Army Issues Work Statement for Afghan and Iraqi Biometric Identity Systems
The U.S. Army has issued a Performance Work Statement for a pending acquisition of the Afghanistan Automated Biometric Identification System (AABIS) and the Iraq Automated Biometric Identification System (IABIS). The AABIS 2.0 will replace and upgrade the existing AABIS in Kabul, Afghanistan. IABIS will replace the Iraqi Automated Fingerprint Identification System in Baghdad. Both systems will enhance capability to collect, store, match, share, and compare biometric modalities such as fingerprints, iris images, palm prints, and facial photos to establish identity in all areas of government operations with a country-wide capability. The Defense Department introduced the multimodal biometric systems to Iraq and Afghanistan in 2005 and 2009. The AABIS system is maintained by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command in Charleston, S.C., but the system is well beyond its five-year life-cycle and requires upgrade and modernization. The DoD wants to provide ABIS 2.0 to both governments with an initial operating capability by Sept. 2019 and a full operational capability by Jan. 2020. Sol. No. W909MY-18-R-0006. Respond by Oct. 23. Contact: Jennifer Elkins, [email protected].