Agile Defense was awarded a potential $118 million, five-year USCIS contract on April 21, 2026 under RAPID — Rapid Application and Product Integration Delivery — a dual-vendor procurement structured as a code-challenge competition through GSA Multiple Award Schedule. Coverage from GovCon Wire.
What's in scope
Modernization, security, and performance enhancements for mission-critical USCIS systems. Work supports the Systems Delivery Division within USCIS Office of Information Technology. CEO Rick Wagner framed the deliverable as building "the next generation of myUSCIS in the AI era."
Why the procurement structure matters
- Code challenge: bidders showed working code instead of writing proposals — increasingly common in DHS digital-services contracts
- Dual-vendor: two awardees ride the same vehicle, competing on task orders — protects against incumbent capture
- GSA MAS rider: faster award cycle than a traditional IDIQ stand-up
Continuity
Agile Defense (McLean, VA, ~1,500 employees) acquired IntelliBridge in 2025 — picking up IntelliBridge's prior work under USCIS' SPEED program. RAPID extends that incumbency posture.
What to do
- If you build digital-services products for federal: code-challenge procurement is the new normal — be ready to ship demo code, not slides
- Identity-and-fraud subs: USCIS application backlog reduction is the recurring task-order driver