# Army CID Seeks Darknet Monitoring Software

The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) issued a request for information (RFI) seeking commercial, cloud-hosted software to identify and investigate threats across darknet sites, encrypted messaging platforms, and alternative social networks. The market-research request seeks capabilities including behavioral analytics and AI/ML, language and symbol recognition, cross-platform account correlation, ephemeral-evidence preservation, and protected virtual workspaces for undercover investigations; it does not announce an award or provide a contract value. Vendor responses are due **December 9, 2026 (26 days remaining)**.

- This RFI gives software providers an opportunity to describe relevant products and capabilities to Army CID; it is market research, not a stated solicitation or guarantee of a future award.
- Companies considering a response should address how their cloud-hosted tools support the listed investigative functions, including evidence preservation and protected undercover workspaces.
- The request signals Army CID’s interest in commercial tools for monitoring activity across fragmented online platforms, making it relevant to suppliers of threat intelligence, investigative software, and AI-enabled analysis.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military, Information Technology
**Topics:** Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence
**Published:** November 12, 2026

### Government Entities
- Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (Army CID)
- United States Army (Army)
- United States Department of Defense (DoD)

### Sources
- [Army CID looking for new commercial software tools to monitor darknet, encrypted messaging platforms | DefenseScoop](https://defensescoop.com/2026/11/12/army-cid-software-darknet-encrypted-messaging) - DefenseScoop