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$72,032,460

Department of State·Department of State

to IDEMIA NATIONAL SECURITY SOLUTIONS LLC

ACTION DATE2026-04-24·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_19AQMM18F3932_1900_GS35F597GA_4732
Award description

THE FR SYSTEM WITH THE LATEST STATE-OF-THE-ART FR MATCHING CAPABILITY, INTEGRATE THE FR CAPABILITY WITH THE DOS VISA AND PASSPORT ISSUANCE PROCESSES, TRANSITION FROM THE LEGACY FR SYSTEM INTERFACE, AND PROVIDE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE NEW FR SYSTEM. PROVIDE TECHNOLOGY REFRESHMENT AND GROWTH UPGRADES ON A PERIODIC BASIS THROUGHOUT THE CONTRACT PERIOD TO ENSURE CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Upgrade State Department facial recognition system for visa and passport issuance with advanced matching capability and operational support.

Sub-sectors
facial-recognitionborder-securityvisa-passport-systems
Why this matters

Modernizes biometric identity verification infrastructure critical to U.S. border security and consular operations worldwide.

Supply-chain signal

Signals continued investment in advanced facial recognition technology providers; implies ongoing demand for biometric system integration and maintenance services.

U.S.–China competition angle

Reflects U.S. effort to maintain technological edge in biometric identification systems amid global competition in surveillance and identity-verification capabilities.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002225.

Period of performance
Start
2018-09-25
End
2026-09-29
Status
activein 136 days
Sources

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