Cybersecurity Compliance and Incident Response Support

The contract requires comprehensive cybersecurity compliance and incident response support for systems handling controlled unclassified information, with a primary focus on achieving and maintaining NIST SP 800-171 compliance. This includes implementing the full set of security requirements outlined in the standard to safeguard contract data against unauthorized access, disclosure, and modification. The contractor must ensure all systems are configured, monitored, and managed in alignment with NIST guidelines and must be prepared to demonstrate ongoing adherence through documentation and audits. In the event of a cyber incident, the contractor is obligated to report the incident to the Defense Industrial Base Cyber Incident Reporting Portal within 72 hours of discovery, providing timely, accurate, and complete details to support government-wide situational awareness and response efforts. Additionally, the contractor must preserve forensic-grade electronic media associated with any cyber incident to ensure the integrity and availability of evidence for subsequent investigations. This includes securing and isolating affected systems, capturing memory dumps, disk images, logs, and other digital artifacts in a forensically sound manner, without altering or contaminating the data. All preservation activities must follow accepted industry standards to maintain chain of custody and evidentiary validity. The work is performed as a subcontract under the Department of Defense’s Defense Logistics Agency and is categorized under NAICS code 541512, indicating it involves computer systems design and related services. Failure to meet these requirements could jeopardize contract compliance and impact the security of sensitive defense information.