Immigration & Border · The Record
DHS estimates $10 million to $20 million no-competition contract for ICE G.L.O.V.E. devices
A forecast record lists no competition and a spectator-sports NAICS code for a purchase DHS calls a de-escalation device.
A Department of Homeland Security Acquisition Planning Forecast System record published Aug. 10, 2026, lists an estimated $10,000,000.00 to $20,000,000.00 requirement for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and marks competition as no, according to the record. The record identifies the requirement as CTG-5 G.L.O.V.E., which it expands as Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter, and it lists March 31, 2027, as the contract completion date, the record shows.
The record describes the device as a Conductive Distraction and De-escalation Device for Homeland Security Investigations and Enforcement Removal Operations officers and agents, according to the DHS record. It also lists the contract type as firm fixed price and the NAICS code as 711219, which is labeled Other Spectator Sports, the record states. The record lists an estimated solicitation release date of Aug. 14, 2026, the record states.
The devices are gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks, The Guardian said. Compliant Technologies' website said the device is a "Force Multiplier" and operates within the Force Continuum, according to the company's website. Analysis: The record's de-escalation label and the company's force-multiplier language are different descriptions of the same device, according to the DHS record and Compliant Technologies' website.
Jenn Rolnick Borchetta, deputy project director on policing at the ACLU, said the gloves are "a recipe for harm to the public," according to CBS News. Compliant Technologies founder and CEO Jeff Niklaus wrote, "Unfortunately, we are unable to speak on this subject," The Guardian said.