{"id":15967,"date":"2019-09-25T18:31:08","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T18:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2019\/09\/25\/a-new-contract-offers-on-demand-support-for-cyber-missions\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:03:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:03:46","slug":"a-new-contract-offers-on-demand-support-for-cyber-missions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/home\/2019\/09\/25\/a-new-contract-offers-on-demand-support-for-cyber-missions\/","title":{"rendered":"A new contract offers on-demand support for cyber missions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The government has selected Parsons for a $590 million cyber contract called Combatant Commands Cyber Mission Support (CCMS). The contract, run out of the General Services Administration, will support cyber capabilities \u2014 both hardware and software requirements \u2014 across the government to include geographic and functional combatant commands, the interagency and federal\/civilian agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe contract, the way it was structured was to be able to develop and deliver capability multidomain capability across the services, both defensive, non-defensive capabilities, as well as open-source, intelligence analytics through this contracting mechanism,\u201d Paul Decker, executive vice president and head of cyber and intelligence business for Parsons, told Fifth Domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe intent of this is for it to be a multiuse contract to serve both the DoD, as well as interagencies across the department \u2026 A key takeaway is as organizational requirements continue to get fed up through the various different tactical organizations, it is all going to be about having technology that is interoperable, integrateable and that can be used at each echelon at an organization.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More specifically, according to a source, the contract seeks to provide cyber research, development, test and evaluation, training and cyber tools. It will provide rapid capabilities and is thought to strengthen cyber operations for forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Decker said that this could be one of many vehicles used by U.S. Cyber Command to procure capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\t