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$155,114,309

Department of State·Department of State

to CGI FEDERAL INC.

diplomacyexpired
ACTION DATE2026-03-31·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_19AQMM18F0003_1900_SAQMMA10D0018_1900
Award description

IGF::OT::IGF GLOBAL SUPPORT STRATEGY (GSS) PERFORMANCE-BASED TASK ORDER FOR OVERSEAS CONSULAR SUPPORT FOR CONSULAR OPERATIONS IN CHINA TO REPLACE THE PATCHWORK OF USER-PAYS INFORMATION, APPOINTMENT, FEE COLLECTION, DOCUMENT DELIVERY, GREETER, AND OFFSITE BIOMETRIC COLLECTION SERVICES CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY THE POSTS.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Modernize consular appointment, fee collection, and biometric services at U.S. posts in China through a centralized IT platform.

Sub-sectors
embassy-operationsconsular-servicesit-infrastructure
Why this matters

Consolidates fragmented legacy systems into a unified strategy for critical diplomatic operations in a key strategic country.

Supply-chain signal

Signals State Department investment in enterprise IT modernization and consolidation of vendor services for overseas operations.

U.S.–China competition angle

Strengthens U.S. consular infrastructure in China amid heightened bilateral tensions and competition for diplomatic presence.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002212.

Period of performance
Start
2018-01-01
End
2024-12-31
Status
expired502 days ago
Sources

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