RFI for A Forensic Device and Software for Data Extraction

TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IS RELEASED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION FAR PART 10. MARKET RESEARCH. Disclaimer: This RFI issued solely for information and planning purposes. This notice should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose other than market research. This announcement does not commit the Government to any contractual agreement. The Government is not seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. Respondents will NOT be notified of the results of the analysis. All data received in response to this Sources Sought synopsis that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary information will be fully protected from release outside the Government. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with all applicable Government regulations. All documentation shall become the property of the Government and will not be returned. High Level Summary The Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (CI) is the law enforcement arm of the IRS. CI's top priority is the investigation of violation of the federal income tax law; however, CI agents lend their financial investigative expertise to money laundering, narcotics, and counterterrorism investigations conducted in conjunction with other law enforcement agencies at the local, state and federal levels. Criminal Investigation (CI) is seeking a forensic data extraction device, and its supporting software that unlocks and extract data from all iOS and Android devices. Potential contractor(s) shall provide said device, software and onsite training and installation of software and device, and software maintenance and support. Goals of the RFI The goalof this RFI is to gather information from potential contractors who have experience providing and supporting law enforcement agencies with forensic data extraction devices, it's softwaer and the support thereof. DELIVERY DATE: September 30, 2019 RESPONSES: Responses to this RFI are due by 5:00pm Eastern Standard Time, on August 23, 2019 and should be emailed to Katrina Pritchett, Contract Specialist, at Katrina.V.Pritchett@irs.gov with "RFI Response for CI Forensic Data Extraction Device" in the subject line. In addition to submitting your Company's Capability Statement, please complete and return the following Attachment electronically. - Attachment 1: QUESTIONNAIRE: Provide answers to the questions contained within this template and return. All pages must be combined as one attachment. Additional space can be created between questions, there are no page limeits. *THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT RESPOND TO PHONE CALLS* Contracting Office Address: IRS, 1111 Constitution Ave., NW C7-NCFB Washington, DC 20024 Primary Point of Contact: Katrina Pritchett Contract Specialist Katrina.V.Pritchett@irs.gov Phone: 240-613-5093