CISA Seeks Feedback on Protective Email Service
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued a Request for Information seeking feedback and insight from industry that offer email security capabilities ore have delivered similar complex solutions to the federal government or private sector. CISA says it is exploring a Protective Email Service to execute its mission to protect Federal Civilian Executive Branch email traffic and to conduct threat hunting and incident response. The agency says that responses will help it refine solution design, use cases and functional requirements, provide insight into scalability of the potential services, assist the government in determining industry segmentation by capability and size, and provide insights into the current offerings of PES for developing a potential acquisition strategy. Notice ID: 47QFRA22K0005. Respond by Dec. 15. Contact: Diana Zoppi, [email protected]
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DHS Releases FY ’22 SBIR Presolicitation
The Department of Homeland Security Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program has released its presolicitation notice for fiscal year 2022. The program includes the DHS Science and Technology Directorate SBIR program and the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction SBIIR program. The final solicitation is currently set to be issued on Dec. 15 with proposals due by Jan. 19, 2022. Notice ID: 70RSAT22R00000005P. Contact: Danette Williams, [email protected], 202-447-5933.
TSA Releases Policy for Technology Donors, Third Party Acceptance Testers
The Transportation Security Administration this month released a notice to clarify its policy for third-party testing in support of acceptance testing of donated Transportation Security Equipment. The purpose of the third-party testing (TPT) effort is to speed capability to the field, which the agency is doing through its Capability Acceptance Program that enables donations of security equipment. Before TSA will accept donated equipment, donors must assure that acceptance testing has been performed, which is where the TPT agents come in to do the actual testing and submit the results to the agency’s test and evaluation for acceptance. The guidance in the notice outlines the process for qualifying as a TPT acceptance testing agent. See notice ID: TSA25-04-03669. Contact: Michael Benedetti, [email protected].
CBP Seeks More Feedback on Cloud and Integrated Services
Customs and Border Protection is continuing to survey the market for its upcoming Enterprise Cloud and Integrated Services procurement, released two more requests for information on the General Services Administration’s eBuy site for industry review and feedback. CBP plans to issue a draft request for proposal and a final RFP in 2022. The ECIS acquisition will support the migration and maintenance of CBP’ Office of Information Technology’s IT systems to a cloud-based architecture. Notice ID: 20117609. Jaime Reed, contract specialist, [email protected].
Counter-Drone Office Plans Evaluations of As-A-Service and High-Power Microwave Solutions
The Defense Department’s office assessing defenses against small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) is seeking white paper submissions leading to operational assessments next spring of counter-sUAS (C-sUAS)-as-a-service and of high-power microwave (HPM) solutions that can defeat drones. For the HPM assessment, the Joint C-sUAS Office (JCO) says it is seeking fixed ground-based solutions at a technology readiness level of six, which essentially refers to a prototype system and has been tested in a high-fidelity laboratory environment or simulated operational setting. The JCO wants solutions that can generate enough energy to “destroy or defeat” multiple sUAS at various ranges attacking at the same time from different elevations and azimuths. Solutions that jam or deny communications links won’t be selected, the JCO says in a Nov. 9 notice published in the federal government’s business opportunities site, Sam.gov. The office also says that awards related to the HPM effort may include prototypes, “but also concept demonstrations, pilots and agile development activities that can incrementally improve commercial technologies, existing government-owned capabilities, or concepts for defense application.” The model for the C-sUAS-as-a-Service (CaaS) demonstration is contractor-owned, government-operated paid with an annual fee for multiple configurations. Vendors will be evaluated on the ability of their CaaS solution to protect locations over three days and on their proposed business model to understand the total ownership cost for customers for a one-year base period and four option years. The JCO says the CaaS effort will inform the DoD C-sUAS joint community and, like the HPM evaluation, will include a demonstration next April at the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. The CaaS effort will protect a fixed-location that is one-mile wide and two miles long with a command center with capabilities to detect, identify and defeat drones. Responses to the Army’s Rapid Capabilities Office for both efforts are due by Nov. 29. Selected vendors will be responsible for paying for and bringing their systems to the evaluation. The government may make one or multiple awards based on successful evaluations and available funding for both efforts.