RFI 26-03-CI -Mobility E-Discovery and Archival Solution.pdf

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Criminal Investigation (CI) Mobility E-Discovery and Archival Solution

Request for Information (RFI) August 18, 2026

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Introduction This is a Request for Information (RFI) -- hereinafter Notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, request for bids or quotations, nor a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. The purpose of this RFI is for the Government to obtain knowledge and information for project planning purposes only.

No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in responses to this Notice, unless otherwise appropriately marked by the Respondent. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information received in response to this Notice in any resultant solicitation(s). Do Not Submit any Proposals / Offers / Quotes in response to this Notice.

At a summary level, the Government has interest in and is seeking information regarding the capability of firms who can provide products/services to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) pertaining to the Mobility E-Discovery and Archival Solution.

Request for Information Number: 26-03-CI

Release Date: August 18, 2026 2:30 PM EST

Response Date: August 24, 2026 11:00 AM EST

Primary Point of Contact and Contact Information:

Name: Tonitta Jones Title: Contracting Officer Email: tonitta.l.jones@irs.gov

Attachment Attachment 1 – Draft Statement of Work mailto:tonitta.l.jones@irs.gov

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Project Title Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigations (IRS-CI) Mobility E-Discovery and Archival Solution

Description of Contemplated Products/Services The CI division of IRS has a requirement to obtain a FISMA/FedRAMP High (or equivalent with mitigating controls) third-party mobile integration solution that supports data archival and eDiscovery of CI’s mobile communications devices. The solution must be a forensically defensible, eDiscovery and data archival platform enabling IRS-CI to lawfully acquire, preserve, search, and produce mobile device data from CI issued devices enrolled and managed through Microsoft Intune.

Acquisition Strategy The Government’s acquisition strategy has not yet been determined. This RFI will be posted on multiple platforms, including SAM.gov, NASA SEWP, and GSA. Where appropriate, the Government prefers the use of established Government-wide acquisition vehicles.

Individual responses to firm inquiries will not be provided. Any answers to questions or additional acquisition information will be released through updates to this RFI posting.

RFI Instructions Firms who are registered on multiple platforms are not required to submit a response on all various platforms. However, may provide an additional response on another platform.

For your review, a draft Statement of Work (SOW) is attached.

1) Page limit and formatting requirements. The company’s standard format is acceptable;

however, the limit for all responses shall be Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) compatible, 12-page limit, 11-point font, 8 ½ x 11 pages

RFI responses must be submitted via email to the primary point of contact listed on SAM.gov (or other platforms) by the response date. The email has a maximum file size capacity of 10 Megabytes (MB).

Part I Company Profile Information - IRS seeks company profile information about the firms that provide products/services positioned to address the requirements discussed above.

Part II Capability - IRS seeks Industry responses to specific questions. Do not include any support documentation for any company other than your own. This is an analysis of your company’s abilities.

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Part I: Company Profile Information Responders to this notice must provide the following company information:

1. Company Name and Address (mailing address, website, and social media if applicable)

2. System for Award Management (SAM.gov) Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)

3. Company Size: Small Business or Other than Small Business

4. Business Classification / Socio-Economic Status (e.g., large, small, 8(a), women owned, hub-zone, SDB, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned)

5. Company technical Point of Contact (POC) information to include name, title, telephone number, and email address

6. List of any General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule contracts, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs), or other Federal contract vehicles relevant to this requirement – include applicable SIN

7. Number of Employees

8. Recommended North American Industry Classification Systems (NAIC)S code(s) for this requirement

9. Recommended Product Service Code(s) (PSCs) for this requirement

Part II: Capability Responses to this notice must include the following:

1. Provide a brief description of your company, including years of experience providing products/similar in scope to this requirement. Include relevant contract numbers, customer name/contact information, contract value, a description of the work provided and if your company performed as a prime or subcontractor.

2. Does the Draft Requirements Document contain sufficient information that would enable you to adequately respond to a future solicitation? If no, please provide additional information.

a. If yes to #2, what is the brand of the proposed solution?

i. Is your company the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the proposed brand?

ii. If no, is your company an authorized reseller?

b. If an authorized reseller, does your company provide any value-added services (i.e., configuration consulting and design, systems integration, installation of multi-vendor computer equipment, customization of hardware or software, training, product technical support, maintenance, and end user support, etc.) for the proposed solution?

i. If yes, please provide the total estimated cost/year for the value-added services.

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3. Provide a brief description of your proposed solution detailing any license types, professional services, etc. applicable to this requirement.

4. Does your proposed solution use Telemessage? Does your company have a solution that does not use Telemessage?

5. Is there sufficient information to price out this requirement? If yes, please provide a budgetary estimate providing the price per year for your solution. If no, please provide additional information.

6. What contract type (FFP, LH, hybrid, etc.) would you recommend for this requirement and why?

7. Provide comments, suggestions, and/or any insights not already requested herein that would benefit the IRS as related to this RFI.

Terms and Conditions regarding this Notice

This Notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. All costs associated with responding to this Notice are solely at the responding party's expense. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Further, the Government may contact the vendor for additional information regarding the information submitted as part of this market research effort. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Government Point of Entry or other similar source (e.g., GSA E-buy). However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract or agreement. The Government will not be obligated to pursue any particular acquisition alternative as a result of this notice. Responses to the notice will not be returned.

Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future solicitation if one is issued.

No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in responses to this Notice, unless otherwise appropriately marked by the Respondent. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information received in response to this Notice in any resultant solicitation(s).

Do Not Submit any Proposals/Offers in response to this Notice.

Thank you for your response to this Request for Information.