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TSA Issues RFP For Next-Generation Credential Authentication Technology

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, August 30th, 2022

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TSA Issues RFP For Next-Generation Credential Authentication Technology

Traveler at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport scanning his mobile driver's license in a credential authentication technology reader. Photo: IDEMIA

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this week issued the solicitation for a new document checking system that will include biometric technology to identify the credential holder and authenticate the travel document at airport checkpoints nationwide. The Request for Proposals (RFP), released on Aug. 28, says credential authentication technology-2 (CAT2) contract will be worth $128 million and will either be a single or multiple-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract. The contractor for the current CAT system is IDEMIA. The CAT2 system will feature…

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