Naval Air Systems Command has given Fortress Government Solutions a $95 million contract to implement a new software platform able to provide continuous monitoring of the service’s supply chain.
Under the five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract announced Wednesday, Fortress will deliver a suite of cyber supply chain risk management (C-SCRM) capabilities — including software, analytics, reporting tools and additional integration services. The platform will provide NAVAIR with detailed insights into its massive supplier base and alert program offices about potential risks, according to Don Archer, president of the company.
“This will be the first time NAVAIR has adopted a program that will give them the ability to look at any product [and] any system across the NAVAIR enterprise, dig into what the risks are associated with that product and then remediate those,” Archer told DefenseScoop in an interview.
Securing the Defense Department’s domestic supply chain has been a top priority under the second Trump administration, with officials highlighting concerns over adversaries infiltrating the American industrial base and…
