- The South Carolina Department of Corrections initiated an Invitation for Bid (IFB 5400020838) for investigative software targeting the agency's Police Services division, specifically designed for 10 criminal analysts to support intelligence gathering and investigations. The procurement sought a comprehensive software solution with extensive capabilities, including U.S. telco phone number subscriber histories dating back to 2005, social media profile searches across 98+ sites, dark web and data...
- The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB) Number 5400020478 for investigative software to support the agency's Police Services division. The procurement seeks a single vendor to provide online investigative software for 10 criminal analysts, with comprehensive capabilities to identify and locate persons, detect patterns, and create actionable intelligence. The software must include specific technical requirements such as U.S. telco phone number...
- 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 issued an intent to sole source contract for ERAD Group, LLC on June 24, 2021, specifically targeting software applications and related services for law enforcement financial investigations. The procurement focuses on ERAD-Intel and ERAD-Recovery software applications that enable authorized users to read payment card account numbers, determine prepaid card values, and facilitate seizure and transfer of funds associated with illicit cash activities....
- The South Carolina Department of Corrections is pursuing a sole source procurement for specialized software applications developed by ERAD Group, LLC, specifically ERAD-Intel and ERAD-Recovery. These software solutions enable law enforcement to perform advanced payment card information processing, including reading account details, determining prepaid card values, freezing cash balances, and transferring seized funds through mobile and web-based platforms. The procurement covers a...
- 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 (SCDC) is pursuing a sole source procurement for Livescan software and hardware support from DataWorks, the original creator of their customized software system. The solicitation (Number 5400025381) was issued on May 17, 2022, with a response deadline of June 2, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. The contract will cover an initial one-year term from June 2, 2023, to June 1, 2024, with potential automatic renewals for four additional one-year terms, potentially...
- 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 is issuing an Intent to Sole Source procurement for a web-based NCIC Full Function solution from Datamaxx Applied Technologies, serving Richland County and state criminal justice agencies. The procurement seeks a three-year contract for a secure information system that provides access to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), Nlets, and SC Criminal Justice Network. Key system objectives include gathering criminal history on incoming inmates and...
- The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) has issued a sole source procurement solicitation (number 5400019990) for SAS Institute, Inc. software licenses and support services. The procurement focuses on maintaining critical software systems that generate information reports across multiple platforms, including financial, personnel, inmate systems, and jail management databases. SCDC requires comprehensive software that will support hundreds of existing production reports on...
The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB) 5400021033 for investigative software to support its Police Services division, specifically targeting ten criminal analysts who require advanced intelligence gathering capabilities. The procurement seeks a comprehensive online investigative software solution designed to identify and locate persons, detect patterns, and generate actionable intelligence for combating drug trafficking and gang activity. The required software must provide robust data capabilities, including U.S. telephone subscriber information dating back to January 2005, access to a 200+ million record cell phone directory, social media profile queries across 98+ sites (including dark web databases), mapping functionality, and batch processing capabilities. Critical technical requirements mandate that the software operate in a secure, U.S.-based environment with AES-256 encryption, Level III data center hosting, and comprehensive six-year audit logging. The solicitation was initially posted with a bid opening date of March 18, 2021 (later amended to March 29, 2021 at 10:00 AM), with award notification originally scheduled for March 25, 2021 (extended to April 1, 2021). Hardcopy sealed bids were to be submitted to the SCDC Purchasing Branch, with award determined by lowest responsible and responsive bidder. The contract was ultimately awarded to Whooster, Inc. of Buda, Texas, with no specific set-aside designations or restrictions on vendor qualifications mentioned in the documentation. The initial contract period runs from April 13, 2021 to April 12, 2022, with potential renewal options extending through April 12, 2024. The evaluated and awarded amount for Year 1 is $104,370.00, comprised of 10 software licenses at $479.00 each, 20,000 Law Enforcement Data-as-a-Service Web Search Credits at $1.00 each, and 10,000 additional Web Search Credits at $1.00 each. The total potential contract amount for all three years is $313,110.00, with identical pricing structures repeated for Years 2 and 3. The product is classified under the Crime Detection Equipment and Supplies category. Vendors were required to comply with all state terms and conditions without exception, and those failing to do so would have their bids deemed non-responsive. Potential bidders were advised that protests could be filed with the South Carolina Materials Management Office Chief Procurement Officer within the specified timeframe.
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Intent to Award.doc | 343KB | Document | 11/20/25 | |
Full Bid 5400021033.docx | 127KB | Document | 11/20/25 | |
540021033 Amendment 1.docx | 152KB | Document | 11/20/25 |