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$46,462,271

Department of Justice·Federal Bureau of Investigation

to LEIDOS, INC.

justiceactive
ACTION DATE2026-05-12·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_15F06725F0000117_1549_GS35F116AA_4732
Award description

CJIS FAST- BIOMETRIC SERVICES

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What the model surfaced from this award

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In plain English

Provides biometric services and technology infrastructure for the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services division.

Sub-sectors
law-enforcementbiometric-systemscriminal-justice-information
Why this matters

CJIS FAST supports fingerprint identification, facial recognition, and criminal record systems critical to federal law enforcement operations.

Supply-chain signal

Large contract to Leidos indicates reliance on private sector systems integrators for FBI biometric infrastructure modernization and maintenance.

U.S.–China competition angle

Biometric identification systems are strategically sensitive; U.S. domestic capability reduces dependence on foreign technology in law enforcement infrastructure.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002143.

Period of performance
Start
2025-05-21
End
2027-05-20
Status
activein 368 days
Sources

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