DACID RFI SAM_09 NOV 2026.docx

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

Description: Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (DACID) is conducting market research concerning commercially available capabilities that may support the identification, assessment, documentation, and lawful investigation of online threats to Department of War (DoW) personnel, installations, and protected assets. DACID seeks information on available tools and services, including relevant data-access limitations, analytical methods, human-review processes, evidence-preservation features, security controls, implementation requirements, and pricing models.

Responses: Please email your response documents by 12:00PM EDT on Wednesday 09 December 2026.

PLEASE NOTE: This RFI is specifically intended to identify potential sources capable of meeting the DACID’s interest in an advanced, commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) digital intelligence platform.

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ), Request for Proposal (RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB) nor a promise to issue an RFQ, RFP or IFB in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this RFI. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFQ, RFP or IFB if any are issued. Any information submitted by respondents is strictly voluntary.

*Primary Proposed NAICS: 513210 NAICS Description: Software Publishers Small Business Size Standard: $47.0 million *Secondary NAICS: 541519 NAICS Description: Other Computer Related Services Small Business Size Standard: $34.0 million *If there is a different NAICS that is more applicable, please include in your response and explain why that NAICS is more appropriate.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW:

DACID requires next-generation commercial digital intelligence, investigative, and threat mitigation technologies to support its Protective Services, Threat Management (TMU), and Protective Intelligence missions. Modern adversaries targeting DoW personnel, high-value assets, and critical Army infrastructure have migrated away from mainstream online spaces. Instead, they exploit decentralized, highly encrypted, and ephemeral digital networks to coordinate, radicalize, and plan hostile actions.

The primary objective of this program is to shift DACID’s investigative posture from a reactive footing to a proactive model. This transition requires the acquisition of advanced software platforms capable of bypass-free tracking, sub-cultural linguistic decoding, cross-platform persona resolution, secure managed attribution, and legally defensible forensic archiving.

SERVICE DESCRIPTION:

To support this mission, DACID requires an advanced, cloud-hosted commercial threat intelligence and investigative software platform that bypasses the limitations of legacy, keyword-based Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) tools by leveraging automated behavioral analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. The service must deliver a unified, secure digital environment that dynamically tracks threat actors across decentralized, darknet, and encrypted ecosystems; automatically decodes highly coded sub-cultural slang and memetic extremist iconography; resolves fragmented online monikers and metadata back to single real-world targets; and provides zero-trust managed attribution virtual environments for undercover operations, all while capturing disappearing digital evidence in a forensically sound, court-admissible format.

PURPOSE OF THE RFI:

Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC)- Fort Eustis is conducting market research to:

1. Determine overall industry capability. However, submissions should not be capability statements that do not expressly reference the needs of Subterranean Digital Threat Monitoring and Proactive Digital Intelligence Platforms for DACID.

2. Include the following information:

a. Company Name

b. Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number

c. CAGE Code

d. If your company qualifies as a small business under NAICS code – 513210 (Software Publishers) or 541519 (Other Computer Related Services). If you believe another NAICS is more fitting for this requirement, include that NAICS as well as your rationale.

3. Determine the price range to fulfill this requirement

a. Briefly include your estimated dollar value range per year with a cost breakdown totaling a final price.

4. Address all the following and label them with the headers provided below:

a. Section A: Technical Architecture & Core Processing

i. Cross Platform Migration: Describe how your platform maps, monitors, and tracks coordinated threat actors when they migrate across fragmented alt-tech, darknet, or encrypted messaging ecosystems (e.g., Signal, Telegram, Discord).

ii. Linguistic Processing: Detail how your software handles non-textual, visual, or highly coded threats (such as memetic images or shifting extremist slang).

iii. Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) Validation: Describe your system's alert-validation process. How are high-severity threat alerts vetted by human analysts before delivery to government agencies, and what is the average turnaround latency?

b. Section B: Operational Security & Forensic Integrity

i. Undercover Security: Explain the technical architecture of your managed attribution or digital isolation capabilities. How does your platform mask investigator device metadata, location data, and network footprints during active online threat assessments?

ii. Chain-of-Custody: Describe how your software captures and archives ephemeral data. Has your platform's archived data or associated expert testimony ever withstood legal challenges regarding chain-of-custody in federal courts or military courts-martial?

5. Identify possible SBIR opportunities capable of fulfilling this requirement. If you believe you have a current SBIR that could meet this request, include that information in your response.

Pages & Format All submissions must be in 8.5” x 11” format with 1” margins. All text must be in 12-point Arial font. Capability statements and marketing materials that are not specifically related to this requirement will not be considered.

Disclaimer The vendor provided information is for market research purposes only and is not intended as an actionable requirement document. There is no guarantee that this requirement will proceed to solicitation or award.

Responding to the SSN To be included in our market research, all responses must be submitted to both Contract Specialist Kailah Brinson kailah.n.brinson.civ@army.mil and Contracting Officer Arianna Taylor arianna.m.taylor4.civ@army.mil by 12:00PM EDT on Wednesday 09 December 2026. Information provided outside of this submission deadline will only be considered at the Contracting Officer’s discretion.