Cybersecurity Compliance and Reporting

The contract requires the implementation and ongoing maintenance of NIST SP 800-171 security controls to safeguard Covered Defense Information, ensuring compliance with federal cybersecurity standards for contractors handling sensitive DoD data. This includes establishing technical, administrative, and physical safeguards to protect information systems and data from unauthorized access, disclosure, or compromise, with a strict requirement to detect and report cybersecurity incidents within 72 hours of discovery. The work is scoped as a subcontract under the Department of Defense, specifically for the Fluid Handling Division, and performance is to be carried out at the designated location in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, with a zip code of 17070-5002. The solicitation, issued under NAICS code 541512 for Computer Systems Design Services, was posted on July 14, 2026, and responses are due by July 27, 2026, indicating a tight timeline for qualification and submission.