- 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...
- 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 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 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 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 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 an NCIC Full Function solution from Datamaxx Applied Technologies, with solicitation number 5400021996 issued on August 30, 2021. The contract aims to provide secure access to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (Nlets), and SC Criminal Justice Network for comprehensive information capture and sharing across state law enforcement agencies. Specific...
- 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 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 collectively support forensic investigations across 32,910 devices spanning 1,749 manufacturers and 42 operating systems. Responses to this sole source procurement are due by January 12, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., and must be submitted to the SC Department of Corrections Purchasing Branch either physically at 4420 Broad River Road, Columbia, SC 29210, or electronically via email to purchasing@doc.sc.gov with "SOLE SOURCE" in the subject line. Key technical capabilities include simultaneous device extraction, forensically secure file containers, image recognition, geolocation filtering, deleted database recovery, multilingual translation, Active Directory integration, and customizable workflow management. No specific set-aside designations or restrictions on respondent organizations were explicitly detailed in the procurement documents. The solicitation is specifically structured as a sole source award to MSAB, with the company identified as the only authorized distributor of the entire ecosystem, including platforms, licenses, training, and customer support. While no specific contract value was mentioned, the comprehensive nature of the forensic technology suite suggests a significant investment in mobile forensic capabilities for the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Vendors challenging the sole source award must submit a notice of intent to protest within five business days and a formal protest within fifteen days to the Chief Procurement Officer at the Materials Management Office. MSAB offers additional value through world-class training, including a Train-the-Trainer program, and provides customer support via phone, email, customer portal, and chat, which could be considered part of the overall procurement value.
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Intent to Sole Source MSAB.rtf | 271KB | Plain Text | 11/20/25 | |
Amendment 1.rtf | 277KB | Plain Text | 11/20/25 |