2019 Rally - Maryland Test Facility

The 2019 Biometric Technology Rally Results are now available!

2019 Rally Results

2019 Biometric Technology Rally: High throughput Face/Iris/Finger systems.

The 2019 Biometric Technology Rally was designed to challenge industry to develop high-throughput biometric systems, meeting the requirements of fast and accurate user recognition within identity verification operations, such as security checkpoints. The 2019 Rally invited providers of biometric (face, iris, or fingerprint) acquisition systems, as well as providers of biometric matching systems that achieve defined performance targets for high-throughput use cases.

November 2018
November 5, 2018

Call for participation

DHS S&T will host a Webinar live stream to present details of the Biometric Technology Rally to interested parties and answer questions. Information presented during the Webinar livestream will be available after the talk.
November 30, 2018

Application Deadline

Last day to submit application package for Biometric Technology Rally participation.
February 2019
February 1, 2019

Conditional Acceptance

DHS S&T notifies applicants of conditional acceptance to participate.
February 22, 2019

Cloud API Finalized

The final version of the API incorporating comments and bug fixes will be released to Rally Participants.
March 2019
March 8, 2019

Acceptance Notification

DHS S&T sends final approval notification to Rally Participants.
May 2019
May 6, 2019

Installation at the MdTF

Rally Participants will install their systems for the Biometric Technology Rally at the MdTF to prepare for the test event.
May 8, 2019

Stakeholders VIP Day

Stakeholders VIP Day
May 9, 2019

Rally Test Begins

Biometric Rally Test at the MdTF.