The Army Contracting Command New Jersey (ACC-NJ) hereby issues this Request for Information (RFI) for the Department of the Army Criminal Investigative Division (DACID)Biometrics Operations Division (BOD). This is a Request for Information (RFI) only as defined in FAR 15.101 (c ). The purpose of the RFI is to gain knowledge of the interest, capabilities and qualifications from the industry that can be used to satisfy this requirement for information and planning purposes only; it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or promises to issue an RFP in the future. Responses to this notice shall not be construed as offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party's expense. Not responding to this RFI will not preclude participation to any future RFP if issued. The type of solicitation will depend upon the responses to this RFI.
OBJECTIVE OF THE RFI
ACC-NJ on behalf of the DACID BOD hereby issues this RFI to survey the market for potential contractors capable of executing the Examination Support Services requirement.
BACKGROUND
The planned acquisition is to award a new Firm-Fixed Price contract to provide Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational Partners biometric and latent identification capabilities and expertise in support of the National Defense Strategy. As such it includes but not limiting to the following tasks: manages the master repository of biometric and latent data and non-intelligence associated information, as well as the means to exchange the data and information with other United States Government (USG) agencies and coalition partners, in conformance with existing regulations and statutes governing the release of classified and controlled unclassified data; develops standards, processes, and procedures for biometric data archiving, caching, and tagging; develops and maintains continuity of operations and disaster recovery for the biometrics data transport; operates the capability to rapidly store and match biometric samples submitted by the Department of War and other Government agencies; supports biometrics Science &Technology (S&T) research and engineering efforts for the Department of War and other USG sponsors in support of the DoD S&T roadmap.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (POP)
The period of performance for this effort is estimated to have a base period of twelve (12) months plus up to four (4) twelve (12) month option periods.
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE
Contractor personnel shall perform services at the:
Government DACID BOD Facility BTC, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV 26302
SCOPE
The Performance Work Statement (PWS) provides a framework of task areas the Contractor shall provide for the BOD relative to its role supporting the Department of War's Executive Manager for Biometrics. These areas are consistent with the requirements, roles and responsibilities of DFSC.
The Contractor shall provide support for the following task and subtasks:
Task 1: Examination Support Services
5.1.1 Sub Task Latent Print Examination Support
5.1.2 Sub Task Biometric Examination Support
5.1.3 Sub Task Biometric Technician Support
5.1.4 Sub Task Quality Assurance and Quality Control
Please see the Performance Work Statement (PWS) for subtasks.
ACC-NJ POINTS OF CONTACT (POCs)
CONTRACT SPECIALIST:
ACC-NJ-JEDI
Corey W., Woodson
Contract Specialist
Emil: corey.w.woodson.civ@army.mil
CONTRACTING OFFICER (CO):
ACC-NJ-JEDI
Wilson W. Au
Contracting Officer
Email: wilson.w.au.civ@army.mil
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Interested parties are required to provide an information package consisting of the following:
A. The contractor submission to the items in this notice shall not exceed 15 pages, (including the cover page and appendices). The Capability Statement must be sufficient to demonstrate performance acumen directly related to the performance of the requirement as specified in the draft PWS dated 13 July 2026 that will be sent via Army SAFE site per request.
B. All information submitted to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialists' stated above must reference RFI number W15QKN-26-X-1C7T. Documents must be submitted in electronic format (i.e. Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat compatible) to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist stated above.
C. The information package shall also include: Basic overview of company to include Company Name, Company's POCs (name, phone number, and email address), Company address/location, CAGE Code, Unique Entity ID (UEI), product and service offerings, and a certification (if applicable) regarding current Socioeconomic status to include respective NAICS Code(s). Business types such as certified large business, small business, 8(a), HUBZONE, woman-owned small business, veteran owned, small disadvantaged business, service disabled veteran owned, etc.
D. The contractor shall cite any current or past relevant customers to this requirement within the past three (3) years including, contract effort (including contract number and total dollar value), points of contact (including name, phone number, and email address), and indicate whether your company participated as the prime or subcontractor. The Contractor shall also identify any key subcontractors if known. Additionally, include any recommended staffing plans, personnel and/or organization experience.
NOTE: If actual experience with Army Acquisition and/or providing technical integration support services are not possessed, please explain what similar, relevant experience your company does have and how you will be able to meet all the requirements as stated in the draft PWS.
Contractor shall also provide:
i. A description of the relevant program support background, experience, and skills of your company's projected personnel to perform and meet all elements of the draft PWS dated, 13 July 2026.
ii. The products and services capabilities to compensate for failing to meet all the stated needs by offering other advantageous features or performance.
iii. Responses shall include a statement on the commerciality of your capabilities. Also, explain how they meet the definition of a commercial item/service as defined in accordance with FAR 2.101.
iv. Any other information that clearly demonstrates the respondent's relevant Army acquisition program capabilities, expertise, and experience to establish core competencies of the firm.
E. If you submit Proprietary Information, you must clearly mark as proprietary on every sheet containing such information and segregate the Proprietary information to the maximum extent practical from other portions of your response (e.g. use an attachment or exhibit). Respondents are responsible for adequately marking Proprietary information in their response.
F. Interested vendors must be registered on the Central Contractor Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database and remains activated. For SAM registration, please visit online
https://www.sam.gov
PACKAGE SUBMISSION DEADLINE
Contractors are responsible for all costs for submitting their capability packages. All capability packages must be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialists stated above by 1600 Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Wednesday, 5 August 2026.
Note: Non-government staff support personnel will not have access to RFIs labeled by the submitters as Government Access Only.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO VENDORS
A. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the response or any follow-up information requests. Therefore, responses to this announcement cannot be accepted as offers. The Government reserves the right to use the information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice shall ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the requirements. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to provide feedback to respondents or request any additional information from respondents with respect to any information submitted.
B. After reviewing the responses received as a result of this RFI, a solicitation may be issued.
C. A response to this RFI notice will not be considered as an adequate response to any future solicitation.
