Opportunity
San Diego County Ivalua #BPM013363
San Diego County seeks information on Automated Biometric Identification Systems (ABIS) and MobileID solutions
Posted
September 16, 2026
Respond By
October 17, 2026
Identifier
BPM013363
NAICS
541512, 541519
San Diego County Regional Cal-ID is seeking information from industry on Automated Biometric Identification Systems (ABIS) and MobileID solutions to inform a future procurement for modernizing its biometric infrastructure. - Government Buyer: - San Diego County Regional Cal-ID (San Diego County) - Current OEMs in use: - Thales (CABIS 6 for ABIS, MobileID devices and middleware) - Idemia (Livescans) - DataWorks Plus (mugshot components) - Products/Services Requested: - Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) - Must support tenprint, palmprint, latent, mugshot, iris, and facial recognition - Backend architecture, NIST archival storage, matching engines - MobileID Devices and Middleware - Mobile fingerprint capture for field operations - iOS/Android compatibility, finger and face modalities, FBI-PIV and CJIS compliance - Professional services for implementation, migration (millions of records), and maintenance - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Support for advanced biometric modalities - High availability, disaster recovery, robust auditing - Compliance with open standards (ANSI/NIST-ITL, NIEM), CJIS, FIPS - Interoperability with Cal DOJ, FBI NGI, and local systems - Algorithmic performance (AI/ML integration), forensic interfaces, multi-vendor support - References for large-scale law enforcement deployments - Lifecycle and support policy details - The RFI is for market research; no contract or subscription period specified yet.
Description
San Diego County is seeking information on Automated Biometric Identification Systems (ABIS) and Mobile Fingerprint Capture (MobileID) solutions to assist in engineering functional and architectural baselines before issuing a formal Request for Proposal (RFP). The project scope includes modernization of core biometric systems, custodial operations, field operations, and interoperability infrastructure. The RFI requests detailed information on system capabilities, architecture, security, interoperability, algorithmic performance, forensic interfaces, multi-vendor support, and professional services for implementation and maintenance. Responses are due by October 16, 2026.