Automated Controls and Cybersecurity Systems Engineering and Design Support

This Master IDIQ, awarded by the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Portland District on April 19, 2018, contracts engineering and design support for automated controls and cybersecurity systems at Corps facilities in Oregon, but ordering closed on March 30, 2023, and no new task orders may be placed against the vehicle.

The vehicle is effectively spent. The combined task-order potential value stands at $855 thousand, of which $821 thousand (96% of potential) has already been obligated across seven task orders. The most recent order was issued in May 2019; no awards have been made in the past seven years. Ordering momentum was front-loaded: six task orders went out in 2018, one in 2019, then the pipeline stopped and the vehicle's ordering window subsequently closed.

The contracted work spans control system and application software development—including switchyard control, remote dam operation, alarm processing, and spill gate control—alongside networking and cybersecurity support (firewall, router, and communications device configuration). Two task orders involved database platform migration (Oracle-to-SQL Server analyses and SQL Server 2016 implementation). Several orders supported generic data acquisition and control systems for flood-risk management at specific Corps dams in Lane County, Oregon, including Dorena, Fern Ridge, Blue River, Fall Creek, and Cottage Grove.

Competition is heavily concentrated. Aitheras LLC holds 4 of 7 orders ($488 thousand in combined potential value), while Automated Control Systems, Inc. holds the remaining 3 orders ($368 thousand). No set-asides were used across any task order; all awards were unrestricted. Customer funding split between the Portland District itself (5 orders, $408 thousand) and the broader Army Corps of Engineers (2 orders, $447 thousand). Typical task-order values ranged from roughly $7 thousand to $230 thousand, with most clustered in the $220–230 thousand band. All seven task orders were priced as firm-fixed-price and have completion dates between 2019 and 2021.

The vehicle is closed to new ordering. Any pursuit activity would require identifying a successor vehicle or direct award pathway.

The US Army Corps of Engineers Portland District has awarded a Master IDIQ for Automated Controls and Cybersecurity Systems Engineering and Design Support services. Contractors shall assist the Automated Controls and Cyber Security Branch (ACCS) in developing advanced control system and application software. Essential features include switchyard control, remote dam operation, alarm processing, spill gate control, and other project specific functions and custom calculations. In addition, the Contractor will assist in providing networking and cyber security support including firewall, router and communications device configuration, as well as documentation support.