Claroty Fly Away Kit Pro licensing and instructor-led training

The Department of State, Office of Global Acquisitions, Acquisition Management Directorate, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Directorate of Cyber and Technology Security, Technology Innovation & Engineering (DS/CTS/TIE), intends to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order to a single source, Vertosoft, LLC, 1602 Village Market Blvd SE, Suite 320, Leesburg, VA 20175 USA, under the authority of FAR 12.102(a) — brand name. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation.

This as an open market purchase IAW FAR 12.201-1(e)(1). The requirement is to provide Claroty Fly Away Kit Pro licensing and instructor-led training, consisting of two (2) one-year Fly Away Kit Pro licenses (each supporting up to 10 assessments) and one (1) remote instructor-led training session for up to 10 attendees. The period of performance is one year from the date of award. Fly Away Kit Pro is a proprietary product internally developed and manufactured by Claroty.

Claroty owns all distribution and marketing rights for Fly Away Kit Pro and its associated training. Licenses are issued to the end user through an authorized reseller or value-added reseller (VAR); although procurement is being completed through an approved reseller, Claroty maintains sole control of the Fly Away Kit Pro product, licensing, and training content.

This capability will support cyber and OT assessment personnel in establishing a repeatable Operational Technology (OT) cyber assessment and survey program for Department of State domestic and overseas environments, including asset inventory, passive PCAP-based discovery, active Claroty Edge scanning where authorized, industrial protocol identification, and consistent survey data for follow-on reporting, risk reduction, and remediation planning.

This procurement will enable DS/CTS/TIE to conduct up to 20 OT assessments during the license period. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Responses must include a written narrative statement of capability, including detailed technical information demonstrating the company's ability to meet the above requirements.

Written responses must be received no later than [insert response due date/time] to the person(s) listed as the Government point of contact in this announcement. This will be a sole source award to a small business concern. The National Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 423430 – Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers, and the size standard is 250 employees. Single Source Justification, Solicitation 19AQMM26Q0440, and Attachment 1 C-SCRM Questionnaire are attached.