Procurement / ICE

ICE’s Cobweb and Tangles license award

A federal purchase-order record identifies Pen-Link, Ltd. and licenses for Cobweb and Tangles. Its description does not name Webloc.

Sources reviewed Sep 9, 2026. 1 primary source linked.

Award record verified

Last documented position: Sep 9, 2026

The public award response records $2,284,750 in cumulative obligations. It establishes an award description and recipient, not a particular operational use.

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What the record establishes

  • The award description names Cobweb and Tangles; its recipient is PEN-LINK, LTD (UEI TRJ2YRVP4A26).
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  • The response identifies ICE as the awarding agency and reports a performance period of September 25, 2025 through September 24, 2026. These are recorded dates, not independent proof of deployment.
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The documented timeline

  1. Recorded action

    Purchase order signed

    The award record identifies purchase order 70CMSD25P00000138 for Cobweb and Tangles licenses intended to gather open-source information for HSI criminal investigations.

    Federal award record

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  2. Status checked

    Award obligations checked

    The retrieved response lists $2,284,750 in cumulative award obligations. This collection does not assign that amount to Webloc or split it between named products.

    Federal award record

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What remains unverified

  • Specific license features, product-level spending, privacy approvals and individual operational searches are not established.
  • A Webloc purchase cannot be inferred from this award description.
  • A verified payment amount is not supplied by this collection; obligations and outlays require separate reconciliation.

An unavailable or unnamed detail is left open. It is not treated as zero, a negative finding or evidence of unlawful conduct.

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