# Cyber Platforms and Systems Program Management Advisory and Assistance Services Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/w52p1j22d0027 - Solicitation number: W52P1J-22-D-0027 - Notice type: Sources sought - Status: Awarded to Kwaan Bear IT Solutions, LLC - Department: Department of the Army - Agency: Department of the Army - Contracting office: W6QK ACC-APG Cont CT Wash Ofc (W909MY) - Set-aside: 8(a) set-aside - Place of performance: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland - County: Harford County (FIPS 24025). https://abierto.us/counties/harford-county-md-24025 - City: Aberdeen Proving Ground. https://abierto.us/cities/aberdeen-proving-ground-md-2400175 - First posted: June 11, 2025 - Last posted: June 17, 2025 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0166f033e5a84ce48c9ae32412402290/view ## Description The Army Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors (PEO IEW&S), PM DCO is seeking information from potential sources for experienced cyber-related advisory and assistance support services to augment PM DCO’s core Government personnel to support the missions of the PM DCO and its customers. PM DCO mission is to equip the United States (US) Army cyber defender and warfighter with advanced, agile, and flexible cyberspace infrastructure, platforms, and tools to quickly deliver effects. The PM DCO mission dictates a very unique set of cyber requirements, both operationally and tactically. Defensive cyberspace operations is defined as missions to preserve the ability to utilize blue cyberspace capabilities and protect data, networks, cyberspace-enabled devices, and other designated systems by defeating on-going or imminent malicious cyberspace activity. Defensive cyberspace operations include passive and active cyberspace operations intended to preserve the ability to protect data, networks, net-centric capabilities, and other Department of Defense (DoD) designated systems. Active cyberspace defense includes hunting for advanced internal threats, along with internal responses to those threats. Please see the associated attachments for the Request For Information (RFI) for completion by all interested parties, along with the Performance Work Statement (PWS). All responsible sources may submit a quotation and technical capabilities, which, if received within five (05) business days of publication of this notice, shall be reviewed by PEO IEW&S DCO. All RFI responses must be submitted to the Government point of contact at the email address shown below. Kimberly M. Barnes (Primary) Kimberly.m.barnes3.civ@army.mil PEO IEW&S, DCO Acquisition Management Division 9351 Hall Rd, Building 1456 Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 Responders are advised that the Government may utilize supportcontractors/non-Government personnel to assist in collecting and reviewingmarket research information. Responders shall either: 1) submit copies of executed non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) with thecontractorssupporting PEO EIS DCO in technical evaluations or; 2) a statement that the responder will not allow the Government to release itsproprietary data to the Government support contractors. In the absence of either of the foregoing, the Government will assume that theresponder does NOT agree to the release of its submission to Governmentsupport contractors. If a formal solicitation is generated later, a solicitation notice will be published. No award will be made as a result of this market research. THIS RFI IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS ACOMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO PROCURE ANY ITEMS/SERVICES, NORFOR THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY FOR THE INFORMATION RECEIVED. NOENTITLEMENT TO PAYMENT OF DIRECT OR INDIRECT COSTS OR CHARGES BY THEGOVERNMENT WILL ARISE AS A RESULT OF SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES TO THISRFI AND GOVERNMENT USE OF SUCH INFORMATION. NO SOLICITATIONDOCUMENT EXISTS. **UPDATE TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS RFI** Q: Is the Government aware of the Project Manager Support Services for Defensive Cyber Operations RFI (832571904) posted by DISA on sam.gov on April 16, 2025? **A:** Yes. However, this is for a different action and a different contract. **Q:** Is the Cyber Platforms and Systems Program Management Advisory and Assistance Services a separate RFI from that posted by DISA? Or are the requirements the same? **A:** Yes, it is a separate RFI from DISA. This is purely for market research only. **Q:** Is the date associated with this PWS correct, 12 June 2024? The PWS in the previous RFI was listed as 25 March 2025. A: Yes, the date is correct. ## Award on USAspending - Recipient: Kwaan Bear IT Solutions, LLC (UEI ECN9QQAS3RR7) - Contract: W52P1J22D0027 - Obligated: $0.00 - Competition: Not Available for Competition, 1 offers received - Link: solicitation number W52P1J22D0027 was reused as the contract number; same awarding office W909MY (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_W52P1J22D0027_9700/ ## Publications - June 11, 2025: Sources sought, due June 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice 60be8775aa604ab1a141809184dd1141. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/60be8775aa604ab1a141809184dd1141/view - June 12, 2025: Sources sought, due June 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice d91c00dec6d44f55ae1b59dbea562ed5. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d91c00dec6d44f55ae1b59dbea562ed5/view - June 17, 2025: Sources sought, due June 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice 0166f033e5a84ce48c9ae32412402290. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0166f033e5a84ce48c9ae32412402290/view ## Points of contact - Esha Guhaniyogi, esha.guhaniyogi.civ@army.mil - Lynette Perez, lynette.n.perez.civ@army.mil --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/w52p1j22d0027.