NIGP 99041: Fingerprinting Services

NIGP 99041 Fingerprinting Services, an Item code, encompasses the collection, processing, and transmission of fingerprint data and biometric records to support criminal background checks, professional licensing, and regulatory compliance for state and local agencies. Recent solicitations show state and local governments purchasing fingerprint collection infrastructure and services—including digital capture equipment, hard card scanning and submission, examiner services, biometric data management platforms, and secure transmission to state and federal repositories—from vendors operating physical collection sites, maintaining DOJ-certified equipment, and delivering applicant-facing portals and call centers. Issuing bodies include state departments (Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Idaho Department of Professional and Occupational Licenses, California Department of Insurance, Texas Department of Public Safety), county sheriffs (Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Department in California), and other state licensing and regulatory agencies. The mix reflects heavy state agency participation, particularly departments managing licensing (professional, real estate, insurance) and law enforcement operations.

Geographic spread across recent activity spans California, Texas, Idaho, Utah, and Orange County, with Texas hosting a particularly large-scale procurement. Representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Public Safety's RFP 40525R0017163 for Fingerprint Applicant Services of Texas (FAST), a statewide cloud-hosted platform processing approximately one million applicant submissions annually across 140 public and 94 private fingerprinting locations, with proposals extended to March 27, 2026, and award anticipated July 28, 2026; the California Department of Insurance's IFB 25ALSB-186S for Hard Card Fingerprint Services, a three-year contract worth an estimated $554,580 annually supporting 11,318 yearly applicants with DOJ-certified equipment and daily reporting, with bids due May 22, 2026; and the Idaho Department of Professional and Occupational Licenses' RFP 1136 for exam development, exam delivery, and fingerprint collection services supporting real estate licensing, with proposals due July 23, 2026. The California and Texas procurements include set-asides and preferences (California offering Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise preferences; Texas requiring Service-Disabled Veteran subcontracting under VetHUB), while the larger platforms demand CJIS compliance, FedRAMP or TX-RAMP certification, and substantial operational infrastructure including call centers, training, and support staff.