- 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 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 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 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 (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 (SCDC) has issued an Intent to Sole Source procurement for Livescan software and hardware support from Dataworks, located in Richland County, South Carolina. The procurement seeks to acquire specialized software and hardware upgrades for biometric identification systems that are compatible with Windows 7, 8, and 10 operating systems, specifically designed to integrate with SLED/FBI/NCIC environments. The solicitation was initially posted on August 23,...
- The South Carolina Department of Corrections is pursuing a sole source procurement for a comprehensive NCIC Full Function solution from DataMaxx Applied Technologies under solicitation number 5400025369. The contract aims to maintain secure access to critical law enforcement information systems including the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System (Nlets), and SC Criminal Justice Network for information capture and sharing across state criminal...
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 devices such as smartphones, tablets, watches, and drones, with advanced features like retrieving encrypted iTunes backups, supporting multiple chipset processors, and utilizing image recognition technology to categorize images. The contract is set to commence on May 16, 2023, and run through May 15, 2024, with potential automatic renewals that could extend the total contract duration to five years, ending May 15, 2028. Vendors with concerns about the sole source award have specific protest guidelines: five business days to submit a notice of intent to protest and fifteen days to file an actual protest, which must be directed to the Chief Procurement Officer at the Materials Management Office. While the document does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions on responding organizations, it clearly identifies MSAB, Incorporated as the sole source vendor and the exclusive authorized distributor of the MSAB Ecosystem and its related components. The system is already in use by the South Carolina Department of Corrections, indicating an existing technological infrastructure that this procurement will maintain or potentially expand. No specific pricing information, budget amounts, or funding sources are disclosed in the intent to award document. The procurement appears focused on continuing and potentially enhancing the department's mobile forensic capabilities through a proprietary ecosystem that offers comprehensive device data extraction, analysis, and management. The sole source nature of the procurement suggests that MSAB's technology is uniquely positioned to meet the department's specialized forensic requirements, with no directly comparable alternative systems available.
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