299 NOSS Squirrel Compliance

The Department of the Army National Guard, through the 184 Kansas Air National Guard at McConnell AFB, seeks quotations for 442 one-year licenses of Squirrel Defender 2.3.SR4.1.0.0.G network compliance software plus corresponding annual support, with proposals due September 21, 2026. This is a total small business set-aside (1,250-employee threshold, NAICS 513210). The solicitation was amended on September 10 to reduce the license quantity from 534 to 442 and remove a training line item; clauses were corrected on September 12.

Place of performance includes McConnell AFB and McGhee Tyson CEDC/SPDN, Kansas. The procurement requires Squirrel Defender specifically to perform automated network infrastructure security and compliance execution for Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Cyber Operations Readiness Assessment (CORA) mandates, including write-back remediation and native CKL artifact generation for STIG Automation compliance. A Limited Competition Justification documents that market research of five commercial platforms (Ansible, Flexera, Rubrik, Forward Networks, and Squirrel Compliancy Solutions) determined Squirrel Defender the only COTS solution meeting salient requirements without requiring custom development or manual processing; the justification is posted with the solicitation per FAR 6.302-1.

The base period is one year from license receipt, with an option for an additional one year. The contract is firm fixed price, awarded to the lowest-price responsible offeror meeting technical requirements. Price and technical evaluation are weighted equally. Quotations must be submitted electronically to 184WG.MSG.CONTRACTING@us.af.mil in MS Word, Excel, or PDF format and include the offeror's name, address, CAGE code, Unique Entity ID, contact information, and a quote acceptance period of at least 60 days. The Contracting Officer is Joshua Kingori; the Contracting Specialist is Kevin Smith. NAICS 513210, PSC 7A21.