As the Trump administration continues to transform US Immigration and Customs Enforcement into a seemingly omnipresent occupying force in American cities, the agency is seeking to add another 1,000 customized SUVs wrapped in “ICE specific artwork,” according to a draft RFP obtained by The Independent, SİA informs.
“The contractor shall provide full upfit and graphic application and continually ship 100 vehicles to the government every sixty (60) calendar days after the receipt of the award,” states the request for proposals. “At a minimum the multiple IDIQ contractors shall provide up to one thousand (1,000) vehicle upfits and graphic applications.”
At that rate, it will take 20 months to fulfill the order. Interested vendors must submit capability statements by Tuesday afternoon.
The solicitation is for the modifications only; the vehicles – a combination of Ford Police Interceptor Utility SUVs, Dodge Durango Pursuit SUVs and Chevy Tahoe Police Pursuit Vehicle SUVs, model year “2025 or later” – will be purchased separately and shipped from the dealership to the vendors selected to adapt them for ICE.
Although the RFP does not specify a budget, 1,000 brand-new SUVs modified for law enforcement use, with, among other things, lights, sirens, PA systems, window tints, and lockable weapons vaults, as well as add-ons such as “tactical seat covers,” plus full graphics packages, could cost taxpayers some $100 million, using past acquisitions as a guide.
The government will provide the winning bidders with “ICE specific artwork that will be used for the design, production, sizing, measurement, and application of vehicle wraps on all ICE owned vehicles,” according to the RFP. It says the feds will also transport the vehicles from the dealerships to the contractors’ facilities to be altered.
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