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(@seanmcl)
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In anyone aware of any digital forensics firms on a GSA schedule? If so, which schedule and what are your experiences?

Thanks in advance.

 
Posted : 23/10/2009 8:45 pm
(@douglasbrush)
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Would like to know as well. I have been contacted by GSA placement firms but you need to have your company established for 2 years performing those professional services. I have had three other corporations over the past 15 years doing various levels of data recovery, security and traditional IT work but was told that because the current firm is under 2 years old I am not eligible - annoying.

One of my colleagues that owns a translation services just went through the process and gave me lots of good tips and advice. Basically you get some nice long term contracts, not as profitable per hour per se, but steady and allows for renewals if you deliver. If you can qualify for a woman owned small business you will be almost guaranteed work as well.

I have all the websites and a break down if any wants it just PM me.

 
Posted : 23/10/2009 9:57 pm
(@seanmcl)
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I've been approached as well but there doesn't seem to be a specific schedule for digital forensics and most of the services that advertise that they can get you on a schedule want mucho dinero up front.

And because there is no explicit category, these firms advise that you get on a couple of schedules but they can't tell you which ones because the profession is hard to pigeonhole.

If I made aircraft parts, I'd have no trouble it all.

Also, I find it ironic that the Office of Homeland Security is planning to hire 1,000 cybersecurity analysis but there is no GSA schedule specific to that field (although, again, there is overlap with a few).

 
Posted : 23/10/2009 10:07 pm
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And from all the government cyber security estimates they need ten times that amount but have now way to procure it. A lot still seems to be controlled by the big defense contractors. the good news is they are obligated to use smaller firms in their contracts - just what category are we?

 
Posted : 23/10/2009 10:23 pm
(@kovar)
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Greetings,

And I just saw a posting from ManTech about a job fair in VA to fill this sort of position.

I've looked into this before, and my firm has been around for 7 years now but the number of hoops required, and no good expectation that there's any work to be gained by jumping through them, has prevented me from pursuing this option.

I think you'd need to be wired in to make this a worthwhile investment.

You'll also need to jump through the security clearances hoops.

-David

 
Posted : 24/10/2009 5:28 am
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