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ICE moves to award LexisNexis a $6.7 million no-bid data deal wired into Palantir
A notice posted August 10, 2026 covers access to LexisNexis’s identity-resolution and crime-center tools for up to 11,200 users. The documents were removed from SAM.gov within about two days.
What happened
On August 10, 2026, ICE posted notice of its intent to award LexisNexis Risk Solutions a sole-source interim contract estimated at $6.7 million, over a 7-month base and five 1-month options. It covers continued access to the LexID identity-resolution engine and the Accurint Virtual Crime Center.
The performance work statement requires the database to connect by API to ICE applications “such as but not limited to the Palantir platform, PenLink and ICE Data Analytics.” It would serve up to 11,200 users across HSI, Enforcement and Removal Operations and the Office of Professional Responsibility, and support AI-driven identification and facial recognition.
404 Media first reported the records, and the documents were removed from SAM.gov within about two days. The notice of intent had been posted on August 10, 2026, so the records were public for roughly two days before they were taken down.
Who benefited
LexisNexis Risk Solutions gets an estimated $6.7 million without competition, and its data is wired into ICE’s Palantir platform, PenLink and ICE Data Analytics. Its data is wired into ICE’s Palantir platform, PenLink and ICE Data Analytics, and the contract runs 7 months with five 1-month options.
Who wanted something
ICE wanted its Palantir platform, PenLink and ICE Data Analytics fed from one commercial identity database, and wanted AI-driven identification and facial recognition supported on it. It also wanted AI-driven identification and facial recognition supported on it, for users across HSI, Enforcement and Removal Operations and the Office of Professional Responsibility.
Who lost out
Your taxpayer money pays an estimated $6.7 million with no competing bidder. Other vendors had no chance to offer the same service, because the contract is sole-source. Other vendors had no chance to offer the same service, because the contract is sole-source, and the base period alone runs 7 months.
Why it matters
ICE is connecting a commercial identity database to its Palantir platform for up to 11,200 users, with AI-driven identification and facial recognition. The documents were removed from SAM.gov within about two days of posting. The contract is sole-source, estimated at $6.7 million, and the documents were removed from SAM.gov within about two days of posting.
Sources 404 MediaBiometric UpdateSAM.gov notice (mirrored by CLEATUS) (primary)State of Surveillance