Cybersecurity Compliance and CUI Safeguarding

The contract requires the implementation and ongoing maintenance of cybersecurity controls aligned with NIST SP 800-171 to safeguard Controlled Unclassified Information across all contractor systems. This effort is essential to meet federal requirements for protecting sensitive but unclassified data within the Department of Defense’s supply chain, ensuring that any system handling CUI adheres to standardized security practices covering access control, awareness and training, audit and accountability, configuration management, identification and authentication, maintenance, media protection, personnel security, risk assessment, security assessment, system and communications protection, and system and information integrity. The work must be performed at the designated place of performance in New Cumberland, PA, with a zip code of 17070-5002, and the contractor is expected to demonstrate continuous compliance through documentation, monitoring, and reporting. This is a subcontract under the NAICS code 541512, which classifies it as computer systems design and related services, and is issued by the LAND SUPPLY CHAIN division of the Department of Defense. The solicitation was posted on July 14, 2026, with a firm response deadline of July 27, 2026, requiring potential offerors to submit proposals within this window. While no specific set-aside classification is indicated, the contract is part of a broader initiative to enforce cryptographic and operational security standards within defense-related supply chains. Compliance is non-negotiable, and failure to maintain NIST 800-171 controls may result in contract termination or penalties, making rigorous internal security practices and third-party validation critical components of successful performance.