Sources Sought
Digital Forensics Equipment
Department of State
AI summaryThe State Department's Acquisitions - AQM Momentum office is running a sources sought (request for information, RFI) for digital forensics equipment, solicitation 19AQMM26N0006. It is market research only, not a request for bids. Responses are due by email by the response due date of November 13, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern; the notice text says 4:00 PM CST. The RFI documents are restricted: you must request access on SAM.gov and email a signed form first. More in the summary
Market research, not a bid. Replying is free and tells Department of State who could do this work. Send a short reply to the contracting contact; no price is needed. See the contact
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This summary may miss requirements: 3 of 4 attachments weren't read (DIGITAL FORENSICS DRAFT REQUIREMENTS DOC.pdf, 19AQMM26N0006 Digital Forensics.pdf and 1 more). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The State Department's Acquisitions - AQM Momentum office is running a sources sought (request for information, RFI) for digital forensics equipment, solicitation 19AQMM26N0006. It is market research only, not a request for bids. Responses are due by email by the response due date of November 13, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern; the notice text says 4:00 PM CST. The RFI documents are restricted: you must request access on SAM.gov and email a signed form first.
Who can bid
- Be registered in SAM.gov with a role in your entity registration that lets you request access to restricted attachments
- Sign the Restricted Access Request form, with your company, UEI or CAGE code, and whether you are a prime contractor, joint venture participant or other, and email it to the contracting officer
How to submit: Email to ModrakER@state.gov with “19AQMM26N0006: “Digital Forensics” in the subject line. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch
From the version posted Oct 22, 2026.
- Serious: RFI documents are restricted. You cannot see the requirements until the contracting officer approves your access request, so start early.
- Worth checking: Work or delivery location outside the United States (MEX). SAM.gov lists Mexico as the place of performance. Any local office, license, tax or currency rules are in restricted documents that were not read.
- Minor: Market research only. No award comes from this notice. A response informs later requirements and set-asides but does not commit the Government to buy.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. 3 of 4 not read. Show which files.
- RAR Form 26N0006.docx (read)
- DIGITAL FORENSICS DRAFT REQUIREMENTS DOC.pdf: not read (access is restricted): request it on SAM.gov
- 19AQMM26N0006 Digital Forensics.pdf: not read (access is restricted): request it on SAM.gov
- Digital Forensics Appendix A DRAFT.pdf: not read (access is restricted): request it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Capability statements from vendors who can deliver a complete digital forensics equipment solution
- Information to shape the contract type, the requirements document and any small business set-asides
- Questions about the notice sent by email to the contracting officer
- Place of performance
- MEX (outside the United States), as given in the SAM.gov fields
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 13, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern (SAM.gov); the notice text says 4:00 PM CST
- How to submit
- Email to ModrakER@state.gov with “19AQMM26N0006: “Digital Forensics” in the subject line
What to include when you submit
- Send the capability statement as a single attachment, either an Adobe PDF file or an MS Word file.
- Put 19AQMM26N0006 and Digital Forensics in the email subject line.
- Format your response as the attached RFI document instructs; that document is restricted and was not read here.
- Before responding, get the RFI documents: download and sign the Restricted Access Request (RAR) form, email it to ModrakER@state.gov, and press Request Access on the SAM.gov page.
Not in the notice text
- The RFI document, draft requirements document and Appendix A are restricted on SAM.gov and were not read; the equipment list, response format and questions are in them.
- Quantities, delivery terms and the future contract type are not stated.
- What the solicitation will require of a business delivering to Mexico (local presence, licenses, currency, taxes) is not stated.
- The set-aside is not stated on SAM.gov; the notice says future small business set-asides will be decided from this research.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside. Any business can reply: this is market research, and no bid is being taken yet.
- To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 22, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- Acquisitions - Aqm Momentum, Washington, DC
- Product/service code
- 7A21 · IT and Telecom – Business Application Software (Perpetual License Software)
- Business type
- IT, software & telecom (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 423430)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
Terms on this notice: Sources sought notice
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Request for Information Digital Forensics Equipment This Request for Information (RFI) notice is part of the U.S. Government's market research efforts to improve and strengthen a planned requirement, including identifying vendors that are capable of delivering the complete solution . The information gathered will help inform future procurement strategies and requirements including selection of contract type, finalization of the requirements document, and applicable socioeconomic programs and small business set-asides for future procurement. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Quotation (RFQ), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ, IFB, or RFP, if any is issued. RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT: Vendors will need to request access to the documents via SAM's Explicit Access Request and complete the Restricted Access Request form and submit to the Contracting Officer via email. How to Access the RFI Documents: Download the RAR Form 19AQMM26N0006 Review and sign the RAR Form. Email the signed RAR Form to ModrakER@state.gov Request Explicit Access by pressing the "Request Access" button on this page. User must have the appropriate roles within their SAM.gov entity registration in order to request access. The Government POC cannot assist in the assignment of a role for your corporate entity. The Contracting Officer will not send the attachments via email. They are only available via direct download from SAM.gov after following the steps above. Information is available from the Federal Service Desk (FSD) at the following link: https://www.fsd.gov/gsafsd_sp/en/contract-data-how-do-i-request-access-to-a-restricted-attachment-on-a?sys_kb_id=83503b3f1b9732901b7ea828624bcbbf&id=kb_article_view&sysparm_rank=1&sysparm_tsqueryId=e8a42a1a2f845f10ffc03eba6fa4e32a How to Submit Responses: Please review the attached RFI document and format responses in accordance with the instructions. Please submit responses via email to ModrakER@state.gov including “19AQMM26N0006: “Digital Forensics” in the e-mail subject line. Please submit capability statement responses as a single attachment to the email: either Adobe pdf file or MS Word file. If you have any questions regarding this Notice, please submit them via e-mail to ModrakER@state.gov. Please include in the e-mail subject line. The Request for Information submission closing date is November 13 2026, at 4:00 PM CST.
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