Marine Corps Awards Cyber, IT Contracts to Three Firms

By

Michael Peck

The Marine Corps Systems Command’s Cyber Advisory Team completed its first emergency cyber acquisition as part of a new process designed to more quickly respond to the cyber warfighting needs of the force. The CAT quickly analyzes, distinguished, prioritizes and tracks cyber acquisition processes in order to provide more responsive and effective support to Marine Corps cyber forces. (U.S. Marine Corps illustration by Jennifer Sevier)

The Marine Corps has awarded cyber and IT contracts to three companies.

Under the indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts, which will support Marine Corps Forces Cyber Command, the contractors will provide “cyber and information technology training including basic level courses, intermediate level courses, opportunity level courses, opportunity areas from Pipeline 2.2, and other software applications,” according to the Department of Defense contract announcement. “Training will provide commercially available technical courses required to meet operational standards at national level organizations providing support to cyber security missions.”

The companies are Executive Protection Systems, which received a $19.2 million contract, Onyx Consulting, which received a $14.6 million contract, and CSR Group, which received a $14.1 million contract.

The contract includes a base year and two one-year options.