The Design Knowledge Company LLC, a subsidiary of KBR, Inc., has been awarded a single-award indefinite delivery contract worth up to $665 million by the Department of the Air Force to provide research, development, and deployment of advanced cybersecurity systems. Under this contract, The Design Knowledge Company has received multiple delivery orders totaling over $119 million as of June 2022.
The key product being delivered is the Innovative Cyberinfrastructure Threat Assessment Environment (INCITE) Common Operating Picture for Event Response Situation Awareness (COPERS) system, which provides a consolidated view of cybersecurity incidents and network defense operations for the Air Force. The Design Knowledge Company is the prime contractor, working with major subcontractors like Synopsys, Cadence Design Systems, and Siemens to develop and deploy this system at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base through 2025. The contracted work falls under the SBIR Phase III program and does not utilize any set-aside designations. The funding for this effort is being provided by multiple Air Force organizations, including the Materiel Command Research Laboratory and United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa.
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