# DHS Seeks Arlington Biometric Identity Services

DHS’s Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) plans a competitive, five-year biometric identity services procurement estimated at $50 million–$100 million, with a solicitation anticipated December 1, 2026, and award forecast for the second quarter of FY2027. The work would consolidate fingerprint, face, and iris examination; identity-record correction and management; and biometric accuracy and data analysis supporting IDENT and the developing HART system. The procurement is expected to use a firm-fixed-price structure and GSA Schedule, with performance in Arlington, Virginia, through January 10, 2032. DHS forecasts conflict on whether this is a follow-on and whether it will be a total small-business set-aside, so firms should treat the competition strategy as unconfirmed. **The anticipated solicitation is 32 days away.**

- Small businesses with multimodal biometric examination, identity-management, quality-control, and data-analysis capabilities can assess their fit for the anticipated opportunity and prepare for the solicitation.
- Firms should verify the final set-aside and follow-on strategy in the solicitation, since DHS published conflicting forecasts on those points.
- Prospective offerors should account for the stated GSA Schedule approach and Arlington performance location when evaluating their eligibility and bid plans.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology, Public Safety
**Topics:** Contracting Vehicles, Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** October 29, 2026

### Government Entities
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM)
- General Services Administration (GSA)

### Vendors
- AVER (incumbent)

### Sources
- [DHS Eyes Biometric Identity Services Follow-on Contract](https://www.executivegov.com/articles/dhs-biometric-identity-services-support-contract) - ExecutiveGov
- [DHS plans $100M contract consolidating biometric identity decisions, accuracy oversight | Biometric Update](https://www.biometricupdate.com/202610/dhs-plans-100m-contract-consolidating-biometric-identity-decisions-accuracy-oversight) - Biometric Update