# USCIS Seeks Small Businesses for IBIS

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to release a request for quotations on December 1, 2026, for its $200 million–$250 million Immigration Biometrics and Identity Services (IBIS) procurement. The full small-business set-aside will use the GSA Multiple Award Schedule and consolidate work now performed across three biometrics and identity portfolios. USCIS expects to send the RFQ directly to selected schedule contractors; the anticipated award is in the third quarter of fiscal year 2027, with performance expected to begin in July 2027 and continue through February 28, 2032.

- The planned scope combines biometric management, identity resolution, machine learning, analytics, scheduling, and cloud applications. The predecessor contractors are Pluribus Digital (BIMS), MetroIBR (ESIS), and Capital Technology Group (APIS).
- **Key timing:** The planned RFQ release is December 1, 2026 (18 days from November 13). Eligible small businesses should confirm their GSA Multiple Award Schedule eligibility and assess their capabilities for the combined scope ahead of the release.
- Because USCIS expects to distribute the RFQ to selected schedule contractors, firms should verify that they are positioned to receive and respond to the solicitation; the procurement consolidates several existing workstreams into one competition.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology, Public Safety
**Topics:** Artificial Intelligence, Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** November 12, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- General Services Administration (GSA)

### Vendors
- Pluribus Digital (incumbent contractor on BIMS)
- MetroIBR (incumbent contractor on ESIS)
- Capital Technology Group (incumbent contractor on APIS)

### Sources
- [USCIS plans to fold three biometrics and identity contracts into a single procurement, IBIS, now valued at $200M to $250M. The RFQ is targeted for December 1 as a small business set-aside under the GSA schedule.

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