Five Stones Research Corporation awarded $200m military contract

Five Stones Research Corporation (5SRC) in Huntsville, Alabama, is being awarded a competitive cost-plus-fixed-fee level-of-effort contract. The total value of this contract is $266,416,474. 

Under this new contract, the 5SRC will provide support that includes improved weapons systems cybersecurity through Cybersecurity Management; providing improved effectiveness of the current Department of Defense (DoD) Computer Network Defense Service Provider (CNDSP) construct in defending and protecting DoD networks; improving information cybersecurity integration into the system architecture, system life cycles, and accreditation documentation; ensuring compliance with all DoD cybersecurity policy, directives, and mandates; securing cloud-based information systems; evaluating proposed IT solutions; and identifying vulnerabilities and threat mitigations on information systems.  

The work will be performed in Fort Belvoir and Dahlgren, Virginia; Huntsville, Alabama; Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado; and Ft. Greely, Alaska. The performance period is from October 2022 to October 2027. 

This contract was competitively procured via publication on the SAM.gov website with seven proposals received. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test, and evaluation funds in the amount of $2,396,976 are being obligated at time of award.  

The Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Alabama, is the contracting activity (HQ0858-22-C-0008).

Five Stones Research Corporation President Steve Wilhelm spoke with the Huntsville Business Journal on receiving the contract.

“Five Stones Research Corporation (5SRC) was awarded a competitive cost-plus-fixed-fee level-of-effort contract with a total value of $266,416,474 to provide support to the MDA TEAMS-Next ITCM (Missile Defense Agency Technical, Engineering, Advisory and Management Services Information Technology Cybersecurity Management (IT/CM) supporting the MDA with advisory and assistance services supporting the MDA Office of Chief Information Officer,” said Wilhelm  

“The agency’s mission is to ‘develop and deploy a layered Missile Defense System to defend the United States, its deployed forces, allies, and friends from missile attacks in all phases of flight. The IT/CM contract supports thousands of military, civilian, and contractor employees across MDA, with work to be performed in Fort Belvoir and Dahlgren, Virginia; Huntsville, Alabama; Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado; and Ft. Greely, Alaska from October 2022 to October 2027,” Wilhelm continued.

CEO Joni Green discussed her excitement regarding the recent news with the Huntsville Business Journal, citing teamwork as the major key to success for 5SRC.

“This was a very large, complicated proposal, and our success reflects a great team effort. We are proud of our commitment to the Missile Defense Agency, our teammates and look forward to providing MDA IT and Cyber services through this contract,” Green stated.