The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate awarded a $200,000.00 Other Transaction Agreement to Securekey Technologies Inc., a for-profit identity and authentication provider, to research and develop alternative identification methods to Social Security numbers. This is part of the agency's efforts to explore privacy-enhancing digital identity solutions and blockchain-based document authentication systems. The award has no set-aside designation and is the...
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate awarded Securekey Technologies Inc., a for-profit organization, an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) for $200,000.00 to apply cross-blockchain technology to help prevent the forgery or counterfeiting of certificates and licenses in Phase 1 of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The award has no set-aside designation and was completed on May 12, 2020. Securekey Technologies Inc. is an identity and...
This federal contract award to Securekey Technologies Inc. for $193,000.00 was issued by the Science and Technology Directorate of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The contract is for a phase 1 project to develop an alternative identifier to the Social Security number, and does not have a set-aside designation. Securekey Technologies Inc. is a for-profit identity and authentication provider that has received multiple other transaction agreements from the agency to research and build...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II contract to Blockcypher, Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned, veteran-owned small business. The contract, with a potential value of $749,835.70, is for the development of a "Blockchain Platform for Multiple Blockchains, Applications, and Analytics." The contract has a completion date of May 21, 2018 and was awarded on March 30, 2017. The...
This is a $199,658 Other Transaction Agreement awarded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate to Digital Bazaar Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation. The contract is for Phase 2 of the "Interoperable Identity and Credential Life-Cycle Management" project, which involves developing web platforms and open standards to enable secure digital identity and credential management solutions. This work builds on Digital Bazaar's prior contracts...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded a $199,984.00 Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) to Digital Bazaar Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation, for the "Interoperable Enterprise Identity and Credential Life-Cycle Management Phase 1" project. The contract is not set aside for any specific business size or type. This award is part of Digital Bazaar's ongoing work with DHS S&T on developing interoperable identity and...
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) awarded a $199,930.00 Other Transaction Agreement to Digital Bazaar Inc., a For Profit Organization and Subchapter S Corporation, for the "CREATING INTEROPERABLE IDENTITY AND CREDENTIAL LIFE-CYCLE MANAGEMENT/PHASE 3 PROJECT". This is a continuation of prior contract awards to Digital Bazaar Inc. for identity and credential management services. The project involves upgrading open-source test...
This is a firm-fixed price contract awarded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate to BlockCypher, Inc., a small disadvantaged business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The purpose of the $99,946.82 contract is to complete the work outlined in the statement of work for a "Blockchain Platform for Multiple Blockchains, Applications and Analytics." The contract was awarded on May 2, 2016 with a completion date of...
This is a $398,010.98 Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) awarded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate to Transmute Industries, Inc. to continue the "Commercializing Verifiable Credentials for Advanced Imports Targeting E-Commerce/Phase 5 Project". The award is a no-cost extension and OTA transfer to Transmute Industries, a for-profit company that specializes in digitizing trade documentation using blockchain technology to provide traceable...
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate awarded a $192,380.00 Other Transaction Agreement to Factom, Inc., a for-profit organization, for the FIELD TESTING OF BLOCKCHAIN SOFTWARE PLUGIN TO MAKE IOT DEVICES TAMPER PROOF PROJECT (PHASE IV). This contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, is for the continued development and testing of blockchain technology to secure Internet of Things (IoT) devices against tampering. The contract has a completion date...