Independent Test Agent Services

Department of Homeland Security · Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency · MEO Contracting Division (70RCSJ)

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Forecast detail

Not yet solicited

The expected date passed 19 days ago. It may already be on the street — check SAM.gov before doing anything else.

Solicitation expected: August 1, 2026
Anticipated award: September 18, 2026 · Q4 2026
Estimated value: $1M to $2M
Period of performance: September 30, 2026 to September 29, 2027
Contract type: Firm Fixed Price
Expected vehicle: Independent Test Agent (ITA)
Competition: New Requirement, No Contract

No incumbent. A new requirement means nobody is defending a position here, and no one has an insider’s head start on the scope.

Who to talk to

At the forecast stage there is no active procurement, so contact is welcome rather than restricted — this is the one window where a direct conversation is straightforwardly appropriate.

Requirements ownerMorgan SkaggsCISAAPFSVendorInquiries@cisa.dhs.gov
Small Business SpecialistMelody Hinklemelody.hinkle@cisa.dhs.gov · (202) 812-0440

The Small Business Specialist is usually the better first call. Helping firms like yours find and compete for this work is their actual job, and they can tell you whether a set-aside is still under consideration.

Published by the agency in its acquisition forecast, last updated July 1, 2026. Forecast entries are plans, not commitments — dates slip and requirements get cancelled, restructured or absorbed into another buy.

Requirement details

Solicitation number: F2026074118
Notice type: Forecast
NAICS: 541330 — Engineering Services
Set-aside: SB
Posted: 2026-07-01
Place of performance: Arlington, VA

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Statement of work, as posted

CISA requires an Independent Test Agent (ITA) to plan, conduct, and report Operational Test & Evaluation (OT&E) activities for CISA acquisition programs in accordance with DHS policies, directives, and procedures. Key ITA responsibilities include: 1) Planning, conducting, and reporting OT&E activities, 2) Attending test planning meetings and contributing to Test & Evaluation (T&E) documents. 3) Conducting adversarial assessments, cyber resilience testing, and evaluating measures of effectiveness, performance, suitability, and reliability. 4) Providing analysis of red team test results. 5) Supporting government test readiness reviews, developing and presenting operational test results, and briefing stakeholders. 6) Coordinating OT&E strategy and submitting plans/reports to the Director of Test & Evaluation (DOT&E).

Contact

Point of contact: Morgan Skaggs
Role: Requirements owner
Email: CISAAPFSVendorInquiries@cisa.dhs.gov
Secondary: CISAAPFSVendorInquiries@cisa.dhs.gov

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