CISA contemplates whether to hire security software buying help
Brief
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is contemplating whether to hire a contractor to help manage its purchases of cybersecurity software and related tools via a single mechanism.
CISA currently acquires the tools through the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program for protecting civilian government networks and Capacity Building, an arm of the agency that leads federal enterprise cyber governance efforts.
By launching this sources sought notice on Aug. 12 , CISA is signaling the start of its evaluation of acquisition approaches that would support roughly $600 million in cyber software purchases per year.
The agency eventually wants that figure to grow to $6 billion per year over the entire contract’s lifecycle, should a contract be created.