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State of South Carolina

INTENT TO AWARD

SOLE SOURCE

Solicitation:

Date Issued:

Procurement Officer:

Phone:

E-Mail Address:

Mailing Address:

Procurement Director:

5400025304 05/07/2022 Myrtle K. deWerdt 803-896-8582 bidsubmissions@doc.state.sc.us SC Department of Corrections Attn: Purchasing Branch Ruthie Bishop, CPPB DESCRIPTION: Intent to Award Sole Source – MSAB USING GOVERNMENTAL UNIT: The SC Department of Corrections

This is a (1) year Sole source with (4) automatically renewable (1) year Terms for a potential of (5) Years Initial Term: 05/16/2023 – 05/15/2024 Potential Term: 05/16/2023 – 05/15/2028

SUBMIT YOUR RESPONSE MARKED SOLE SOURCE RESPONSE TO EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING ADDRESSES:

MAILING ADDRESS:

SC Department of Corrections Attn: Purchasing Branch 4530 Broad River Road Columbia SC 29210

PHYSICAL ADDRESS:

SC Department of Corrections Attn: Purchasing Branch 4530 Broad River Road Columbia SC 29210 RESPONSE PERIOD ENDS AND MUST BE SUBMITTED BY (Opening Date/Time): 05/16/2023 @ 10:00:00a.m.

RESPONSES IF CONCERNED WITH THIS SOLE SOURCE MAY BE EMAILED TO:

@doc.sc.gov" bidsubmissions@doc.sc.gov

SUBJECT LINE MUST STATE INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

AWARD & AMENDMENTS

The Award becomes effective after opening / date and time if no responses are received.

Any related notices will be posted at the following web address: http://www.procurement.sc.gov

IF YOU HAVE A CONCERN WITH THIS SOLE SOURCE.

All pages of this Intent to Award Sole Source must be submitted with all required information entered below.

You must also provide documentation that you are authorized to perform all aspects of the content required.

NAME OF OFFEROR

(Full legal name of business submitting the offer)

BUSINESS TYPE:

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

(Person must be authorized to submit binding offer to contract on behalf of Offeror.)

DATE SIGNED

TITLE

(Business title of person signing above)

STATE VENDOR NO.

(Register to Obtain S.C. Vendor No. at www.procurement.sc.gov)

PRINTED NAME

(Printed name of person signing above)

STATE OF INCORPORATION

(If you are a corporation, identify the state of incorporation.)

SAPHOME OFFICE ADDRESS (Address for home office / principal place of business)

NOTICE ADDRESS (Address to which all procurement and contract related notices should be sent.) (See "Notice" clause)

Area Code - Number - Extension Facsimile

E-mail Address

Intent to Award Sole Source

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

This is a (1) year Sole source with (4) automatically renewable (1) year Terms for a potential of (5) Years Initial Term: 05/16/2023 – 05/15/2024 Potential Term: 05/16/2023 – 05/15/2028

The South Carolina Department of Corrections Intends to Award a Sole Source to MSAB, Incorporated for the procurement of the MSAB Mobile Forensic Ecosystem. All platforms and licenses within the system are proprietary. MSAB, Inc. is the only authorized distributors and seller of the MSAB Ecosystem, all its components, training, and customer support.

XRY decodes mobile devices including phones, tablets, watches and drones. Pulls data from smartphone apps including multiple versions of apps. Allows pre-extraction viewing of photos, videos and audio files. Includes android exploits for bypassing security locks. Decodes images with automated image recognition up to 20 time faster with Nvidia CUDA enabled GPU’s. Can run up to (3) extractions at once using a single license. Support for .pst, .eml, .emix and .mbox email files. Retrieval and decoding of data from IOS-based devices even if iTunes backup encryption is enabled. Data recovery via wi-fi or Bluetooth when ports are damaged. Reads file signatures not extensions to detect altered file extensions. Best support for Chinese chipsets like MTK, Spreadstrum, Coolsand and Infineon. XAMN has image recognition engine which classifies images into categories such as drugs, weapons and people. Filtering by location finding data within a selected geo-range. Identify deleted SQL database records. Performs “sounds-like” searching and matching of Latin-based languages. Views XML and PList databases. Fully certified support for import and

MSAB has created Generic Profiles allow for extraction and decoding of a vast number of other devices including Android, iOS, KaiOS, Blackberry, Nokia, Samsung, and Windows-based devices and those devices with Coolsand, Infineon, Spreadtrum, MediaTek, and Qualcomm chipsets.

