Software Licensing and Training

The Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Center for Science and Design seeks procurement of two perpetual Amped AUTHENTICATE software licenses and training under a Total Small Business Set-Aside, with quotations due September 23, 2026 at 9:00 AM Eastern Time. This is a Brand Name or Equal procurement; offerors proposing equal products must demonstrate compliance with all salient characteristics through sufficient technical documentation.

Place of performance is Chicago, Illinois. The base contract period runs September 30, 2026 through September 29, 2027, with four optional one-year periods extending through September 29, 2031. Line Item 0001 covers two perpetual software licenses with one year of support and updates; Line Item 0002 covers 20 hours of training (four hours per day for five days). Subsequent maintenance and support line items apply identically across the four option years.

Amped AUTHENTICATE is a forensic image and video authentication tool. Mandatory salient characteristics include objective authentication capabilities, JPEG dimples detection, digital zoom detection, video compression analysis, temporal coherence analysis, shadow and reflection consistency evaluation, deepfake detection (GAN and diffusion-model based), multi-format support, external platform integration, hexadecimal file viewing, social media provenance tracking, and frequency-domain screen-capture detection. The NAICS code is 513210 (Software Publishers) with a $47 million small business size standard; PSC is DE10. Evaluation uses Lowest Price Technically Acceptable methodology. All invoicing must be submitted electronically through the IRS Invoice Processing Platform. Responses must include representations and certifications regarding tax compliance, delinquent tax liability, inverted domestic corporations, organizational conflicts of interest, and consent to disclose taxpayer return information. The contract incorporates FISMA cybersecurity standards, IRM 10.8.1 information security controls, Section 508 accessibility compliance, and comprehensive safeguards for sensitive but unclassified information including federal tax information.