Blanket Purchase Agreement GS35F0679K-AG3142B070015

This Blanket Purchase Agreement was awarded by the Department of Agriculture Office of the Chief Information Officer to Nucorevision Inc., a minority-owned small business, in March 2007. The BPA has a potential value of $16.5M and was issued against Nucorevision's GSA Schedule 70 contract to procure certification and accreditation services for various USDA IT systems.

Under the BPA, Nucorevision has provided certification and accreditation support, security controls documentation, and senior network engineering services to multiple USDA subagencies. Specific task orders awarded include $69,982 to assist with security controls documentation for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in 2011, $97,424 for Phase II C&A activities for the National Appeals Division in 2010, and $97,424 for Phase II C&A for the Program Services Division in 2010. Places of performance included the agency locations in Riverdale, MD, Washington D.C., and Alexandria, VA.

The BPA and associated task orders aimed to leverage Nucorevision's expertise in certification and accreditation, security documentation, and network engineering to support the Department of Agriculture's efforts to achieve accreditation and ensure proper security controls for various IT systems, in accordance with National Institute of Standards and Technology guidelines and Office of Management and Budget policy.