Simultaneous Extractions: XRY allows three simultaneous extractions with a single license key Fastest Extraction and Decoding Times in the Market: XRY utilizes the latest USB3 devices for rapid extraction in record time and still recover more data with our industry-leading decoding support for apps.

Secure Files: The XRY file is a forensically secure container which inherently prevents alterations, thus preserving the integrity of evidence. True File Decoding: XRY verifies the file type of each piece of data by reading the Header and Footer within the raw data, as opposed to trusting the file extension, which can be deliberately altered for nefarious purposes.

XRY Photon: This unique capability provides the ability to extract data from almost any Android app, even if the app is not natively supported, nor accessible by traditional forensic methods.

Pre-Extraction of Media Files: XRY allows for pre-extraction viewing of all photos, videos, and audio files. This means that as soon as you plug the device in the investigator will be able to view all pictures, video and audio files, select ones of interest, and immediately extract them into a forensic report.

Customized Category and Time: XRY allows users during the pre-extraction setup process to select specific file categories and a date/time range to limit the scope of a search.

Top Support for Chinese Clone Phones: XRY has top level support for Chinese Chipsets like MTK, Spreadstrum, Coolsand, and Infineon, often found in corrections agencies.

Triage Profiles: XRY can be customized to decode specific categories of data by using our “Triage Profiles” to save time while in the field. Rapid extraction capability and specific workflows are built for extremely fast extractions. MSAB platforms decode pictures, audio files, video, apps, PList, SQLite database and embedded files.

MSAB’s XEC Director centralized management is a mobile forensic enterprise management tool with Active Director integration. MSAB’s XEC Director centralized management solutions offers Permission control at this granular of a level.

XEC Director can also manage the mobile enterprise by location in addition to permission groups.

XEC Director system ensures the successful upload of extraction files by leveraging Microsoft Background Intelligence Transfer Service (BITS) XEC Director can create customized workflow specific to SC DOC’s needs. Some examples of fields that customers request be included in their workflow and then later reported on may include:

Case type – can include SC DOC terminology and codes. Device owner – witness, suspect, victim, etc. Gang affiliation – could be included in a drop down or free text in the workflow.

The MSAB Ecosystem solution is unique and has functionality no other vendor offers. The system is comprised of (3) platforms all specifically built for the mobile forensics environment. Each platform combines tools from MSAB’s XRY (extract), XAMN (analyze) and XEC (manage) product suites and is built on the secure .XRY file format ensuring a full forensic audit trail and evidence protection. The system is currently in place and being used by SCDC for forensics.

RESPONSE PERIOD ENDS AND MUST BE SUBMITTED BY DATE INDICATED ON FRONT PAGE

The Award becomes effective after opening / date and time if no responses are received

This notice will be posted in the South Carolina Business Opportunities (SCBO) for at least (5-10) business days as required by SC Code 11-35-1560.

PROTESTS:

If you are aggrieved in connection with the intended award or award of the contract, you may be entitled to protest, but only as provided in Section 11-35-4210. To protest an award, you must (i) submit notice of your intent to protest within (5) business days of the date this notice is posted, and (ii) submit your actual protest within fifteen days of the date this notice is posted. Days are calculated as provided in Section 11-35-310(13). Both protests and notices of intent to protest must be in writing and must be received by the appropriate Chief Procurement Officer within the time provided. The grounds of the protest and the relief requested must be set forth with enough particularity to give notice of the issues to be decided. Any protest or notice of intent to protest must be addressed to the Chief Procurement Officer and submitted in writing.

Chief Procurement Officer -Materials Management Office 1201 Main Street, Suite 600 -Columbia, SC 29201 Facsimile: 803-737-0639 E-mail: protest-mmo@mmo.state.sc.us