Heather Kirk May 2, 2023 0 Comments

Small business is taking note as it appears that this upcoming RFP to provide support to the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency National Risk Management Center (NRMC), which had previously been competed as unrestricted, is now identified as being a set-aside action for small business.  

Last competed and awarded to Booz Allen Hamilton in 2020, the next iteration of this Supply Chain Risk Assessment contract to support the National Risk Management Center (NRMC) in its efforts to more effectively communicate certain identified supply chain risks posed by entities, hardware, software, services and as more holistic framing of critical elements are defined across national critical functions (NCFs) is expected to go out on GSA Schedule – NAICS 541690, sometime early next month.  

Led by Mona Harrington, who was selected to lead the National Risk Management Center (NRMC) at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in September of 2022, this center (formerly known as the Office of Cyber and Infrastructure Analysis), was established in 2018 to serve as the nation’s center for critical infrastructure risk analysis. NRMC provides critical analytical support to CISA’s mission to understand, manage, and reduce risk to the cyber and physical infrastructure Americans rely on every day.  

Details on the prior Supply Chain Risk Assessment contract and spend to date can be found here. This contract, which was last competed on GSA Alliant, drew 5 bidders.   

Key Potential Points of Contact (current or past):  

  • Dr. Eva Shaw-Taylor, Contracting Officer, eva.shaw-taylor@cisa.dhs.gov  
  • Angela Rhone, Contracts, DHS  
  • Kerri Williams, Contracts, DHS CISA – kerri.williams@hq.dhs.gov 
  • Dan Dagher, National Risk Management Center (NRMC) Supply Chain Risk Management Initiative Lead, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, DHS 
  • Mona Harrington, Assistant Director, National Risk Management Center, CISA  
  • James Platt, Acting Associate Director, National Risk Management Center, CISA  
  • Georgette Holmes, Chief Data Scientist and Geo Analytics, National Risk Management Center, CISA  

Firms drawing the most attention  

Included below is a list of the large and small companies we have noted as drawing the most views by Government and industry leaders on the OrangeSlices AI consultant directory since the beginning of FY 2023 and that bring direct past performance and/or related relationships in support of DHS CISA.  

** An Elev8 GovCon Honoree, noted for a corporate culture that demonstrates excellence, making the company a beacon for talent, for partners, and for clients.      

We cannot and will not speculate here as to the reasons for the increased interest, but whether it is a company evaluating them as a potential partner; a federal acquisition leader doing their due diligence; or a consultant weighing their next job move, this group of companies has been receiving increased interest.   

If you are a small or large business with capabilities and socio-economic status that might support this effort, comment below and let others know you are interested.   

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