ICE Awards $25M Iris-Scanning Contract to Bi2 Technologies
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ICE awarded a $25.1 million no-bid iris-scanning contract to Bi2 Technologies, significantly expanding its biometric capabilities for field operations with over 1,570 devices and access to millions of booking records, without requiring FedRAMP security clearance or independent oversight.
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ICE Awards $25 Million Iris-Scanning Contract to Bi2 Technologies
Source: https://www.projectsaltbox.com/p/ice-awards-25-million-iris-scanning
ICE has finalized the no-bid iris-scanning contract that Project Salt Boxreportedon 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 operations.”
It gives ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations division continuous access to Bi2’s database of more than five million booking records.
The procurement did not require the system to clear FedRAMP, the government’s security review for cloud systems handling sensitive data, before deployment. It described no independent audit, congressional notification or outside review of how the system would be used.
The May 22 award is roughly five times the $4.6 million DHS paid Bi2 in September 2025, and nearly eight times the device count — 1,570 units compared to 200.
Under the contract terms, those devices are due at ICE locations by late June.
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