RFI - AFD: Storage, Management, and Disposal of Seized/Forfeited Cryptocurrency - Class 1 and 2

08/25/2023

Amendment 0001 hereby answers the recieved questions.

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BACKGROUND 

The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) serves to protect, defend, and enforce the American justice system and is a key component within the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Asset Forfeiture Program (AFP).  Asset forfeiture plays a critical role in disrupting and dismantling illegal enterprises, depriving criminals of the proceeds of illegal activity, deterring crime, and restoring property to victims.  The effective use of both criminal and civil asset forfeiture is an essential component of the DOJ’s efforts to combat the most sophisticated criminal actors and organizations including terrorist financiers, cyber criminals, fraudsters, human traffickers, and transnational drug cartels.

The USMS is the primary custodian of seized assets for the DOJ AFP.  Such assets include but are not limited to real estate, commercial businesses, jewelry, art, antiques, collectibles, vehicles, vessels, aircraft, animals, cash, financial instruments, and cryptocurrency.  In addition to core fiduciary responsibilities associated with the management and disposal of assets, the USMS also provides vital support to U.S. Attorney’s Offices (USAO) and investigative agencies by assisting with pre-seizure planning and financial investigations.  As a world leader in asset management and disposal, the USMS also receives requests for technical assistance from countries around the world.

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) 

The USMS is posting this announcement as an RFI only, for a potential solicitation to be posted on the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) website at https://sam.gov.  This RFI is issued for the purpose of identifying interested, industry vendors able to demonstrate expertise in the storage, management, and disposal of cryptocurrency and tokens. Also, this RFI is being issued to ascertain if sources exist that are capable of providing such services both nationwide and internationally for a recurring inventory of seized and forfeited cryptocurrency.  The Cryptocurrency - Class 1 & 2 services contract requirement is anticipated to be for a base year and four (4) one-year option.

The Contractor’s primary storage facility for all data and devices at rest shall reside within the contiguous United States (CONUS), the District of Columbia, and Alaska with a minimum of two geographically separated different and distant geographic locations. The Contractor shall provide on-site, or remote assistance as required in support of this Performance Work Statement (PWS). All key personnel with systems or services access shall be based in the United States, be U.S. Citizens, and shall obtain a U.S. Government clearance. Please see the accompanying PWS for a comprehensive understanding of the USMS Cryptocurrency – Class 1 & 2 requirements.

If you are interested in the potential solicitation, please provide a capability statement addressing your company’s ability to provide the related services. Additionally, please complete the provided pricing schedule with estimated rates (provided estimated rates are for USMS market research only and definitive, proposed rates will be required as future solicitations are published to SAM.gov).  It is important that interested sources provide a capability statement and completed pricing schedule via email to:

• Jenelle Jackson, Contract Specialist, Jenelle.Jackson@usdoj.gov;
• Christopher Ottie, Contract Officer, Christopher.Ottie@usdoj.gov; and
• AFP Procurement, Team Inbox, AFP.Procurement@usdoj.gov.

In addition to a capability statement, all interested companies must complete the RFI survey questions.  Please find the survey hyperlink here:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KQW3BQZ

You are advised that providing your capability statement, pricing schedule, and responses to all questions that no entitlement to payment nor indirect costs nor charges by the Government will arise as a result of company submission of responses to this RFI or the Government’s use of such information. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any company’s input resulting from this RFI. In addition, you are advised that providing responses to the survey questions will not automatically include you in the acquisition process for this solicitation.  All responses are due by August 31, 2023 at 12:00 pm EDT.

COMPANY INFORMATION:

• Name of Company: 
• Address: 
• Point of Contact: 
• E-Mail Address: 
• Telephone #: 
• Unique Identity #: 

SURVEY QUESTIONS:

Note: ALL SURVEY QUESTIONS MUST BE ANSWERED – NO BLANKS 

1. Indicate your company’s size and status of your organization: 
   1.       Large Business
   2.       Small Business
   3.       8(a)
   4.       Veteran-Owned 
   5.       Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned
   6.       Women-Owned Small Business
   7.       Small Disadvantaged Small Business 
   8.       HUBZone Small Business
   9.       Historically Black Colleges/Minority Institutions

1. What percentage of the work would your company perform and what percentage of the work would you subcontract? 
2. If subcontracting opportunities are available, do you anticipate subcontracting with:
   1.       Small Business
   2.       Veteran-Owned Small Business
   3.       Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
   4.       Women-Owned Small Business
   5.       HUBZone Small Business concerns
   6.       Not applicable
3. Which of the following does your company offer to the General Public on a Commercial Basis? 
   1.       Cold Storage Custody of Cryptocurrency Assets
   2.       Management of Cryptocurrency Assets  
   3.       Liquidation of Cryptocurrency Assets
   4.       Auditing of Cryptocurrency Assets
   5.       Gas for Cryptocurrency Assets 
   6.       Transacting from One Wallet to the Other for Cryptocurrency Assets
   7.       Insurance for Cryptocurrency Assets in your company’s custody
4. Is your facility able to segregate and properly identify USMS cryptocurrency assets from Non-USMS cryptocurrency assets? 
5. Can your company provide auctioneer services to dispose cryptocurrency assets?
6. Can your company provide liquidation services (cryptocurrency to fiat) to dispose cryptocurrency assets?
7. What cryptocurrency exchanges does your company have relationships with to support the liquidation services of USMS cryptocurrency assets?
8. Can your company provide return services (cryptocurrency to other wallets not belonging to the company) for cryptocurrency wallets?
9. Does your company provide swap services (exchanging one cryptocurrency for another)? If so, what cryptocurrencies are you able to swap?
10. Can your company provide private key recovery services from cryptocurrency wallets?
11. Are there any cryptocurrencies your company does not transact? Can you name them?
12. Indicate which USMS Cryptocurrency Classifications your Company is most interested in?
    1. _____ Class 1
    2. _____ Class 2
    3. _____ Class 3
    4. _____ Class 4
13. If it is customary to auction or liquidate cryptocurrency assets, how is the sale price governed?
14. Indicate whether your company can provide:
    1.       Cold Storage
    2. ___Storage on Hot Wallets
    3. ___Storage on Paper Wallets
    4. ___Storage with an Exchange for cryptocurrency assets
    5.       None of the above
15. How much square footage does your storage facility have? 
16. What types of cryptocurrency hardware and software is your company accustomed to using to store cryptocurrency?
17. Are you aware of any Laws and/or Regulations that are unique to the services being acquired? 
18. Does your company possess the necessary licenses and permits to conduct business for these services in the proposed state? 
19. Is it customary to offer warranty, buyer financing, discounts, etc., under which commercial services you provided to the General Public? 
20. Does your company currently undergo an annual Service Organizations Controls (SOC) Type 2 audit by a third party accounting firm and be capable of providing the report to provide reasonable assurance of security, internal controls, and data integrity?
21. Does your company provide insurance protection from cryptocurrency assets in your custody? If so, what type of coverage is provided?
22. Would your company be interested in participating in this requirement?