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ICE's $2 Million Zero-Click Spyware Contract With Paragon Already Expired

ICE's $2 Million Zero-Click Spyware Contract With Paragon Already Expired

Contract 70CTD024P00000012, signed September 27, 2024, ran through September 29, 2025, awarded sole-source to a Virginia-based, foreign-owned vendor.

  • ICE's IT Division signed the no-bid deal September 27, 2024, worth $2,008,740.07 total.
  • The purchase order bundled license, hardware, warranty, maintenance and training as one package.
  • Federal records show ICE's IT division closed the contract out by April 2026.

Why it matters: A no-bid contract can be signed, spent and closed out in under two years, before scrutiny catches up.

USAspending.gov contract award record (Paragon Solutions (US) Inc / ICE, DHS) ↗ · Sep 3, 20269/3/26