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$155,114,309

Department of State·Department of State

to CGI FEDERAL INC.

diplomacyexpiredONGOING · MOD OF 2018 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2018-01-01·LATEST ACTION2026-03-31·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_19AQMM18F0003_1900_SAQMMA10D0018_1900
Award description

IGF::OT::IGF GLOBAL SUPPORT STRATEGY (GSS) PERFORMANCE-BASED TASK ORDER FOR OVERSEAS CONSULAR SUPPORT FOR CONSULAR OPERATIONS IN CHINA TO REPLACE THE PATCHWORK OF USER-PAYS INFORMATION, APPOINTMENT, FEE COLLECTION, DOCUMENT DELIVERY, GREETER, AND OFFSITE BIOMETRIC COLLECTION SERVICES CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY THE POSTS.

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

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In plain English

Latest obligation on a 2018 State Department contract to modernize consular appointment, fee collection, and biometric services at U.S. posts in China.

Sub-sectors
embassy-operationsconsular-servicesit-modernization
Why this matters

Consolidates fragmented visa and consular systems into a unified platform, improving efficiency and security for millions of visa applicants and U.S. citizens abroad.

U.S.–China competition angle

Strengthens U.S. diplomatic infrastructure in China by replacing outdated, patchwork systems with modern, integrated technology for consular operations.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-24. Cost: $0.002940.

Period of performance
Start
2018-01-01
End
2024-12-31
Status
expired559 days ago
Sources

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