GrayKey License
Customs and Border Protection · BORDER ENFORCEMENT CONTRACTING DIVISION
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation PR20158647 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 18, 2026 · this noticeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) San Diego Field Office (SDFO) regularly conducts law enforcement related searches and investigations of electronic devices to identify violations of law relating to trade and travel. Solicitation number PR20158647, is issued as a Request for Quotes (RFQ) for a … (show all)
one (1) year GrayKey License. The GrayKey is a mobile device forensic tool that enables lawful access to extract from encrypted or inaccessible data on electronic devices. The GrayKey software, which is approved for OFO use in the TRM, requires an annual license to function. GrayKey requires an annual license to provide support and maintenance coverage. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order to a responsible and responsive vendor whose quote meets all the requirements stated in the attached Statement of Work (SOW) and provides the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) upon evaluation. The evaluation method is LPTA. The products offered must meet all the specifications/descriptions in the attached SOW and enough detailed specifications must be submitted with the quote for a technical review to be completed without holding discussions. This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov, Revolutionary FAR Overhaul | Acquisition.GOV FAR All interested companies shall provide a firm-fixed-price quote for all requirements listed in the SOW. Interested vendors who wish to compete for this effort shall provide a quote for all requirements stated in the SOW along with a technical specification sheet for each item that is being quoted. All documents must be in PDF format and must be emailed to the Contract Specialist (CS) Jesus Solis @ jesus.solis@cbp.dhs.gov no later than 08/25/2026, 5 PM Mountain Standard Time. The government reserves the right to accept or reject quotes received after the given deadline.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 513210.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSINESS AND ENGINEERING SYSTEMS CORP | 2 | $4.8M | Jul 31, 2026 |
| CELLEBRITE INC | 1 | $1.3M | Aug 3, 2026 |
| PEN-LINK, LIMITED | 1 | $927K | Sep 15, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.
- Aug 3, 2026CELLEBRITE INC$1.3MCBP Digital Forensic Software Licenses
- Jul 31, 2026BUSINESS AND ENGINEERING SYSTEMS CORP$2.8MModification for PO 70B03C25P00000654
- Sep 29, 2025BUSINESS AND ENGINEERING SYSTEMS CORP$2.0MCBP 4DV Insight Software Licenses
- Sep 15, 2025PEN-LINK, LIMITED$927KCBP Enterprise Software - Collection, Storage, Case Management and Analysis
Competitive landscape
For the 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied U.S. Customs & Border Protection since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past U.S. Customs & Border Protection job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 24 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.