The Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement has started soliciting proposals for a potential two-year, $180 million contract to provide skip tracing services.
According to a solicitation notice published Monday on SAM.gov, the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a one-year base period and one option year.
The initiative aims to locate and verify the current addresses of undocumented immigrants on the agency’s docket — a caseload estimated at approximately 1.5 million individuals.
Responses are due Thursday, Nov. 13.
What Is the Scope of the DHS Skip Tracing Services IDIQ Contract?
Under the proposed contract, vendors will use both government-provided case data and commercial data verification tools to confirm or update address information. The effort will combine automated and manual real-time skip tracing, in-depth online research using search engines or other applications, and, when necessary, physical observation to verify an individual’s residence or place of employment.
According to the statement of work, multiple vendors will be selected and assigned a monthly caseload of about 50,000 records for individuals believed to be residing within the U.S. As each vendor completes adjudicated cases, DHS may provide additional files. Before conducting any in-person verification, contractors must first exhaust all available technological systems to confirm the most recent addresses.
DHS will permit vendors to recommend commercial off-the-shelf technology platforms to support the skip tracing process, emphasizing both efficiency and accuracy in verifying the location of undocumented immigrants under the oversight of ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations.
