The agency is gauging market interest. No bid is being requested yet — submitting a capabilities statement may put you on the radar for the eventual solicitation.
The U.S. Department of State needs a small business to provide specialized software licenses for financial investigative tools, blockchain tracing, link analysis, and digital forensic software in Colombia.
Key Details
What exactly do they need? The Department of State needs specialized software licenses for financial investigative tools, blockchain tracing, link analysis, and digital forensic software to enable investigative units to analyze digital evidence from phones and computers.
What's the contract structure and timeline? The contract will be awarded using commercial item procedures under FAR Part 12 and 13.5. The period of performance is 45 days to deliver the licenses and coordinate/schedule the requested certified trainings after the award of the contract.
How will they pick the winner? The award will be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable responsible offeror.
When and how do you bid? Bids are due on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at 5:00 PM EST. Interested Offerors shall provide the required information via e-mail to the addresses listed below.
Gotchas
- 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.
- The vendor must respond to any technical requests over the phone or e-mail in a maximum of one day during the warranty period.
- The provider shall give licensee no less than three (3) months' advance written notice of any service discontinuation.
Next Steps
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov.
- Write a 1-page summary of similar work you've done before.
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit.
- Find a teaming partner who already has the required certification.
Category Key: other
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
- Authorized reseller of the required software licenses
- Has experience with financial investigative tools and blockchain tracing
Heads up — easy to miss
- 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.
- The vendor must respond to any technical requests over the phone or e-mail in a maximum of one day during the warranty period.
- The provider shall give licensee no less than three (3) months' advance written notice of any service discontinuation.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov.
- Write a 1-page summary of similar work you've done before.
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit.
- Find a teaming partner who already has the required certification.