DHS plans $100M contract consolidating biometric identity decisions, accuracy oversight

The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to consolidate human biometric examination and accuracy oversight for its IDENT system into a single five-year contract worth $50–100 million. The work is currently split across three AVER LLC contracts worth about $62 million; a solicitation is expected December 1 with an award in fiscal 2027 Q2.

• Five-year contract estimated at $50–100 million
• Three incumbent AVER contracts total about $62 million
• Urgent fingerprint checks within 10 minutes at 99.8% accuracy
• OBIM repository covers over 300 million individuals