INL BOGOTA CHAINALYSIS LICENSES

Solicitatioon:  19INLE26Q0084 - INL Bogota Chainalysis Licenses

(PCS: 7A20; NAICS: 513210)

Background:

The INL Anti-Money Laundering (AML) program at the U.S. Embassy in Bogotá seeks to procure specialized software licenses—including financial investigative tools, blockchain tracing, link analysis, and digital forensic software. This will enable investigative units to analyze digital evidence from phones and computers and will advance investigations into illicit financing related to money laundering, weapons trafficking, forced recruitment, and migrant smuggling by transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) and foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs).

This solicitation is a Brand Name Only requirement. Offerors must be an authorized reseller of the products specified in the attached Statement of Work.

The Government contemplates awarding a contract using commercial item procedures under FAR Part 12 and 13.5.  Award shall be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable responsible offeror. A single award will be made to that responsible Offeror whose total evaluated price of this Solicitation is the lowest and whose proposal meets or exceeds all technical and past performance evaluation criteria (non-cost factors). It is the intent of the Government to make an award based on the initial proposal without discussions.

The following minimum information is requested in this solicitation (See attached Statement of Work for additional details):

1.  Company name, point of contact, phone number, and address;

2.  UEI Number and CAGE Code;

3.  Nature of participation [e.g., prime contractor, teaming partner, primary subcontractor];

4.  SDVOSB/HUBZONE/8(a)/WOSB or other SBA certification for applicable NAICS;

5.  Detailed quote including unit cost, quantities, totals, part/serial number where applicable, any applicable burden and fee

6. Authorized reseller of required Software Licenses

Interested Offerors shall provide the above information via e-mail to the addresses listed below. Information submitted must be in sufficient detail as to allow for a thorough government review of the offerors technical acceptability

Response to this solicitation are due no later than Thursday, June 18, 2026, at 5:00 PM EST.

Questions regarding this solicitation shall be accepted until 12:00 PM on Wednesday, June 10, 2026.

Primary Point of Contact:

Michele Coccovizzo
Senior Contract Support Specialist
CoccovizzoML@state.gov

Secondary Point of Contact:

Jamillah Timmons
Contracting Officer
TimmonsJ@state.gov

Technical Specifications:

See attached SF1449 and Statement of Work for technical specifications and Quantities

DELIVERY (SHIPPING AND HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS)

Delivery and installation of the licenses is requested no more than 45 days after award of the order. Initial training should be no more than 60 days after the licenses are installed, and 6 months to complete the rest of the trainings. 

Faster delivery is preferred. Licenses and professional support for one year, plus 2 option years.(See SF 1449 for full base plus option year quantities.

WARRANTY

The vendor must provide one year of support to the users of the tool, starting from the date the tool is activated to end users. Two option years of support shall be included

If INL receives a warranty claim for any product(s), it will be reported to the vendor to perform an evaluation, with no charge to INL, to verify the status of the claim and the product.  If the warranty department of the vendor determines that the product has a defect covered under the warranty, vendor must resolve.

During the warranty period, the contractor must respond to any technical requests over the phone or e-mail in a maximum of one day.

For product discontinuation: In the event the provider intends to discontinue any service, specific feature, coverage of any asset within a service or the operation, support, or sale thereof, the provider shall give licensee no less than three (3) months’ advance written notice of such discontinuation and as licensee’s sole and exclusive remedy, the provider will: (1) offer a replacement solution that is materially similar to the discontinued service or asset, or (2) refund the portion of any prepaid fees applicable to the discontinued service or asset.

CUSTOMS CLEARANCE AND TAX EXEMPTIONS

All goods and services shall be provided with tax exemption, under no circumstance INL/DOS will be paying VAT, income, entrance, or any other related tax for this order.

The U.S. Government (USG) will assist the contractor in obtaining customs clearance and tax exemption certificates from the Government of Colombia.

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

The final inspection and acceptance of ALL items shall be performed by the U.S. government upon delivery and scheduled training with final users. The payment(s) to the contractor shall be made following satisfactory inspection and acceptance of products and services by the office of INL in Colombia.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (POP) or ESTIMATED DELIVERY DATE

The Period of Performance for this contract is 45 days, to deliver the licenses and coordinate/schedule the requested certified trainings after the award of the contract.

Vendor must fulfill the contract and deliver 100% of the items requested within 45 days after the delivery of the order.