SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- EnCase Forensic V7 Premium License and Maintenance Support
- Notice Date
- 5/18/2015
- Notice Type
- Justification and Approval (J&A)
- NAICS
- 423430
— Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- General Services Administration, Office of Inspector General, Facilities and Contracts Division, 1800 F Street, NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20405
- ZIP Code
- 20405
- Solicitation Number
- GSJ15AD0027
- Archive Date
- 6/21/2015
- Point of Contact
- Brenda L Reynolds, Phone: 2025012332
- E-Mail Address
-
brenda.reynolds@gsaig.gov
(brenda.reynolds@gsaig.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- GSJ15AD0027
- Award Date
- 5/22/2015
- Description
- JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) FAR 6.302-1(c) Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Brand Name Only. (a) Authority. (1) Citations: 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) "an acquisition or portion of an acquisition that uses a brand name description or other purchase description to specify a particular brand­ name, product or feature of a product peculiar to one manufacturer." SUBJECT: Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) The supplies listed below are necessary for the below sole source procurement. Competition is precluded for reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes or additional brands that will satisfy this requirement. The required software and hardware need to be procured from Guidance Software's authorized resellers. The General Services Administration Office (GSA) of Inspector General (OIG), Office of Investigation (JI), has a specific need for EnCase forensic analysis software, the ability and need to continue in-progress investigations, including being able to ensure compatibility with the existing case file format, and overall mission continuance. 1. IDENTIFICATION OF CONTRACTING ACTIVITY AND ACTIVITY COMPONENT: The (OIG), Contracting Office, JPC, is responsible for this procurement I action, on behalf of the United States Government and JI. 2. DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES: This requirement is for the purchase of EnCase Forensic V7 Premium License and Maintenance Support, quantity 1. This contract action is for a twelve-month Firm-Fixed Price contract. These licenses will allow JI, to continue to meet their mission objectives. EnCase is the only forensic software application that will provide the OIG with the functionality it requires with complete backward compatibility of its EnCase case file format. The software is required for Digital Forensic Examiners (DFE) to forensically duplicate seized computer media and conduct sound forensic examinations of the media, in order to obtain digital evidence that is critical in a criminal investigation. The Guidance Software Encase stand-alone forensic tool is utilized by the JI SCERS team to provide clear concise forensic reports for OIG investigative requests. This tool is used on dedicated computers sometimes running multiple days to determine results. JI has been using Encase and has had great success with it. This court-accepted digital investigation platform provides stability and enhanced verification. Encase provides full indexing of all data, including the outputs of any Evidence Processor module (e.g., Yahoo IM artifacts, Firefox artifacts, etc.), it handles East Asian words appropriately, and supports file carving for 314 file types. EnCase is the only forensic software application that will provide the OIG with the functionality it requires with complete backward compatibility of its EnCase case file format. Failure to procure this software will jeopardize the operation of the OIG Investigative mission. 3. REQUIREMENT: The following listed software licenses shall be provided: EnCase Forensic Software Licenses Description Part Number Quantitv EnCase Forensic V7 Premium License and Maintenance Support 135010207P (1) EnCase Forensic SMS 20% for one year 310600010 (1) COMPETITION WILL BE LIMITED TO OFFERORS WHO CAN PROVIDE THE BRAND NAME REQUIREMENTS. All bids must be submitted by May 22, 2015 12 PM EST The estimated value of this effort is XXXXXXX EnCase Forensic V7 Premium License and Maintenance Support 135010207, (qty 1)
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/GSA/GSAOIG/JPC/GSJ15AD0027/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 1800 F Street NW, Washington DC, 20405, United States
- Zip Code: 20405
- Zip Code: 20405
- Record
- SN03734749-W 20150520/150518235223-71ff98c1158766c4ae86e7952608bf02 (fbodaily.com)
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