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Synthetic Data Generation for Property and Passenger Screening

Department of Homeland Security · OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS · Justification · FY26-0251

posted 30 September 2026 · awarded 28 September 2026 · NAICS 541715 · PSC AJ12

Summary

The Department of Homeland Security seeks to procure, on a sole‑source basis, the maturation of an application that creates synthetic images for developing detection algorithms used in checkpoint security screening systems. This effort is intended to support the improvement of screening technologies by providing realistic training data without relying on real-world imagery.

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