Opportunity
Ohio Procurement Portal #SRC0000040541
Ohio Solicits Digital Intelligence FRED Forensic Workstation Hardware Refresh (MBE Set-Aside)
Posted
July 21, 2026
Respond By
July 28, 2026
Identifier
SRC0000040541
NAICS
423430, 423420, 423690
This opportunity is for Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) suppliers to provide a hardware refresh of forensic evidence recovery devices for the State of Ohio's Office of Information Technology. - Government Buyer: - State of Ohio - Department of Administrative Services, Office of Information Technology - OEM Highlight: - Digital Intelligence is the sole OEM for the requested FRED products - Vendors: - Only MBE-certified dealers on specified state contracts are eligible - Products Requested: - Digital Intelligence FRED Forensic Workstation tower Core Ultra 9 285K 3 (Part #9010310), Qty: 1 - Digital Intelligence FRED L 18 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX 64 GB RAM (Part #9010058), Qty: 1 - Notable Requirements: - Only MBE suppliers on specific state contracts or able to offer items on an existing contract may respond - All pricing must be at or below contract rates and reference a current state contract - Selection is based on lowest responsive and responsible MBE quote - No outside documentation or incomplete responses will be accepted
Description
The State of Ohio - Department of Administrative Services is soliciting for the Forensic Hardware Refresh of the F.R.E.D. (Forensic Recovery of Evidence Device), an all-in-one system used to process forensic evidence. This solicitation is a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) set-aside and is open only to MBE dealers. Respondents must be MBE suppliers on specified state contracts or offer the item on an existing state contract, with quoted prices at or below contract pricing. Selection will be based on the lowest responsive and responsible MBE quote, and responses must reference current state contracts with no outside documentation accepted.