Closed Solicitation · DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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The Department of State is seeking sources for a Network Detection and Response solution to enhance its cybersecurity capabilities. The ideal contractor will provide a system that monitors network traffic, detects anomalies, and utilizes AI and machine learning for efficient threat response. The solution must support various environments, including on-premises and multiple cloud services, and be scalable to manage diverse network architectures. Interested bidders should refer to the attached sources sought document for additional details.
The Office of Cyber Monitoring and Operations within the Department of States Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Directorate of Cyber and Technology Security manages a comprehensive portfolio of cybersecurity tools deployed to secure the Department of States (DOS) networks and data. This document outlines the requirements supporting the technical replacement and maturation of the Enterprise Network Detection and Response. SCOPE Security Posture The DOS Cyber Protection program requires the capability to monitor network traffic to rapidly detect, assess and act upon anomalous activity on the Departments networks. The ideal solution will baseline normal network activity, evaluate network packet metadata, and leverage threat intelligence to identify and escalate potential threat activity. The Department needs a solution that will leverage advances in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to streamline threat detection and response actions. Monitoring and Incident Response Responsibilities The scope of the Departments monitoring and incident response responsibilities encompasses a hosted environment (network) that includes but is not limited to: 1) on-prem Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU); 2) SBU Azure Cloud environments, and 3) SBU AWS cloud environments. Various applications and services are hosted through multiple cloud service models such as IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. Scalable Capacity In addition, the Department recognizes the need for any network detection and response capability to include a strategy and scalable capacity to monitor multiple disparate environments. These environments include: air-gapped networks; dedicated internet networks (DINS); Demilitarized Zones (DMZs) hosted domestically and overseas (not connected to the enterprise network); and multiple, distinct Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) such as Google Cloud, AWS Commercial, AWS GovCloud, Azure Commercial, and Microsoft Azure Government (MAG). Contractor solutions shall not include managed service elements outside the scope of SaaS hosting. The contractor solution shall be turned over to the Department for daily management and operations. See attached sources sought for further details
Network Detection and Response is a federal acquisition solicitation issued by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. Review the full description, attachments, and submission requirements on SamSearch before the response deadline.
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