# Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/shoppr26001338

- Solicitation number: SHOP-PR-26-001338
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was May 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Justice
- Agency: Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Contracting office: FBI-JEH (15F067)
- NAICS: 334118 Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 7A21 Business Application off-the-shelf software delivered by perpetual license, which also encompasses enterprise level software enabling mission capability and business operational support.
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
- County: Madison County (FIPS 01089). https://abierto.us/counties/madison-county-al-01089
- City: Redstone Arsenal. https://abierto.us/cities/redstone-arsenal-al-0163912
- First posted: May 4, 2026
- Last posted: May 4, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6aa5d0d6f3ed4889b80eb8103e7fafe3/view

## Description

SPECIAL NOTICE – NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT Title:

**Brand?Name Tableau Forensic Write?Blocker Kits Agency:** U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Operational Technology Division (OTD) Digital Evidence Field Operations Unit (DEFO)

**Notice Type:** Special Notice – Intent to Award Sole Source (Brand?Name Only)

**NAICS Code:** 334118 – Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing PSC Code: 7A21 – IT and Telecom – Business Application Software (Hardware Components)

**Proposed Contractor:** Digital Intelligence, Inc. 17165 West Glendale Drive New Berlin, WI 53151 Estimated Value: $25,963.25 Contract Type: Firm Fixed?Price (FFP)

**Period of Performance:** From date of award – 12 months Description of Requirement The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intends to procure 25 brand?name Tableau Forensic Write?Blocker kits to support newly certified Computer Analysis Response Team (CART) forensic examiners. These devices are required for: Write?block protection of original digital evidence Creation, verification, and preservation of forensic images Forensic wiping of digital media prior to imaging Required brand?name Tableau components include:

UltraBlock USB 3.0 to IDE/SATA Forensic Write?Blocker Kit UltraBlock PCIe Write?Blocker Kit (T7u) TDA71 PCIe Card SSD Adapter TDA72 PCIe M.2 SSD Adapter UltraBlock USB 3.0 Forensic Card Reader (Read?Only and Read/Write modes) The FBI intends to award a single firm?fixed?price contract for all required components. Partial orders, partial fulfillment, or incomplete configurations will not be accepted.

Authority This acquisition will be conducted under: FAR 6.302?1 – Only One Responsible Source FAR 11.105(a)(1) – Brand?Name Only Rationale for Sole Source Digital Intelligence, Inc. is the sole manufacturer and distributor of the Tableau Write?Blocker product line.

The Tableau devices: Are the only models validated and deployed within CART/DEFO operations Meet all required technical specifications for forensic imaging Are fully compatible with existing workflows, training materials, and infrastructure Have established training packets and video demonstrations already in use Market research conducted through the NASA SEWP contract holder database confirmed that no other vendor can provide an equivalent product meeting FBI interoperability, training, and technical requirements.

Introducing an alternative product would require extensive testing, validation, and retraining, resulting in delays, increased cost, and operational risk. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES OR PROPOSALS Interested parties may submit a capability statement demonstrating the ability to provide brand?name Tableau Write?Blocker kits that meet all specifications listed above. Capability statements must clearly demonstrate the ability to provide all required components in a single, consolidated delivery.

## Publications

- May 4, 2026: Special notice, due May 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT. Notice 6aa5d0d6f3ed4889b80eb8103e7fafe3. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6aa5d0d6f3ed4889b80eb8103e7fafe3/view

## Points of contact

- Trista Gideon, tgideon@fbi.gov
- Robert Bass, rmbass@fbi.gov

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