FORENSIC LAPTOPS

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

Forensic Laptops

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THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) BEING RELEASED PURSUANT OF EDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 10: MARKET RESEARCH. This RFI is issued solely for informational, market research, and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals.

Respondents are advised that the United States (U.S) Government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the responding party’s expense. At this time, proprietary information is not being requested, and respondents shall refrain from providing proprietary information in response to this RFI. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued.

Purpose:  The United States Coast Guard (USCG) Office of Specialized Capabilities Document and Media Exploitation (DOMEX) (CG-7213) is seeking information from potential vendors who are interested in, and capable of supporting the Digital Evidence First Responder’s (DEFR) recapitalization of student forensic laptop computers. CG-7213 requests MSI Stealth GS77 Forensic Laptops. These laptops will be used to train Coast Guard Digital Media Collectors (DMC) who are the services Tier I forensic examiners, this includes the Digital Evidence Search and Seizure (DESS) maritime law enforcement forensic program. These will replace the services eight-year-old laptops currently being used to train Coast Guard Digital Evidence First Responders and DESS digital forensic examiners.

The Coast Guard is issuing this request for information (RFI) for market research purposes for forensic laptop computers (CG-7213). CG-7213 needs an independent assessment and validation of the specifications supporting each function listed below.

This RFI seeks information with regards to the following specifications:

• Can vendor provide MSI forensic laptops per the below listed specifications?
• Can vendor provide adequate, reasonable warranty maintenance coverage?

Specifications:

Specification(s)

• Manufacturer Part # Stealth77040
• OS Windows 11 Pro
• CPU Core i9-12900H
• CPU Speed 1.8-5 GHz
• Chipset -
• Color Core Black
• Screen Size 17.3" UHD, Anti-Glare Wide View Angle 4K 120Hz Thin Bezel, Adobe 100%
• Resolution 3840x2160
• (16:9)
• GPU NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 TI Laptop GPU
• Up to 1225MHz Boost Clock, 105W Maximum Graphics Power with Dynamic Boost.
• Video Memory 16G GDDR6
• Keyboard SteelSeries per-Key RGB with Anti-Ghost key (99 Key)
• Audio Nahimic 3 / Hi-Res Audio
• Speaker Dynaudio Speakers 2W*6
• Memory 32GB (16G*2)
• DDR5 4800MHz
• HDD Capacity 1TB NVMe SSD Gen4x4
• HDD Interface NVMe
• LAN Killer E3100G
• WLAN Killer WiFi 6E AX1675 (2x2 )
• Bluetooth BT 5.2
• Card Reader SD7.0
• Webcam IR FHD
• USB 2x USB3.2 Gen2
• Type-C Port 1x Thunderbolt™ 4; 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2/DP with PD charging
• Video Port 1x (8K @ 60Hz / 4K @ 120Hz) HDMI
• Audio Port 1 Audio Combo (1/8")
• AC Power Adaptor 240 W
• Battery Pack 4 cell (99.9Whr)
• Dimension 15.65"x 11.16"x 0.79"
• Weight 6.17 lbs
• 36-month warranty
• Lifetime tech support via email, phone and website

There is no solicitation at this time. This RFI is not a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this request is purely voluntary; the Government will not pay for any costs incurred nor is obligated to respond. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned. 

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement may be 334118.

After reviewing RFI responses to this RFI, and if the USCG still plans to proceed with the acquisition, a solicitation announcement may be published on the Contract Opportunities (formerly FedBizOpps) website or distributed to contract holders if a strategically-sourced vehicle is deemed appropriate. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor the Contract Opportunities website.

Failure to respond or submit sufficiently detailed information may result in a company not being considered a likely offeror when making a decision on whether or how to set aside a solicitation for restricted competition. Regardless of the information submitted, the Government reserves the right to consider any arrangement as determined appropriate for this requirement.

No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this RFI. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose determined necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation.
 

Request: If your organization has been certified to provide Forensic Laptop Computers, as stated herein, please provide the following information:

1. Organization name
2. Address
3. Website
4. Point of contact name
5. Point of contact email address
6. Point of contact telephone number
7. Socioeconomic status
8. Unique Entity Identifier
9. What information and/or resources would you typically need from the government to perform this effort?
10. Does your company currently have existing government-wide acquisition contracts (GWAC) (e.g. GSA) or other strategically sourced contracts for these types of requirements that the USCG can order off? If yes, please provide contract number, what agency it is with, and agency point of contact information.
11. What type of contract (e.g. firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursement, etc.) have you been issued before for this type of work? Do you recommend one type or a perhaps a hybrid (i.e. a contract that allows several types)?
12. Provide any general comments, thoughts, and feedback your company would like to share regarding this RFI.

Submission Instructions: : Interested parties are invited to submit a response to the above questions by  July 15 at 3:00 pm. All responses and questions regarding this RFI must be emailed to Dianne.goosby@uscg.mil and Adam.Petty1@uscg.mil.  You may also submit supplemental materials such as brochures and product literature to the above email addresses.