Detecting deception and eliciting response role players
Active Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 70B06C26D00000016
- Awardee
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The Critical Mass LLC UEI WDHYXM4WBZG8
- Awarding agency
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Customs and Border Protection
Department of Homeland Security
- Task orders
- 1 $0 obligated
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- CBP OTD Detecting Deception & Eliciting Responses (DDER) Training Support Solicitation · 70B06C26Q00000002 · Posted Dec 10, 2025
- Last date to order 9% complete
- IDV ceiling 0% used
- $2,135,000.00
- Maximum order
- $250,000.00
- Award type
- Single award
- Who can order
- Only the awarding agency
- NAICS code
- 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- PSC
- U099 Education/Training- Other
- Set-aside
- Woman-Owned Small Business
- Competition
- Competed under SAP · 13 offers Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Legislative mandates
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- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
- Service Contract Inventory FAR subpart 4.17
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
Customs and Border Protection awarded a single-award indefinite-delivery contract to The Critical Mass LLC, a woman-owned small business, on May 20, 2026, with a ceiling of $2.135 million for detecting deception and eliciting response role players. The contract is set aside exclusively for women-owned small businesses. The Critical Mass LLC also holds SBA certifications as a veteran-owned small business and service-disabled veteran-owned small business, both expiring March 25, 2027.
Performance takes place at the CBP Advanced Training Center in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The requirement calls for qualified role players with professional-level acting skills and cultural expertise to support the Detecting Deception and Eliciting Responses (DDER) Training Support program, which conducts rapport-based interviewing training. Role players must represent Latin American, South Asian, East Asian, and Middle Eastern cultural backgrounds, possess professional foreign language proficiency, hold U.S. citizenship or legal residency, and obtain a favorably adjudicated background investigation and Public Trust clearance. Each training session requires four role players and spans 3–4 days; up to 24 sessions may be conducted annually depending on funding.
The base period runs from February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2027, with four one-year option periods extending through January 31, 2031. NAICS code 541611 applies. On May 21, 2026, CBP issued the first delivery order under this IDIQ to The Critical Mass LLC for $32,384, ceiling, firm fixed price, with performance at Harpers Ferry and completion by September 30, 2026.
Task orders
| Task order | Ordering agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detecting deception and eliciting response training role players for customs & border protection | Customs and Border Protection | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 70B06C26D00000016?
70B06C26D00000016 was awarded to The Critical Mass LLC by Customs and Border Protection (Department of Homeland Security) on May 20, 2026.
How much is contract 70B06C26D00000016 worth?
Orders under 70B06C26D00000016 have obligated $0. 70B06C26D00000016's own ceiling is $2,135,000. A single order can be worth up to $250,000.
How many orders have been placed under contract 70B06C26D00000016?
1 order has been placed under 70B06C26D00000016, the latest on May 21, 2026.
Who can order from contract 70B06C26D00000016?
70B06C26D00000016 is a single award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
Was contract 70B06C26D00000016 competed?
The extent of competition for 70B06C26D00000016 was competed under sap. The government received 13 offers. It was set aside: Woman-Owned Small Business.
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