DHS HQ/CISASB$1M to $2M

Independent Test Agent Services

Forecast ID: F2026074118

Forecast details

Agency
DHS
Component
DHS HQ/CISA
Estimated value
$1M to $2M
Set-aside
SB
Contract type
Firm Fixed Price
Vehicle
Independent Test Agent (ITA)
Competition
New Requirement, No Contract
Anticipated award
Q4 2026
Estimated solicitation release
August 1, 2026
Requirements contact
(202) 880-5629

Requirement

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).

About this market

Department of Homeland Security awards in NAICS 541330 over the last 3 years.

Typical award size
The median award was $1.6M; the middle half ran from $434K to $6.1M (786 priced awards).
Competition
90% of 706 awards were competed; median 3 offers.
Largest vendors
Largest recent awards
Recompete pipeline
246 contracts of $100K or more in this market end between 90 days and 18 months from now.

Computed from USAspending award data on Oct 25, 2026.

This is a planning forecast, not a solicitation. Dates, values, and set-asides are agency estimates and can change before the official RFP is posted on SAM.gov.