Opportunity
SAM #26-03-CI
IRS Criminal Investigation seeks Secure Mobile E-Discovery and Archival Solution for 3,150 Devices
Buyer
IRS Southeast Region
Posted
August 18, 2026
Respond By
August 24, 2026
Identifier
26-03-CI
NAICS
541512
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigation (CI) division is seeking a secure, forensically defensible eDiscovery and archival solution for its mobile devices. - Government Buyer: - Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) - Solution Requirements: - Must support 3,150 mobile devices, including Samsung S-series and iPhones - Devices are managed via Microsoft Intune - Platform must be FISMA/FedRAMP High compliant (or equivalent with mitigating controls) - Enables lawful acquisition, preservation, search, and production of mobile device data - Must ingest, index, securely store, and manage legal hold for mobile device ESI (SMS, call logs, WhatsApp, Signal, and other app data) - Integration required with MSAB/XRY forensic tools - Must support litigation hold, chain of custody, audit logs, and comply with IRS cybersecurity and privacy requirements - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors named; solution must replace Blackberry UEM - Devices referenced: Samsung (S-series), Apple (iPhone) - Forensic tools referenced: MSAB/XRY - Unique/Notable Requirements: - High security compliance (FISMA/FedRAMP High) - Integration with Microsoft Intune and MSAB/XRY - Support for multiple messaging platforms (WhatsApp, Signal) - Forensic defensibility and legal hold management - Period of Performance: - 12-month base period plus four 12-month option periods (up to 60 months total)
Description
The Criminal Investigation (CI) division of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a requirement to obtain a FISMA/FedRAMP High (or equivalent with mitigating controls) third-party mobile integration solution that supports data archival and eDiscovery of CI’s mobile communications devices. The solution must be a forensically defensible, eDiscovery and data archival platform enabling IRS-CI to lawfully acquire, preserve, search, and produce mobile device data from CI issued devices enrolled and managed through Microsoft Intune.
The Request for Information (RFI) and Statement of Work (SOW) are attached.