PenLink Task Order# 1: HSTF Tangle License Bundles – Qty. 100

Past New Requirement Updated

Agency
Solicitation expected
Estimated value
$2,000,000 to $5,000,000
Set-aside
No set-aside

Forecast facts

Anticipated award
Through
NAICS code
519190 All Other Information Services
Place of performance
Washington, D.C., DC
Forecast number
F2026075732
Points of contact

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

About this forecast

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is procuring 100 PenLink Tangle license bundles through a task order under the Homeland Security Investigations Task Force IDIQ vehicle, with solicitation release estimated for September 18, 2026, and award by September 30, 2026. The Tangles platform, supported by the Webloc database, provides ICE Criminal Analysts and law enforcement personnel centralized capability to search, collect, analyze, and monitor publicly available open-source information from the open web and social media platforms to support HSI criminal investigations. Each 100-license bundle includes the Tangles Baseline and Webloc Bundle, access to dark web sources, image and facial analysis tools, Weaver company sources, monitoring capabilities, 100 Co-Analyst licenses, one dedicated engineering support position, PenLink Academy training resources, weekday support, and online training.

The estimated award value ranges from $2 million to $5 million, with the task order allowing HSTF to order licenses annually up to $10 million. Performance is located in Washington, DC, with a period of performance from September 25, 2026, through September 24, 2027. Points of contact are Esmeralda Nunez at 202-732-1424 or esmeralda.e.nunez@hsi.dhs.gov and Monique Reynolds at 202-732-1489 or monique.l.reynolds@hsi.dhs.gov at Homeland Security Investigations.

Forecast text

PenLink’s Tangles, supported by the Webloc database, provides ICE Criminal Analysts and law enforcement personnel a centralized capability to search, collect, analyze, and monitor publicly available open-source information from the open web and social media platforms. The service supports HSI criminal investigations by enabling users to develop leads and build subject, company, and commodity profiles using timely open-source data. It includes 100 credentialed user licenses for the Tangles Baseline and Webloc Bundle, access to searches and analyses, dark web sources, image and facial analysis tools, Weaver company sources, monitoring, online training, weekday support, 100 Co-Analyst licenses, one dedicated engineering support, and PenLink Academy training resources. The task order allows HSTF to procure licenses at discounted rates, with annual ordering up to $10 million. The total period of performance is September 25, 2026, through September 24, 2027.

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