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JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION (JOFOC) 1

BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION

JOFOC NUMBER2: LSJ-26-0026

PROCUREMENT REQUEST (PR) NUMBER: DJA-26-ASOD-PR-0342

CO: C | C . @ATF.gov

COR/GTR3:

DATE: July 13, 2026, updated September 2, 2026

This document serves as both the justification and approval for acquisitions conducted under the authorities for proposed procurements using other than full and open competition pursuant to the authority under 41 U.S. Code § 3304 – Use of Non-Competitive Procedures and Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulations Overhaul (RFO) 6 – Competition Requirements.

1. Identification of the agency and contracting activity.

Requiring Agency:

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Office of Management (OM) – Acquisitions Management Division (AMD) 99 New York Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20226 POC: Cameron Davis Email: Cameron.Davis@ATF.gov

Requesting Office:

Office of Field Operations (FO) - Special Operations Division (SOD) Digital Forensics Branch (DFB)

45250 Severn Way, Suite 101 Sterling, VA 20166 Email:

1 This is also known as a Justification & Approval. It is the document required by the RFO that justifies and obtains approval for a sole-source contract.

2 This is entered at or after small business review, including the header.

3 COR – Contracting Officer’s Representative – services /GTR – Government Technical Representative – supplies/goods.

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2. The nature and/or description of the action being approved.

The Office of Management (OM), Acquisition Management Division (AMD) intends to compete a brand name, firm-fixed price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) for the procurement of Magnet GrayKey software subscriptions: Advanced Unlimited Consent and Before First Unlock (BFU) Extractions, Essentials Consent Unlimited and BFU Extractions, Preserve License & Unit, and Hardware Units (base year only).

3. A description of the supplies and/or services required, including the delivery schedule and/or the period of performance (inclusive of all option periods), and the estimated dollar value of the acquisition.

This action is for the purchase of twenty-six (26) Unlimited Consent and BFU Extractions, Essentials Consent Unlimited and BFU Extractions, twenty-six (26) Essentials Consent Unlimited and BFU Extractions, twenty-six (26) Preserve License & Unit and fifty-two (52) Hardware Units to be used for gathering evidentiary data for iOS and Android devices.

The estimated cost for this purchase is with a period of performance (PoP) is for one

(1) year base period and four (4) ordering periods.

4. Identify statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition.

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S. Code § 3304 – Use of Non-Competitive Procedures and the exceptions listed under RFO 6.103 – Other than full and open competition..

(Check the appropriate box for the authority – and bold the statement)

RFO 6.103-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

RFO 6.103-2 Unusual and compelling urgency.

RFO 6.103-3 Industrial mobilization; engineering, developmental, or research capability; or expert services.

RFO 6.103-4 International agreement.

RFO 6.103-5 Authorized or required by statute.

RFO 6.103-6 – National Security RFO 6.103-7 Public Interest

5. Brand name products: A demonstration of any brand name product’s unique attributes:

An explanation of the unique attributes of the proposed brand name item(s) and why no other similar item will suffice.

Magnet Graykey license tiers offer unique mobile forensic capabilities. The Advanced tier includes unlimited consent/BFU extractions alongside bundled hardware/software features, Preserve provides dedicated out-of-lab iOS data preservation, and Essentials offers entry-level access with limited instant unlocks.

Magnet Graykey Advanced License is designed for comprehensive mid-to-high volume lab environments needing robust access. Its capabilities include Unlimited consent-based and BFU extractions. It also includes defined allocations for advanced AFU (After First Unlock), brute-force, or instant unlock actions, plus specialized excursion credits. It can also be bundled Graykey Preserve at no extra charge to expand field-preservation capability.

Graykey Preserve functions as a dedicated, online hardware solution built solely to preserve iOS device data outside the forensic lab. The speed and privacy secure and preserve data state in roughly 5 minutes without running deep extractions or brute-force routines. The network isolation automatically disables network connections on the target device to stop remote wipes or forced updates. The reboot protection freezes the AFU state to protect fragile evidence from expiring or triggering inactivity reboot timers.

Graykey Essentials License can be tailored for smaller agencies and/or local departments or larger agencies needing rapid tactical access on a budget. Its capabilities in fast extraction and examination features for locked or encrypted mobile devices. It also has volume limits to include typically packaged with a restricted allocation of instant smartphone unlocks (e.g., around 20 instant unlocks per annual term) rather than fully unmetered high-tier operations. It provides core, baseline proprietary device access and standard extraction features for supported mobile platforms without advanced scaling or field-preservation add-ons.

