The County of Rockland intends to issue a Sole Source award to Cellebrite USA Corp. This purchase will be made on a sole source basis in accordance with the Rockland County Procurement Policy and shall be an addition to existing Forensic tools and Forensics Software.
This notice is issued for informational purposes only and is NOT a request for competitive quotes.
The Contractor shall be required to provide ONE (1) UFED 4PC ULTIMATE License (A-UFED-01-016) for $9,000.00. The UFED is a mobile forensics extraction, decoding, and analysis tool that extracts logical, file system, and physical data from mobile devices (i.e., smartphones, cell phones, tablets, GPS units, SIM cards, memory cards, and USB devices), including live and deleted data, contacts, phone numbers, call logs, text messages, SMS messages, app data (social network and other), location data, pictures, videos, and voice messages. UFED uses custom-designed, read-only boot loaders, which ensure forensically sound file system and physical extractions Cellebrite has established collaborative business relationships with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and wireless carriers worldwide. These global partners send us more than 100 new handsets per month - most prior to actual consumer market release.
Cellebrite supports physical extraction while bypassing passwords, passcodes, and pattern locks from more than 4,500 different device types, including Android (900+ devices from HTC, Huawei, LG, Motorola, and Samsung); Apple iOS; and Windows Phone (Nokia and Lumia).
Any interested party that believes they can provide the equipment this upgrade/trade-in and software noted above, as supplied by Cellebrite USA Corp. or an equivalent product proven for use by Law Enforcement agencies, should submit a statement of capabilities in sufficient detail to determine if the requirements of this notice can be met; no later than COB August 21, 2018 (14 days) of this announcement. A determination by the County not to compete the proposed contract is solely within the discretion of the County. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive solicitation. Responses to this notice must be sent via facsimile to 845-364-3809. NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED.