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Enterprise Contact Center Experience 2

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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is seeking a cloud-smart and innovative solution for the Enterprise Contact Center Experience 2 to replace the current EIS Contact Center contract, which expires on July 2, 2027. This initiative aims to provide a flexible, scalable, and highly secure infrastructure supporting External Affairs, the Verifications Contact Center, and Language Services Support. The required solution must leverage AI and cloud technologies to maintain mission-critical functions, including an Intelligent Virtual Assistant, interactive voice response systems, and both inbound and outbound calling capabilities via Amazon Connect. Key technical requirements include the integration of a Workforce and Quality Management Platform for scheduling and training, as well as the use of Lexbots and the EMMA Chatbot for self-service. The system must integrate with various tools such as the Operations and Management Portal, Simple Email Service, and NexTalk TTY. Managed by the Department of Homeland Security with performance based in Camp Springs, Maryland, the contract focuses on enhancing call routing, reporting, and data capture to improve the overall public engagement experience for immigration-related inquiries.

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USCIS seeks a cloud-based AI contact center solution to replace the EIS contract.

NAICS

561422 - Telemarketing Bureaus and Other Contact Centers

Place of Performance

Camp Springs, MD, USA

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AgencyDepartment of Homeland Security → United States Citizenship And Immigration Services
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***10/13/2026: Edited Requirement statement for actual contract expire date; Estimated Start Date and End Date; Estimated Solicitation Release Date; Fiscal Year; Anticipated Award Date.***
The USCIS Enterprise Call Center (ECC) (currently inclusive of External Affairs (EXA), Verifications Contact Center (VCC), and Language Services Support (LSS)) infrastructure and telecommunications requirements are currently fulfilled under the EIS Contact Center contract vehicle. The current EIS contract provides new and evolving technologies, facilitate a fully managed cloud-based service equipped with geographic redundancy, disaster recovery, and surge capability and maintain an interactive platform for the public to engage with an automated system, supported by Amazon Web Services (AWS), for immigration related inquiries and services provided by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. The contract is set to expire on July 2, 2027. USCIS has a continued requirement for a cloud-smart, AI and innovative Contact Center that is flexible, elastic, scalable, efficient, automated, and highly secure. This innovative Contact Center solution must also minimize risk concerning the ability to perform mission-critical functions providing service via Intelligent Virtual Assistant, 800 toll free numbers for domestic and international calls, Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) technology, enable inbound and outbound agent calling, enhanced reporting, voice call routing via Amazon Connect and Chat Routing to Customer Relationship Management (CRM); enabling self-service. Support Workforce & Quality Management Platform for scheduling, forecasting, training, call recording and screen capture. Capture requested data, report on-demand high visibility (policies/processes) and implement emergent requirements. Call Routing – Based on Agent Availability, priority, and business needs. Workforce Management Call Recording / Screenshot Capture / Optimization (WFO) / Voice Callback, Intelligent Virtual Assistant (IVA) - (Question-n-Answer Lexbots (QnA) in Voice IVR and EMMA Chatbot. Contact Control Panel (CCP) – Amazon Connect Softphone for receiving voice calls from the IVR. Integrate with other capabilities (i.e., Operations and Management Portal (OMP), Simple Email Service (SES), reporting and testing tools, NexTalk TTY, Brite Verify email verification services, USCIS Brand Voice (“Ava”), Nova Sonic and API driven solutions).

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