INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE- MSAB
- The South Carolina Department of Corrections is pursuing a sole source procurement for the MSAB Mobile Forensic Ecosystem, a comprehensive mobile forensic technology solution. The solicitation, numbered 5400020650 and issued on December 2, 2020, seeks to award a contract to MSAB, Incorporated as the exclusive distributor of this proprietary system. The ecosystem comprises three integrated platforms: XRY for device extraction and decoding, XAMN for analysis, and XEC for management, which...
- The South Carolina Department of Corrections Procurement Branch is pursuing a sole source procurement for the MSAB Mobile Forensic Ecosystem, a specialized mobile device extraction and analysis system for forensic operations. The procurement specifically targets the MSAB system, which comprises three integrated platforms: XRY for device extraction, XAMN for data analysis, and XEC for enterprise management. The system's key capabilities include extracting and decoding data from various digital...
- The South Carolina Department of Corrections is seeking to sole source a procurement for the Cellebrite, Inc. UFED 4PC Ultimate System, a sophisticated forensic data extraction technology. The system is capable of retrieving comprehensive mobile device data including phonebooks, pictures, videos, SMS messages, call histories, and deleted communications across multiple device platforms such as Apple iPhone, Blackberry, Google Android, and others. This procurement will include associated licenses,...
- The South Carolina Department of Corrections intends to sole source a UFED 4PC Ultimate System from Cellebrite, Inc., covering mobile device data extraction and analysis technologies. The procurement encompasses all associated licenses, training, analytics, upgrades, equipment, and supplies for a comprehensive digital forensic solution. The system can extract data from various mobile devices, including phonebooks, pictures, videos, SMS messages, call histories, and deleted SIM card data, with...
- The South Carolina Department of Corrections is pursuing a sole source procurement for Cellebrite, Inc. services and equipment, specifically the UFED 4PC Ultimate System. This solicitation seeks to acquire a comprehensive mobile device data extraction and analysis system capable of extracting information from over 95 percent of global handset models across various technologies and smartphone operating systems. The system will provide capabilities to extract phonebooks, pictures, videos, SMS...
- The South Carolina Department of Corrections Purchasing Branch is issuing an Intent to Award Sole Source contract for Cellebrite, Inc. products and services, specifically the UFED 4PC Ultimate System. This procurement is focused on acquiring a comprehensive forensic data extraction tool capable of extracting detailed mobile device information, including phonebooks, pictures, videos, SMS messages, call histories, and deleted data across multiple technologies and smartphone operating systems....
- The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) is procuring a comprehensive Digital Forensics Lab through a Request for Proposal (Solicitation #5400021040) for its Office of Investigations & Intelligence. The primary objective is to establish an onsite laboratory capable of processing approximately 200 contraband digital devices per week, totaling an estimated 11,200 devices annually. Required deliverables include digital forensics equipment with Cellebrite and MSAB certifications,...
- The South Carolina Department of Corrections has issued a sole source procurement solicitation (Number 5400025964) for Grayshift, LLC's digital forensics software technology, specifically the GrayKey forensic access tool designed for law enforcement agencies. The procurement targets a specialized digital forensics solution that enables extraction of encrypted or inaccessible data from iOS and Android mobile devices, with capabilities to unlock seized phones, bypass device passcodes, and...
- The South Carolina Department of Corrections is pursuing a sole source procurement for Comprehensive Data Solutions for Law Enforcement from Whooster, specifically targeting investigative software capabilities. The solicitation, issued on August 20, 2020, seeks a software platform that enables law enforcement to identify and locate persons, detect patterns, and create real-time intelligence by filtering billions of records. Key deliverables include web-based solutions, batch processing...
- The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) is pursuing a sole source procurement for Livescan software and hardware support from Dataworks, with the intent to award a three-year contract. The procurement specifically focuses on maintaining and supporting critical fingerprint and identification processing capabilities for new inmate intake and verification across multiple systems including SCDC, SLED, FBI, and NCIC databases. Dataworks is being identified as the exclusive provider due to...
The South Carolina Department of Corrections is issuing a sole source procurement (Solicitation #5400020055) for the MSAB Mobile Forensic Ecosystem, a specialized forensic technology platform. The procurement targets three proprietary platforms: XRY (capable of decoding 29,800 mobile devices and retrieving data from 1,700 smartphone apps), XAMN (offering image recognition and classification capabilities), and XEC (providing evidence management with secure audit trails). The system supports comprehensive mobile forensic analysis, including data recovery via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, forensic analysis on iOS and Android devices, and certified support for child exploitation hash indexes. The solicitation was posted on August 11, 2020, with a response deadline of September 3, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. Sealed offers must be submitted to the SC Department of Corrections Purchasing Branch, either physically at 4420 Broad River Road, Columbia, SC 29210, or via email to purchasing@doc.sc.gov with "SOLE SOURCE" in the subject line. The procurement officer, Myrtle DeWerdt, can be contacted at 803-896-8582 for additional information. The department intends to award the contract directly to MSAB, Incorporated, which is identified as the sole authorized distributor of this proprietary forensic ecosystem. No specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises are mentioned in the documentation. Potential vendors claiming comparable capabilities may submit a response by the September 3 deadline, but must provide documentation demonstrating full authorization to perform all required services. The solicitation allows for potential protests, which must be submitted within five business days of posting, with formal protests due within fifteen days. While no specific contract value is disclosed, the procurement represents a specialized technology acquisition for forensic mobile device analysis. The award will become effective if no alternative responses are received by the submission deadline, with MSAB positioned as the preferred vendor due to the unique, proprietary nature of their Mobile Forensic Ecosystem.
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