Mobile Deployable Biometric and Identity Document Collection Services Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) | Administration for Children and Families (ACF) | Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- ORR-26-0001
- Agency
- Not on record
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 561611 Investigation and Personal Background Check Services
- PSC
- Not on record
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ORR), Unaccompanied Children Bureau intends to solicit nationwide mobile deployable biometric and identity document collection services supporting sponsor suitability determinations for the Unaccompanied Children Program, with a sources sought notice and request for information due August 10, 2026. No set-aside is anticipated.
Performance spans nationwide locations including Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories, with overseas biometric collection services at Government-designated locations. The contractor shall deliver fingerprint capture, facial photograph collection, identity document validation, Electronic Biometric Transmission Specification (EBTS) transaction processing, transmission of biometric data through authorized Federal systems, receipt and processing of fingerprint-based criminal history responses, and integration with ORR case management systems. Contractor scope is limited to biometric collection, identity proofing, technical processing, and adjudication workflow support; sponsor suitability determinations, release decisions, law enforcement actions, and inherently governmental functions remain the responsibility of ORR Federal personnel.
The Government anticipates processing a minimum of 20,000 biometric collection events annually with capacity to respond to fluctuating operational demands. Optional services include mobile DNA collection and processing and Galton fingerprint card processing. Respondents must demonstrate FBI CJIS Security Policy compliance, FedRAMP authorization, FISMA controls, Section 508 accessibility, and multilingual support capability. The sources sought notice requests capability statements not exceeding 20 pages by 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 10, 2026, addressing 27 detailed capability questions covering mobile biometric services, FBI-compliant fingerprinting, Government system integration, identity document validation, surge capacity, and program transition experience.
Notice text
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Unaccompanied Children Bureau (UACB) requires contractor support to provide nationwide biometric collection, identity proofing, and identity document processing services in support of sponsor suitability determinations for the Unaccompanied Children (UC) Program. The contractor shall provide an integrated capability to collect, process, transmit, and support adjudication of biometric and identity information used by ORR to facilitate timely, secure, and policy-compliant sponsor vetting.
The contractor shall provide nationwide mobile and field-deployable biometric collection services, including fingerprint capture, facial photographs, identity document collection and validation, Electronic Biometric Transmission Specification (EBTS) transaction processing, transmission of biometric data through authorized Federal systems, receipt and processing of fingerprint-based criminal history responses, and integration with ORR case management systems. The contractor shall also provide overseas biometric collection services at Government-designated locations, program management, quality assurance, training, reporting, and operational support.
The contractor shall support a minimum nationwide operational capacity of 20,000 applicants annually, with the ability to respond to fluctuating operational demands. Optional services include mobile DNA collection and processing and Galton fingerprint card processing.
The contractor's role is limited to providing biometric collection, identity proofing, technical processing, and adjudication workflow support. Sponsor suitability determinations, release decisions, law enforcement actions, and other inherently governmental functions remain the sole responsibility of ORR Federal personnel.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| ORR Mobile Deployable Biometric and Identifiection Document Collection PWS Draft RFI July 10 2026.docx | DOCX document | |
| SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE August 2 - Sam.gov.docx | DOCX document |
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