The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is beefing up its cybersecurity effort. Merlin International was given a $21 million enterprise-wide contract for Host Intrusion Prevention (HIPs), and Anti-Spyware/Malware. The contract is a five year contract with one base year and four option years.
Over the course of the award, the VA may acquire $21 million in technologies from Merlin including key solution components from McAfee as well as infrastructure and storage components from NetApp, Cisco and F5 networks. The VA may also procure $27 million in professional services over the life of the contract. Merlin and partners will provide services for project management, engineering, and operation and maintenance (O&M) support to protect desktops, laptops, and servers in the VA OIT enterprise.
Colorad-based Merlin International provides federal cybsersecurity solutions, supporting defense, civiliand and healthcare efforts. Federal operations are centered in Vienna, Virginia.
“For years now, McAfee has shared the VA’s mission of protecting veterans by safeguarding their IT systems,” said Ken Kartsen, McAfee Vice President, Federal. “This recent award with Merlin takes the McAfee-VA partnership to a new level.”
