NVI’s Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) awarded under its GSA Schedule 70 Contract No. GS-35F-0679K and is for certification & accreditation support services to support civilian agencies CyberSecurity Programs. The BPA establishes pre-negotiated competitive hourly labor ceilings and customers with specific needs may negotiate Orders directly with NVI on a non-competitive basis.

The scope of work (SOW) includes the following services: system integration, business intelligence, network engineering, program management, information assurance automated products, information assurance (security) and telecommunications technology solutions. The BPA is available for use by other agencies and for further information on how to purchase NVI services please contact NVI.

In the area of information assurance (security support), NVI can improve your organization’s ability to accomplish your mission by improving the reliability of systems, policies, and processes for protecting your information systems. NVI can help with a variety of expert services, including:

Certification & Accreditation (C&A) Support

Creation and/or Updating of C&A packages (Phase I-III Support)
IV&V of existing C&A packages

Computer Information Program and Policy Support

Enterprise Information Security Policy Development
Strategic Plan Development and Implementation
Continuous Monitoring Program Support

FISMA and FISCAM Program Support

Ensuring compliance with OMB, NIST, FIPS, and other regulatory requirements

Certification & Accreditation (C&A) Support

Creation and/or Updating of C&A packages (Phase I-III Support)
IV&V of existing C&A packages

Network and/or Application Vulnerability & Penetration Testing Assessment

External and internal networks, systems, and devices
Web-based applications

Security Awareness & Training Support

End user (general user), management, ISSO/ISSM/CISO, and technical staff

Incident Response Team Support

Implementation of network and/or host-based IDS systems
Implementation of Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS)
Computer Forensics

Business Resumption Support

Continuity of Operations (COOP)
Disaster Recovery (DR) Plans / IT Recovery Plans
Business Impact Analysis (BIA)

NVI has a successful history of innovation in both operational security and FISMA compliance. Currently we are taking this innovation to the next level for some of our customers by integrating the two functions more closely. Accomplishing this yields a more secure enterprise at a lower cost.

Integrating Compliance Reporting into Enterprise Vulnerability Scanning Activities

Providing NIST 800-53 tests directly to Certifiers to reduce costs and effort on C&A (no manual scanning required)
Enterprise Risk Tool uses same NIST 800-53 tests as inputs to provide risk ratings
C&A team can just concentrate on Operational and Managerial Controls
Repeatable process with cheaper cost and less labor intensive with a higher FISMA score

NucoreVision personnel to be assigned to assist our clients have extensive experience in providing IA support services to federal agencies such as: Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Interior (DOI) (including Bureau of Land Management), and Department of Education (ED).