The SSA has a requirement to employ more advanced analytics in regards to monitoring user behavior on the SSA network. The agency has taken the initiative to strengthen its ability for analysis of…
Ended Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 28321317FDX030004
- Awardee
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Mercom, Incorporated UEI ZP9UC8X53NG7
- Awarding agency
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Social Security Administration
- Obligated
- $1,043,321
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- SSARFQ171350 Solicitation number
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $1,043,320.55 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541519 Other Computer Related Services
- PSC
- 7030 Information Technology Software
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 7 offers Multiple Award, Fair Opportunity
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Baltimore, MD 21235, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exercise an Option | $111,350 | |
| Exercise an Option | $107,950 | |
| Exercise an Option | $105,400 | |
| Exercise an Option | $102,000 | |
| Original award | $616,621 |
About this award
The Social Security Administration issued a delivery order to Mercom, Incorporated on August 31, 2017, under the GSA-administered Solutions for Enterprise Wide Procurement V (SEWP V) GWAC for user behavior analytics software and maintenance services, with a ceiling value of $1,043,320.55.
The order is set aside for total small business. Place of performance is Baltimore, MD. The requirement addresses SSA's need to implement a user behavior analytics (UBA) solution across enterprise platforms and system logs including Active Directory, Splunk, network traffic, web traffic, and Linux and Unix-based devices. The solution must automatically baseline user and entity behavior to identify anomalies, alert on anomalies for investigation, compare user behavior against peer groups, and leverage machine learning capabilities for automated baselining and anomaly detection. The delivery order covers Option Year IV for Gurucul software maintenance, with an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2022.
Description
The SSA has a requirement to employ more advanced analytics in regards to monitoring user behavior on the SSA network. The agency has taken the initiative to strengthen its ability for analysis of user and entity behavior, referred to as UBA. With additional focus on cybersecurity and the effects of compromised credentials that allow malicious outsiders to act as insiders, the agency expects that UBA and anomaly detection with risk scoring can be used for efficient investigation and mitigation of risky behavior, and for timely detection of malicious intruders. These solutions would offer insightful machine learning techniques and automation to detect anomalies, which the agency could use to build on the current rule-based threshold alerts. The division of security engineering in OIS has a need to implement a UBA solution for enterprise use with a wide variety of SSA platforms and system logs as data sources, including but not limited to: active directory, splunk, network traffic, web traffic, linux and unix based devices, printing servers, and other hardware and software logs. The solution should automatically baseline user and entity behavior to identify anomalous behavior and alert on these anomalies for investigation. The solution should also have the ability to compare user behavior against their peer group(s). Machine learning capabilities are a necessity for automated base lining and anomaly detection, but IT may be necessary for additional machine learning models to be integrated into the UBA solution to allow for a custom configuration. The solution should also be compliant with the goals of CDM/cmaas phase 3 objectives related to event management.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 28321317FDX030004?
28321317FDX030004 was awarded to Mercom, Incorporated by Social Security Administration on August 31, 2017.
How much is contract 28321317FDX030004 worth?
The government has obligated $1,043,321 on 28321317FDX030004.
Is contract 28321317FDX030004 an order under another contract?
Yes. 28321317FDX030004 is a delivery order under NNG15SD84B, a government wide acquisition contract (GWAC), on Solutions for Enterprise Wide Procurement V (SEWP V).
Was contract 28321317FDX030004 competed?
The extent of competition for 28321317FDX030004 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 7 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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