IT Security Integration and Certification Support

The contract solicits support for integrating sonar and data systems into the US Geological Survey’s IT infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on achieving federal security standards. Work will encompass full lifecycle security categorization, Certification and Accreditation processes, and adherence to FIPS and NIST guidelines to ensure systems meet rigorous federal information security requirements. The effort is focused on enabling secure, compliant data interoperability within federal IT environments, particularly for critical scientific and environmental monitoring systems. This is a total small business set-aside subcontract under NAICS code 541512, managed by the Department of the Interior through the Office of Acquisition and Grants. Responses are due by August 4, 2026, and the contract is posted on SAM.gov with no specified place of performance or point of contact listed. The solicitation is open exclusively to small businesses as defined by the SBA, and successful proposers must demonstrate capability in securing complex data systems within federal constraints, ensuring alignment with U.S. government cybersecurity and compliance mandates.