Palo Alto Unit 42 Public Sector Expertise on Demand Subscription

The Department of the Treasury, through the Office of Management/CFO, is soliciting a firm-fixed price contract for a Palo Alto Unit 42 Public Sector Expertise on Demand Subscription. This initiative provides the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency with investigative support and analysis to enhance indicators of compromise, assess attribution, and identify threat actors using commercial, open-source, and proprietary data sets. The goal is to leverage real-time intelligence on emerging threats and vulnerabilities to anticipate risks and implement proactive defense techniques for agency systems. The requirement includes a dedicated research unit and a remote response time of eight hours, with up to 1,600 consulting hours available per performance period. The contract is structured with a base year and four option years, with a total potential duration not to exceed 66 months. This acquisition is set aside for Women-Owned Small Businesses under NAICS code 541519. Award will be granted to the responsible vendor providing a technically acceptable quote with the lowest total price, provided they are an authorized Palo Alto reseller. Key deliverables include an initial staffing plan and monthly workforce reports to verify that the small business prime and its similarly situated subcontractors perform at least 51 percent of the total personnel cost. All information generated under this contract is classified as Controlled Unclassified Information and must be protected according to NIST SP 800-171 standards.