- ICE has announced plans to award a sole-source contract for HSTF analytical support requirement
- The requirement will support cyber-enabled fraud and ransomware disruption missions
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The Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has announced plans to award TRM Labs a contract worth $50 million to $100 million for analytical support services supporting the Homeland Security Task Force’s, or HSTF, National Coordination Center Cyber Disruption Center.
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In a notice published Tuesday on the DHS Acquisition Planning Forecast System, ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract for the requirement in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026.
ICE expects contract work to take place in Fairfax, Virginia, and run through July 2, 2027.
What Does the DHS Notice of Intent Say?
The Office of Acquisition Management within ICE Homeland Security Investigations has issued a notice of intent to acquire forensic software and services supporting HSTF investigations from a single source, TRM Labs.
The notice states that DHS intends to pursue the procurement in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul provisions and has determined that only one source is reasonably available based on the required capabilities.
The anticipated contract will be firm-fixed-price with a 12-month period of performance from the date of award.
Interested parties have until Thursday, June 11, to submit capability statements addressing the statement of need.
What Are the Primary Mission Areas of the HSTF Requirement?
The statement of need identifies three primary mission areas for the support services: scam disruption; cybercrime disruption and state, local, tribal and territorial resilience; and sextortion disruption.
Required capabilities include cryptocurrency transaction tracing, blockchain analytics and open-source intelligence support to identify criminal activity and generate investigative leads. The requirement also calls for support related to asset recovery, criminal network mapping, incident response, victim assistance, intelligence development and collaboration with law enforcement partners.
The statement of need also highlights requirements for scalable operational support, international engagement capabilities and managed services that enable persistent disruption operations while supporting government personnel and mission workflows.
How Does the HSTF Requirement Align With DHS Analytics & AI Acquisition Efforts?
The proposed HSTF support requirement follows other recently reported DHS acquisition activities involving data analytics, cloud and AI-enabled capabilities.
In May, ICE announced plans to release a solicitation for a potential $100 million data analytics blanket purchase agreement. The U.S. Coast Guard also disclosed its intent to compete a potential $100 million contract for data, analytics and AI support services, while the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency unveiled plans to compete a follow-on contract for Amazon Web Services cloud hosting support.
