# FAA Gamified and Customizable Cybersecurity Training

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/693ka825marketsurveygamifiedcyber

- Solicitation number: 693KA8-25-MarketSurvey-GAMIFIEDCYBER
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Closed. Deadline was November 29, 2024 at 11:00 PM EST
- Department: Department of Transportation
- Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
- Contracting office: 693KA8 System Operations Contracts (693KA8)
- NAICS: 54151 Computer Systems Design and Related Services
- Product or service code: 7J20 Hardware and perpetual software licenses for IT Security products providing Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) for real-time operational security such as vulnerability scanning, cyber security, managing firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, and security information and event management (SIEM). Also covers IT Disaster Recovery tools to enable backup and recovery; dedicated failover facilities, generators, UPS systems.
- First posted: November 22, 2024
- Last posted: November 22, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/43a0f24dd2684fd8a3cf2d61befc36e4/view

## Description

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is hereby issuing a Market Survey for Gamified and Customizable Cybersecurity Training. The purpose of this Market Survey is to solicit statements of interest and capabilities from large businesses, small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and 8(a) certified firms, capable of providing the supplies and/or services outlined in this document.

The responses to this Market Survey will help determine the acquisition strategy and whether adequate competition exists to set-aside the competition among small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses or Socially & Economically Disadvantage Business (SEDB/8(a)) certified firms.

The FAA welcomes industry responses from business entities that self-assess current capability to meet all of the following must-haves of the FAA’s anticipated requirement: Cybersecurity Training Required Features/Capabilities Gamified Customizable Capture the Flag (CTF) for both individual users and groups Learning Track for both individual users and groups Leaderboards Multiple learning paths from beginner to expert Training to address Offensive and Defensive Security, DevSecOps, Security Operations Centers (SOCs), Engineering, and Cloud User licenses that can be reallocated (transferrable) among team members Instructions for Submittals: The FAA will only accept email submittals addressed to the FAA Primary Point of Contact of this Market Survey.

The email subject line must include the SAM.gov announcement number followed by the company name. Individual e-mails message size (i.e., email body text plus any attachments) must not exceed 19MB.

**Disclaimer:** This is not a Screening Information Request (SIR). This notice serves as performance of an FAA market analysis in accordance with AMS Procurement Guidance T3.2.1.2.A.1. All costs associated with the preparation and/or submission of responses are the responsibility of the respondent. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information received or costs incurred associated with a submittal for this specific notice.

All proprietary and/or confidential information contained in a submission must be marked appropriately. The FAA’s acquisition policies, guidance, and instruction are found at https://fast.faa.gov/. Participation in this Market Survey notice is voluntary. Responses will be reviewed by FAA employees and a limited number of FAA support contractors working under non-disclosure agreements.

Should a respondent require an NDA be signed between the respondent’s business entity and an FAA support contractor, please email the point of contact listed within this notice indicating so. The FAA has the option of conducting one-on-one communications as deemed appropriate without the obligation to hold communications with all respondents. A business entity responding to this notice neither qualifies respondents for, nor excludes respondents from, responding to a resulting SIR, if any.

## Publications

- November 22, 2024: Sources sought, due November 29, 2024 at 11:00 PM EST. Notice 43a0f24dd2684fd8a3cf2d61befc36e4. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/43a0f24dd2684fd8a3cf2d61befc36e4/view

## Points of contact

- Shaun Miles, shaun.miles@faa.gov, 2022676311

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