# Massachusetts COMMBUYS #BD-27-1044-EPS11-1044O-134304

Massachusetts criminal-history improvements and palm-print Livescan replacement

**Posted:** October 09, 2026
**Respond By:** October 13, 2026
**Identifier:** BD-27-1044-EPS11-1044O-134304
**NAICS:** 334118, 334290, 541512, 541511, 541611, 611430

Massachusetts intends to direct $2.4 million in federal grant funding to criminal-history improvements and replacement Livescan equipment.
- **Government buyer:** Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS), through the Office of Grants and Research; the funding is intended for EOPSS’s Office of Technology Information Systems.
- **Funding and purpose:** $2,400,000 in FFY 2025 National Criminal History Improvement Program funding for the Improving Disposition Matching in the Commonwealth (IDMC) project and the Livescan Replacement Project.
- **Products requested:** Replacement palm-print-enabled Livescan devices for law-enforcement and criminal-justice agencies across Massachusetts, to support electronic ten-print and palm-print submissions. Quantity, manufacturer, model, and part number are not specified.
- **Services/project work:** IDMC improvements to criminal-history data quality, computer systems, business processes, auditing, training, and staffing, with a focus on disposition reporting and matching.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No OEMs, vendors, or device brands are named. Potential suppliers of comparable biometric capture systems include IDEMIA Identity & Security USA LLC, HID Global Corporation, and NEC Corporation of America.
- **Notable context:** This is a notice of intent to award grant funding, not a request for vendor bids. The announced funding is for the overall projects; no equipment-specific budget is provided.

### Description

The Office of Grants and Research intends to award $2,400,000 in FFY25 National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) funds to the Improving Disposition Matching in the Commonwealth (IDMC) project. The project aims to improve criminal history information and disposition reporting through improvements to data quality, computer systems, business processes, auditing, training, and staffing. Funds will also support the Livescan Replacement Project, purchasing and deploying replacement palm-print-enabled livescans to law enforcement and criminal justice agencies throughout the Commonwealth. The project period is listed as August 2026 through June 30, 2029.

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