ICE Awards $25M Iris-Scanning Contract to Bi2 Technologies
ICE has awarded a $25.1 million contract to Bi2 Technologies for iris-scanning technology. This no-bid deal significantly increases the scope of ICE's previous contract with the company. The new contract will provide agents with access to a biometric information system to enhance identity verification during operations.
- ▪The contract is five times larger than ICE's previous agreement with Bi2 Technologies.
- ▪ICE will receive 1,570 iris-scanning devices by late June.
- ▪The contract allows continuous access to a database of over five million booking records.
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ICE Awards $25 Million Iris-Scanning Contract to Bi2 TechnologiesThe no-bid deal is five times the size of the agency's previous contract with the Massachusetts company and could put devices in agents' hands by late June.Michael WristonMay 23, 202651523ShareICE has finalized the no-bid iris-scanning contract that Project Salt Box reported on this month, awarding Bi2 Technologies $25.1 million on May 22, according to a contract award posted to SAM.gov. The figure is more than five times what ICE spent on its first contract with the Massachusetts company eight months ago.The award describes the purchase as covering iris biometric recognition technology and access to a biometric information system "to allow ICE agents to quickly authenticate the identity of subjects during field…
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