The Department of State has awarded a $4,846,481 definitive, firm-fixed-price contract to Navitas Business Consulting, Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned small business, for the provision of a Network Detection and Response (NDR) modernization solution. This contract, which does not utilize any set-aside designations, will run for an initial one-year base period from September 30, 2025 to September 29, 2026, with one optional one-year extension through September 29, 2027.
The NDR solution will be deployed across the Department of State's global IT infrastructure, which includes approximately 280,000 nodes, 160,000 managed endpoints, and over 200 cloud instances. The solution must meet strict federal requirements, including FedRAMP High authorization and compliance with Executive Order 14028. Key capabilities include automated threat detection, encrypted traffic inspection, east-west network visibility, and real-time threat analysis, which will enhance the Department's ability to detect and respond to sophisticated network-based threats. The contract was awarded through a full and open competition, with the solution to be delivered through U.S.-based services and infrastructure.
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