SPAWAR Awards Five-Year Contract to Computer Marketing Associates, Inc.
December 5th, 2016 - by Computer Marketing Associates, Inc. | Share on:
The Department of the Navy SPAWAR has awarded a five year $10.3 million prime contract to Computer Marketing Associates, Inc. (CMA), an enterprise information technology solution provider. The contract again taps CMA as the prime contractor to provide Cybersecurity products and services from Forcepoint™ 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 CMA's NIH CIO-CS Government Wide Acquisition Contract. CMA also provided the $10.3M Lease Financing for the transaction.
"With this award, SPAWAR has taken a critical step forward in addressing the pressing Cross-Domain Cybersecurity requirements of the 180 ships in the Fleet. We are proud of the opportunity to continue serving the needs of the Department of the Navy, SPAWAR, the Canes Program and supporting our OEM partner - Forcepoint™. This contract adds to a similar size award made by SPAWAR to CMA in January 2016 for security products from a complementary cybersecurity OEM," said Joe Corini, President of CMA.
About CMA
CMA is value-added reseller/systems integrator of Information Technology (IT) products and services to Federal, State, and Local Governments and a leading provider of marketing, market research and business development solutions to the federal IT community. During our 27-year history CMA has represented hundreds of IT vendors in the marketing and sale of their IT products, solutions and services in the Government marketplace. www.cmai.com
About Forcepoint™
Forcepoint™ was formed in 2015 through the merger of Raytheon Cyber Products and Websense. The combination of the two organizations brought together decades of front-line experience across many domains of cybersecurity, from Fortune 100 enterprise to mid-sized businesses in every industry, to the world's most highly secure defense, intelligence and law enforcement agencies. More than 20,000 organizations around the world rely on Forcepoint™ to reduce risk and handle threats so they can focus their full attention on what matters most to them. www.forcepoint.com
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The Department of the Navy SPAWAR has awarded a five year $10.3 million prime contract to Computer Marketing Associates, Inc. (CMA), an enterprise information technology solution provider. The contract again taps CMA as the prime contractor to provide Cybersecurity products and services from Forcepoint™ 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 CMA's NIH CIO-CS Government Wide Acquisition Contract. CMA also provided the $10.3M Lease Financing for the transaction.