# Continuous Authorization to Operate (cATO) Implementation Services

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/acq240639

- Solicitation number: ACQ-24-0639
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as presolicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Aquia Inc. for $15,140,124.80
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: US Patent and Trademark Office
- Contracting office: Department of Commerce Pto (1333BJ)
- NAICS: 541519 Other Computer Related Services
- Product or service code: DJ10 Security and Compliance support delivered as a service, by subscription, or service contract. Includes support of security policies/controls, processes, measuring compliance of relevant legal/compliance requirements, to include Section 508, and responding to security breaches. Also provides support for IT Security systems providing Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) for real-time Cyber Security and protection such as vulnerability scanning, managing firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, and security information and event management (SIEM). Includes Disaster Recovery (DR) services to support DR policy, process and means, dedicated failover facilities and perform DR testing.
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Millsboro, Delaware
- County: Sussex County (FIPS 10005). https://abierto.us/counties/sussex-county-de-10005
- City: Millsboro. https://abierto.us/cities/millsboro-de-1047940
- First posted: July 17, 2024
- Last posted: September 24, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5a2dfbeb6dbe40c1b76ce54f5a5e10af/view

## Description

Resulting from solicitation 1333BJ24R00280008, contract number 1333BJ24C00280006 was awarded to Aquia Inc. for a total award amount of $15,140,124.80, which is inclusive of options. The solicitation and resultant contract were issued via Patent and Trademark Acquisition Guidelines (PTAG) 6.1.1 Alternative Competition procedures. The contract is for a 12-month period of performance with four (4) 12-month option periods.

The contract type is a hybrid Labor Hour/Firm-Fixed Price, with the services portion of the contract being procured on a Labor Hour basis due to the nature of the cATO services, which involve a high degree of vairability and unpredictability given the dynamic nature of standing up a cATO program at USPTO.

**Contracting Office Address:** 600 Dulany St. Alexandria, VA 22314

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Aquia Inc. (UEI RGMQQK1DLAN9)
- Contract: 1333BJ24C00280006, definitive contract
- Obligated: $8,291,117.86
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 2 offers received
- Link: award number 1333BJ24C00280006 equals the contract number; same awarding office 1333BJ (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1333BJ24C00280006_1344_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- July 17, 2024: Presolicitation, due July 18, 2024 at 8:00 AM EDT. Notice 62b73e5e07c04c6badb9c7c333f3af5f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/62b73e5e07c04c6badb9c7c333f3af5f/view
- September 24, 2024: Award notice. Notice 5a2dfbeb6dbe40c1b76ce54f5a5e10af. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5a2dfbeb6dbe40c1b76ce54f5a5e10af/view

## Points of contact

- Kyle Acton, kyle.acton@uspto.gov
- Stephan Batt, stephan.batt@uspto.gov

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