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U.S. Air Force awards ICF $50 million cyberspace services task order

By TechTaffy Desk

Consulting and digital services provider ICF was awarded a new task order to provide comprehensive cyber support across the U.S. Air Force enterprise. The task order was awarded by the Air Combat Command (ACC) under the U.S. General Services Administration’s OASIS (One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract. It has a value of over $50 million and a term of 3.5 years including a one-year base, two one-year options plus one six-month option.

Under the agreement, ICF will provide technical and programmatic expertise and advisory services to help transition the Air Force’s cyberspace core function from the Air Force Space Command to ACC. This includes developing recommendations to ACC on how to manage, deploy and invest in cyber capabilities, the company said in a statement.

[Image courtesy: U.S. Air Force]

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