SAM #2023H2-26-Q-5000230631

IRS Digital Forensics Procurement: Enterprise Hard Drives & Encrypted USB Media

The IRS Criminal Investigation (CI) division is seeking firm-fixed-price quotes for enterprise-class hard drives and encrypted removable media to support its Digital Forensics program. - Government Buyer: - Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Criminal Investigation (CI), Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO), Special Operations Division, Criminal Investigations Branch, Section 1 - OEMs and Vendors Mentioned: - Seagate (EXOS series HDDs) - Western Digital (WD Gold HDD) - Apricorn (3NXC encrypted USB flash drives) - Synology (HAT5300 HDD) - Products Requested: - Seagate EXOS SATA HDDs: 2TB (ST2000NM000B, 200 units), 6TB (ST6000NM000B, 200 units), 8TB (ST8000NM017B, 200 units), 10TB (ST10000NM017B, 200 units), 12TB (ST12000NM002H, 100 units), 16TB (ST16000NM002H, 100 units) - Western Digital Gold 14TB SATA HDD (WD142KRYZ, 100 units) - Apricorn 3NXC Encrypted USB Flash Drives: 128GB (ASK3-NXC-128GB, 30 units), 256GB (ASK3-NXC-256GB, 30 units), 512GB (ASK3-NXC-512GB, 30 units) - Synology 16TB SATA HDD (HAT5300-16T, 121 units) - Shipping and handling for all items to a single CONUS location - Notable Requirements: - All hard drives must be enterprise-class, 3.5-inch SATA 6 Gb/s, 7,200 RPM, with specified cache sizes - Encrypted USB drives must be FIPS 140-2 Level 3 certified, use 256-bit AES XTS hardware encryption, and feature keypad authentication - Synology HDDs must be compatible with Synology DS1621+ NAS and suitable for 24x7 operation - Delivery required within 90 days of contract award - Quantities per line item range from 30 to 200 units

Description

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Criminal Investigation (CI), intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price contract for the acquisition of Hard Drives and Removable Media in accordance with the specifications and quantities identified in the attached solicitation.

This requirement is being solicited as an open-market commercial product acquisition. Award will be made using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology to the responsible Quoter whose quotation conforms to the solicitation requirements, is determined technically acceptable, and provides the lowest evaluated price.

This notice constitutes the solicitation for this requirement. Interested vendors shall review the attached solicitation and supporting documentation for the complete technical specifications, line items, terms and conditions, and quotation submission requirements.

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