Business Process Reengineering (BPR) and Innovation for the Background Investigation and Adjudication Services (BIAS) Program

The FBI's Headquarters Division is conducting market research through a Request for Information (RFI) for Business Process Reengineering (BPR) and innovative technological solutions to enhance their Background Investigation and Adjudication Services (BIAS) Program. The procurement seeks companies capable of redesigning and improving the FBI's background investigation processes through advanced technologies including AI-driven data extraction, pattern recognition, risk assessment, and intelligent document processing systems that can integrate with existing FBI information systems like their current case management system (BEAST). Interested contractors must be U.S.-based companies possessing Top Secret facility clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information eligibility, and the solution must operate in both unclassified and secret enclaves while supporting continuous vetting with analyst oversight. The FBI is evaluating responses based on companies' ability to develop systems that can extract and analyze data from various documents, identify inconsistencies, assign risk scores, and provide real-time intelligence feeds. The response deadline has been extended multiple times, with the current final deadline set for September 19, 2025, at 10:00 AM ET, and answers to submitted questions were posted on September 9, 2025.

This pre-solicitation notice indicates no set-aside designation is being used, making it a full and open competition available to all qualifying contractors. The FBI processes an average of 6,000 open initial background cases monthly and requires work to be performed on-premise at locations in Huntsville, Alabama, and Washington, DC. While specific contract values are not disclosed in this market research phase, the FBI has indicated openness to various contract structures including firm-fixed-price and incentive-based arrangements, and may consider small business set-asides such as Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or 8(a) designations for future solicitations. The agency is exploring a phased implementation approach for the solution and will consider past performance examples as part of their evaluation process. No incumbent contractors are specifically identified in the available documentation, suggesting this may represent a new capability development or significant enhancement to existing services.