Magnet Graykey tiers structure proprietary mobile forensic software, specialized extraction algorithms, and hardware-tied access capabilities for iOS and Android devices. While exact source code and exploit mechanics remain strictly confidential, licenses differ by functional modules like Graykey Preserve for remote data protection, Fastrak for workstation scaling, and core device unlocking routines.

6. A description of efforts made to ensure offers/quotes were solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable, including whether a notice was or will be publicized as required by RFO 5.1 and, if not, which exception under RFO 5.201(b) applies.

Since Magnet Graykey is only offered to the Law Enforcement community, Magnet Forensics only allows seven (7) vendors to act as resellers of their software. It allows this company to maintain adequate oversight into how their products are distributed. See eMail for Authorized Resellers from Magnet Forensic as well as attachment Law Enforcement Only - How to Get Magnet Graykey.

The contact information for the seven (7) vendors is below.

PanAmerica Computer Inc (aka PCiTec) 1386 Big Oak Road Luray, VA 22835 POC: Kristy Smallwood Phone: 540-635-4402, ext 300 eMail: ksmallwood@pcitec.com

Hexordia 9262 Shore Lawn Drive Bridgeport, NY 13030 POC: Jennifer Torrisi Phone: 315.400.1509 Email: Jenn@hexordia.com

Carahsoft 11493 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 100 Reston, VA 20190 POCs: Jasmi Agosto (New) Nikki Paxson (Renew) Phone: 703.871.8500 Emails: Jasmi.Agosto@carasoft.com Nikki.Paxson@carasoft.com

Teel Technologies 22 Knight Street Norwalk, CT 06851 POC: Maggie Gaffney Phone: 203.855.5387 Email: Maggie.Gaffney@teeltech.com

Silver Line Tech LLC 39 Douglas Street Homosassa, FL 34446 POC: Kim Phone: 703.651.6872 Email: Kim@silverline.tech

Comp Sec Direct 11111 Sunset Hill Road, Suite 130 Reston, VA 20190 POC: J. Johnson Phone:703.956.5700 Email: JJohnson@compsecinc.com

CACI International Inc.

12021 Sunset Hills Road Reston, VA 20190 POC: Kim Simmons Phone: 703.841.7800 Email: Kimberly.Simmons@caci.com

7. The anticipated dollar value of the proposed acquisition, including options if applicable, and a determination by the contracting officer that the anticipated cost to the government will be fair and reasonable.

The Government estimated cost is . The apparent fair market value is based on the current estimates received during market research based on Magnet Graykey’s Speak to an Expert.

The estimated cost for the purchase of seventy-eight (78) licenses averages to be per license and for the fifty-two (52) units it averages to be per unit (base year only, see IGCE).

The anticipated cost to the government will be fair and reasonable due to adequate competition that will be received. Due to the expected competition, we will receive the pricing that will be found fair and reasonable.

8. A description of the market research conducted and the results or the reason market research was not conducted.

Market research was conducted by contacting Magnet Forensics and asking for market research purposes only, to please provide a list of their authorized resellers. We were notified via email that there is only five (5) small-business resellers – PCiTec, Comp Sec Direct, Teel, Hexordia, Silver Line Tech and two (2) large businesses – Carasoft Holdings and CACI International. As an additional measure, DFB conducted internet searches on the GSA Schedule, SBA, Ability One, UNICOR, Acquisition Gateway, NASA SEWP, MAS, eBuy, and the internet. No market research or pricing information was located, except for PCiTec providing pricing through eBuy.

The Contracting Specialist researched both companies to establish a Small Business classification and determined both could be used as a small business set-aside.

9. Any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition.

N/A

10. A listing of the sources, if any, that expressed, in writing, an interest in the acquisition

DFB has not contacted any of the authorized resellers for a quote. Acquisitions will submit Request for Quote once the approval process has been completed successfully. The Request for Quote will be set aside to the four Woman owned small businesses listed above which are PCI Tec, Teel Technologies, Hexordia, and Silver Line Tech.

11. A statement of any actions the agency will take to remove or overcome any future barriers to competition.

The Bureau makes every effort to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services required. DFB will perform due diligence to identify other sources and continue to research the marketplace and communicate with other agencies, to determine if similar products or services can meet its needs in the future to remedy the restricted competition on future requirements of this technical nature.