The Department of the Navy SPAWAR has awarded a five year $10.5 million prime contract to the DC Institute of Technology (DCIT). SPAWAR selected DCIT as the prime contractor to provide cybersecurity products and services from Cisco to meet the security requirements for the CANES Program - the Navy's next generation tactical afloat network. The contract was awarded as a task order under DCIT's NIH CIO-CS Government-Wide Acquisition Contract. DCIT also provided the $10.5M Lease Financing for the transaction.
"With this award, SPAWAR has made an important award in addressing the immense - and growing cybersecurity requirements of the 180 ships in the Fleet. We are proud of the opportunity to serve the needs of the Department of the Navy, SPAWAR, the Canes Program and supporting our OEM partner - Cisco," said Joseph Gathers, VP at DCIT.