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Berla Corporation – iVe Toolkit Software NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

The Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intends to award a sole source contract to Berla Corporation (iVe Toolkit Software), under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b).

The contractor shall provide licenses/subscriptions for the iVe Software for a period of one base year and two option years. Berla is the sole provider of the iVe Toolkit software subscriptions and license for legal use of this product can only be obtained through Berla Corporation and there are no authorized resellers.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, interested parties may identify their interests and/or capabilities statement to this requirement by contacting the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer via email at Elizabeth.Y.Hicks@irs.gov and JW.R.Terry@irs.gov, no later than 12:00 PM (eastern) 5 August 2024. Only emailed responses will be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is at the discretion of the Government.

Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. The Government shall not reimburse interested sources for any information provided. No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice and any information provided will not be used as part of any subsequent solicitation requirement.

Statement of Work below

C.1 Introduction/Overview In support of its law enforcement investigative mission the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigation (CI) Division has a need to purchase Berla iVe that includes software licenses, support, and a 36-month contract as detailed in Section 3 Scope.

C.2 Background Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation (CI) is the law enforcement arm of the Internal Revenue Service. CI is charged with the enforcement of the federal income tax statutes. CI's top priority is the investigation of violations of the federal income tax law. Additionally, CI special agents lend their financial investigative expertise to money laundering and narcotics investigations conducted in conjunction with other law enforcement agencies at the local, state, and federal levels. Digital Forensics (DF) is responsible for the acquisition, processing, and analysis of digital evidence related to ongoing criminal investigations.

Berla’s iVe software product line is used by CI and other law enforcement and military agencies to capture data in a forensically safe manner from vehicles. iVe Software is a one-of-a-kind forensic tool which handles a wide variety of automobiles, so it can be thought of as a standard piece of equipment in any forensic toolkit. iVe is highly specialized and is continually updated by Berla Corporation to address infotainment and telematics systems which includes navigation and geolocation data, vehicle behavior events (both system and driver/passenger interactions), velocity logs, and connected device data. There are no other tools available on the market to capture data from vehicles in a forensic manner.

C.3 Scope The scope of the SOW encompasses purchasing the following:

Base Year Estimated POP: 08/23/2024-08/22/2025

Berla Corporation

Option Year 1 Estimated POP: 08/23/2025-08/22/2026

Berla Corporation

Base Year Estimated POP: 08/23/2026-08/22/2027

Berla Corporation

C.7 Period Of Performance

The period of performance will be:

Base Period

Option Period 1

Option Period 2