FBI Los Angeles Intent to Sole Source to Sumuri

The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced a sole-source intent to Sumuri for forensic computer equipment for the FBI Los Angeles Field Office, with capability statements due by September 23, 2026. The procurement is set aside for total small business. Per FAR 5.207(16)(ii), all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation to Contracting Officer Hong Nguyen at HNGUYEN2@FBI.GOV by the closing deadline.

The FBI Los Angeles Division Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory is acquiring six TALINO KA-L Alpha workstations and three TALINO Intel Workstations from Sumuri, with an estimated contract value of $51,141.00 and expected delivery by September 30, 2026. The sole-source justification under 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) determines Sumuri is the only responsible source capable of providing the required forensic-specific systems. The TALINO product line is purpose-built for digital forensics workloads including evidence acquisition and processing, forensic imaging, password recovery, malware analysis, and mobile-device examination. The systems incorporate high-performance processors, NVIDIA RTX GPUs, multiple NVMe storage devices, hot-swap drive bays, forensic card readers, write-block capabilities, and TAA compliance. Market research confirmed that commercially available general-purpose workstations cannot provide the required combination of forensic-specific configuration, performance, expandability, storage architecture, forensic hardware integration, and portability.