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Cyber Analytic Platform

ID: CyberAnalyticPlatform • Type: Sources Sought

Description

CLASSIFICATION

  • Product Service Code DA10
  • NAICS Code: 518210 Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

DESCRIPTION

As part of its market research, the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is seeking sources for the provision of a cyber analytic platform in support of the DCSA Cyber Mission Center. Please review the attached draft requirements document.

Respondents may be invited to participate in a virtual industry day and/or one-on-one market research discussions based on information obtained through this Sources Sought Notice, at which point additional requirements may be provided to respondents.

The Government requests that interested parties respond to this notice in writing including details of your company's ability to deliver a cyber analytic platform in fulfillment of the draft requirements document. Additionally, please provide the following information:

  • Contractor name
  • Contractor address
  • Contractor point of contact, phone, and email address
  • Contractor Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number
  • Capabilities statement
  • Small Business Classification
  • FSS/GSA or GWAC Contract number (if applicable)

Please limit responses to a maximum of five pages.

Interested parties may express their interest by providing a complete response no later than October 28, 2024. The response must provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capability of the party to satisfy the requirement. A determination not to compete this proposed contract upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. When responding to this announcement, respondents should refer to Announcement CyberAnalyticPlatform Sources Sought Notice. Any prospective contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible for award. Interested parties are

encouraged to furnish information. All interested parties shall submit clear and convincing documentation demonstrating their capabilities to satisfy the requirements listed.

Please note that during this time the Government is unable to provide direct responses to questions received in relation to the draft requirements. However, due consideration will be given to all feedback and any feedback received may be used to revise the requirements.

Not responding to this request does not preclude participation in a future solicitation.

DISCLAIMER: This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this Request for Information/Sources Sought that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought.

Background
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is conducting market research to identify sources capable of providing a cyber analytic platform to support its Cyber Mission Center. The goal of this contract is to enhance the agency's capabilities in cyber threat identification and vulnerability assessment through advanced data processing and analytics.

Work Details
The contractor will be responsible for delivering a cyber analytic platform that includes the following capabilities:

- Ingest multiple data types from various sources, with specific requirements for data ingestion frequency and volume, including:
- Data Source 1: 1.1–4.5 billion records per day, ingested at least once every 24 hours.
- Data Sources 2, 3, and 4: ingested at least once per week.

- Perform an average of 3.5 million queries per day to enrich ingested data sources.

- Achieve data enrichment of 60–300 million records per day with an average ingest amount of approximately 2TB daily and a storage capacity of around 800TB.

- Ensure scalability to support up to 1,000 total users and up to 500 concurrent users.

- Implement a secured Platform as a Service (PaaS) system capable of ingesting and exporting data in multiple formats (e.g., JSON, XML, SQL, CSV).

- Provide an intuitive graphical user interface (UI) that allows users to visualize indexes based on their roles without requiring programming knowledge.

- Enable advanced querying against all data fields and allow for export of results in various formats.

- Maintain compliance with established policies and laws while implementing business rules within the platform.

- Deliver reliable access with scheduled maintenance conducted during off-peak hours, ensuring a system availability of 99.9%.

- Support role-based security/access control models to manage user access based on their roles.

- Ensure the solution is Impact Level 5 certified for storing Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).

Place of Performance
The geographic location(s) where the contract will be performed have not been specified in the provided information.

Overview

Response Deadline
Oct. 28, 2024, 10:20 a.m. EDT Past Due
Posted
Oct. 22, 2024, 5:43 p.m. EDT
Set Aside
None
Place of Performance
Quantico, VA United States
Source
SAM

Current SBA Size Standard
$40 Million
Pricing
Likely Fixed Price
Est. Level of Competition
Low
Odds of Award
11%
Signs of Shaping
The solicitation is open for 5 days, below average for the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. 59% of similar contracts within the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency had a set-aside.
On 10/22/24 Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency issued Sources Sought CyberAnalyticPlatform for Cyber Analytic Platform due 10/28/24. The opportunity was issued full & open with NAICS 518210 and PSC DA10.
Primary Contact
Name
Lindsay Whiteaker   Profile
Phone
None

Secondary Contact

Name
Shakita Kearney   Profile
Phone
None

Documents

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Additional Details

Source Agency Hierarchy
DEPT OF DEFENSE > DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY (DCSA) > DEFENSE CI AND SECURITY AGENCY
FPDS Organization Code
97AV-HS0021
Source Organization Code
500043828
Last Updated
Oct. 22, 2024
Last Updated By
lindsay.m.whiteaker.civ@mail.mil
Archive Date
Nov. 12, 2024