Cybersecurity Assessment and Penetration Testing Services

The government authority located in New Orleans, LA requires a USA-based onshore organization to provide offsite cybersecurity assessment and penetration testing services. The buyer needs vulnerability assessments to validate host configurations, manually verify vulnerabilities, and produce lists of known system flaws across operating systems, host applications, email servers, remote access services, and other servers. Additionally, the scope demands penetration testing to exploit vulnerabilities in email systems, firewalls, routers, VPN tunnels, and web servers. The vendor must also provide Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) services to analyze security program effectiveness, perform vulnerability assessments and penetration tests, and review security policies, processes, and controls. Bidders must submit all questions no later than October 16, 2026. The buyer accepts digital response submissions via email or online and requests proposals to determine the budget.