.

Supply-chain signal

Indicates sustained demand for secure document materials and specialized printing equipment; suppliers of security features and card stock should expect ongoing government procurement.

U.S.–China competition angle

Secure identity document production is strategically important to prevent counterfeiting and maintain sovereignty over citizen credentials in competition with state-sponsored document fraud.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002211.

Period of performance
Start
2017-06-01
End
2027-12-31
Status
activein 594 days
Sources

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