Cybersecurity Compliance & Incident Response Support

The contract entails the implementation of NIST SP 800-171 security controls to safeguard covered defense information, ensuring compliance with federal cybersecurity standards for nonfederal systems handling sensitive DoD data. It requires continuous adherence to these controls through monitoring, documentation, and regular assessment to maintain authorization and mitigate risks associated with unauthorized access or data exposure. Concurrently, the contractor must establish and maintain a robust cyber incident reporting process via DIBNet, enabling timely submission of incident details to the Department of Defense as mandated, ensuring situational awareness and coordinated response across the defense industrial base. Additionally, the contractor is obligated to preserve forensic data relevant to any cybersecurity incident, including logs, memory dumps, system images, and other digital evidence, in a manner that maintains integrity and chain of custody for potential investigation or legal proceedings. This includes deploying tools and procedures to capture and store data securely, ensuring availability even during active threats or system compromise. The work falls under NAICS code 541512 for computer systems design services and is executed as a subcontract under the Defense Logistics Agency, with performance requirements centered on protecting classified and controlled unclassified information in alignment with DoD cyber resilience objectives.