Facial Recognition Software

The Department of the Army Materiel Command, Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) at Fort Bragg is seeking to procure facial recognition software capable of parsing social media photos to identify potential subjects and victims from diverse online sources. The procurement requires software with market-leading capabilities, including access to a proprietary database of over 50 billion publicly available images, to enable rapid and accurate identification while addressing limitations in legacy systems that struggle with first-time encounters and aliases. Key technical requirements include a 98% accuracy threshold validated through the Facial Recognition Vendor Test, National Institute of Standards and Testing verification methodology, SOC 2 Type II attestation certification, TLS 1.2 or higher encryption standards, and compliance with Law Enforcement Sensitive Information protections. The software must also satisfy Texas regulatory mandates, undergo annual penetration testing audits, implement continuous static analysis code testing and network vulnerability scanning, and maintain external attack surface management. The pre-solicitation notice was posted on February 6, 2026, with a deadline for questions or responses due on February 13, 2025, though this appears to contain a date discrepancy that should be clarified.

This opportunity is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, restricting competition to small business entities. The procurement calls for five licenses of the URL-based intelligence service operating on a Tool Cloud Database platform, with a one-year performance period running from March 20, 2026 through March 19, 2027 and delivery to Fort Liberty, North Carolina. The solicitation, issued January 7, 2026 under reference AOSO-GCX, specifies a requested delivery date of March 20, 2026, providing approximately six weeks for contract award and implementation. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the available documentation. The service is categorized under NAICS 513210 (Software Publishers) and PSC 7A21 (IT and Telecom - Business Application Software with Perpetual License), indicating the government's intent to establish a perpetual licensing arrangement for the facial recognition capability.