Request for Information - National Coordination Center, blockchain analytics
Overview
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NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
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Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), specifically the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) for advanced technology solutions and operational support for the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) National Coordination Center (NCC) Cyber Disruption Center (CDC). This RFI seeks capabilities in blockchain analytics, cryptocurrency tracing, and open-source intelligence to combat cyber-enabled fraud, ransomware, and sextortion. Responses are due by June 2, 2026.
Purpose
The CDC requires enhanced capabilities to address persistent and evolving cyber threats targeting critical infrastructure, financial institutions, and vulnerable populations. Current federal resources are insufficient to match the speed and sophistication of these adversaries. This RFI is for market research and planning purposes only and is not a solicitation.
Scope of Interest
The HSTF is interested in a team of analysts skilled in cryptocurrency tracing, blockchain analytics, and open-source intelligence. The required support services should enable rapid detection, triage, interdiction, asset recovery, and cross-sector collaboration across key mission areas:
- Scam Disruption: Including AI-powered triage, automated victim outreach, real-time scam wallet screening, end-to-end asset recovery, targeting transnational criminal organizations, and victim claim verification.
- Cybercrime Disruption and SLTT Resilience: Encompassing a unified knowledge base and threat graph, indicator of compromise (IOC) database, intelligence packages for enforcement, ransomware asset recovery, AI-enabled incident response for state/local/tribal/territorial (SLTT) entities, and collaboration tools.
- Sextortion Disruption: Focusing on targeting criminal networks, asset recovery and tracing of proceeds, expansion to consumer messaging platforms, integration of freeze pipelines, machine learning support for victim identification and perpetrator attribution, and international field engagement.
Special Requirements
Solutions must be fully operational and deployable, supporting persistent and scalable disruption capabilities. Government personnel should be able to independently operate disruption workflows post-implementation. The solution must provide robust audit, governance, and human-in-the-loop decision frameworks, ensuring compliance with privacy and security requirements. The NCC also requires the ability to rapidly scale operational capacity for surge events, special operations, engineering initiatives, or new partnership activations, including support for forward-deployed personnel and international engagement.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Request for Information (RFI) / Special Notice
- Set-Aside: None specified
- Response Due: June 2, 2026, 5:00 PM ET
- Published: May 28, 2026
- Place of Performance: Vienna, VA
Additional Notes
This is solely for market research; it is not a solicitation, and the Government is not committed to issuing a future solicitation or contract. Responders will not be reimbursed for costs incurred. All RFI responses must be submitted via the provided Microsoft Forms link; email responses or general marketing material will not be accepted. A DRAFT statement of need is attached.