Preparing to Bid: Washington State Information & Cybersecurity Services

This workshop is brought to you by the government contracting advisors at the non-profit APEX Accelerator in collaboration with DES Procurement Inclusion & Equity Program. In the session, participants will dissect the solicitation using take-home tools including a pre-bid checklist and bid/no-bid decision matrix which can be customized for their unique needs. To learn more visit WEBS linked here: https://pr-webs-vendor.des.wa.gov/ and search for Customer Reference Number 16222.

The 11 categories included in this solicitation are:

A: Policy Development
B: Risk Management and Assessment
C: Security Audits and Compliance
D: Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Assessments
E: Incident Consulting and Digital Forensics
F: Data Protection and Privacy
G: Identity and Access Management (IAM)
H: Cloud Security
I: Cybersecurity Strategy and Governance
J: IoT and OT Security
K: Cybersecurity Staff Augmentation

Bidders may bid on one, multiple, or all specified contract categories as they wish. This solicitation was developed by Washington State Department of Enterprise Services in partnership with the state’s leading cybersecurity experts.

APEX Accelerator offers no cost technical assistance to firms interested in this or other opportunities.

To find your local APEX advisor here's the link: https://washingtonapex.org/about-apex...