The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Directorate Intelligence (DI), Information Technology Section (ITS) has a requirement for Open-Source Intelligence tools and services that collect Publicly Available Information and/or Commercially Available Information from the internet and social media platforms.

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The Directorate of Intelligence of the FBI manages the Social Media Program, providing tools and training to assist Headquarters Divisions and Field Offices in conducting Social Media research and searches nationwide.

The Directorate of Intelligence envisions responses from two types of vendors, as described below. Respondent companies must state which category they are responding for.

• I. Major Open Source Systems: Vendors should have broad internet search capabilities across many major social media websites with the flexibility to adjust CAI sources as the social media landscape diversifies (as described in the capabilities section of the Request for Information Notice). The tool should enable users to conduct research on the lawfully obtained CAI data using various analytic and filtering capabilities. In addition, the tool should have the ability to present search results in various formats. Note: All Capabilities listed below are applicable to any system in this first category.
• II. Specialized: small-scale, “niche” Open Source Systems- Vendors should have niche or specialized capabilities for one or very few web sources, or which provide access and processing of internet CAI information in a way that adds value and insight.
• Examples include:
  • Vendors that provide specialized review, sorting, and processing capabilities on important internet data sets
  • Vendors offering special access to difficult-to-find data sources