Military Embedded Systems

Cyber red team operations contract won by MTS Advantage

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January 10, 2020

Emma Helfrich

Technology Editor

Military Embedded Systems

Cyber red team operations contract won by MTS Advantage
Photo by George B. Davis/U.S. Army National Guard.

DUMFRIES, Va. MTS Advantage, company offering program management and engineering support, was awarded a $90.8 million contract for cyber systems security and cyber defense, as well as network infrastructure program management, the Department of the Defense (DoD) announced.

The contract funds Cyber Red Team operations, which the DoD uses to conduct adversarial assessments of its networks. Contract funds in the amount of $25,000 will be obligated at the time of the award and will not expire at the end of the fiscal year.

If all options are exercised, the cumulative value of the contract will increase to $99.9 million. Work will be performed worldwide and is expected to be completed by January 2026, but includes an option to extend services by six months.

The contract was awarded through a competitive bidding process, with four bids received.