Card Upgrade and Redesign of Equipment (CURE)

Forecast Recompete Updated

Agency
Solicitation expected
Estimated value
$100,000,000 or more
Set-aside
No set-aside

Forecast facts

Incumbent contract
Previous solicitation
Secure Identification Platform (SIP) - Solicitation 70SBUR20R00000031 · Posted Aug 6, 2020
Anticipated award
Through
Acquisition strategy
Follow-on to Existing Contract
NAICS code
323111 Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)
Place of performance
Multiple, MO
Forecast number
F2026074699
Points of contact

Forecast details come from DHS's Acquisition Planning Forecast System. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.

About this forecast

Written by GovTribe AI ·

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), within the Department of Homeland Security, is procuring design, manufacturing, and personalization of secure identification cards under the Card Upgrade and Redesign of Equipment (CURE) program, with solicitation release estimated April 2, 2027 and award estimated April 1, 2029. The new card is constructed of 100% polycarbonate with embedded RFID and metallized optically variable devices, is configurable for multiple immigration benefit types and future document types, and must support high-volume production scalable to at least ten million cards per year per site with redundancy for continuity of operations. The requirement covers installation, maintenance, operator user interface development, integration with existing USCIS systems, user training, technical support, automated and manual quality assurance, inventory management, card tracking, and production reporting, and all personnel must meet security and background investigation requirements for access to sensitive but unclassified information and government facilities.

The estimated award value is $100 million under a firm fixed-price GSA Schedule contract with a period of performance from April 1, 2029, through March 31, 2034. No set-aside is used, and work is performed at USCIS production facilities in Corbin, Kentucky and Lee's Summit, Missouri. Contracting Officer Andrew Fonda can be reached at (469) 216-8267 or andrew.r.fonda@uscis.dhs.gov, and Program Point of Contact Isaac Chapa can be reached at isaac.r.chapa@uscis.dhs.gov.

This forecast recompetes two existing single-award indefinite-delivery contracts. HID Global holds contract 70SBUR21D00000002, awarded April 1, 2021, with a ceiling of $88.26 million and ultimate completion March 31, 2026, covering manufacture and delivery of polycarbonate card stock with embedded RFID and holographic security features; eight delivery orders issued through April 2025 totaled approximately $69.75 million. General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. holds contract 70SBUR24D00000002, awarded September 27, 2024, with a ceiling of $29.21 million and ultimate completion June 26, 2029, covering maintenance, optional testing, and consumables for the Card Personalization System Technology Refreshment at the Corbin and Lee's Summit production facilities; three delivery orders issued as of June 2026 totaled approximately $15.8 million.

Forecast text

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), requires a comprehensive solution for the production and personalization of secure identification cards under the Card Upgrade and Refresh of Equipment (CURE) program. The requirement includes supporting the USCIS Office of Intake and Document Production, Document Management Division, in delivering a redesigned card and card production system for Permanent Resident Cards (PRC) and Employment Authorization Document (EAD) cards at the Corbin, Kentucky and Lee’s Summit, Missouri production facilities.

The requirement includes the design and high-volume manufacturing of a new secure card constructed of 100% polycarbonate with embedded Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and metallized optically variable devices. The card design must be configurable for multiple immigration benefit types and future document types, allowing for updates to artwork, color schemes, and mastheads. Fulfillment of the requirement includes providing card stock storage and a card personalization solution capable of producing both the new and legacy PRC and EAD cards until legacy stock is depleted.

The requirement includes installation and ongoing maintenance of the card personalization system, development of an operator user interface, integration with existing USCIS information systems, and support for system acceptance and user acceptance testing. The solution must include user training and technical support. The system must support high-volume production, scalable to at least ten million cards per year per site, and provide redundancy to meet continuity of operations requirements.

All solutions and services must comply with Department of Homeland Security Enterprise Architecture policies, technical reference models, and data management standards. Hardware and software maintenance must be provided as well as system upgrades, consumables management, and operational support for both production sites. The system must include automated and manual quality assurance, inventory management, card tracking, and reporting capabilities. Reports must cover inventory, card production, scanning issues, rejected cards, work in progress, and other operational metrics.

The requirement includes delivery of all required documentation, including project management plans, system design documents, training materials, interface control agreements, supply chain risk management plans, and system transition plans. All personnel must meet security and background investigation requirements for access to sensitive but unclassified information and government facilities. Fulfillment of the requirement includes equipment delivery, installation, integration, and testing.

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