ITHACA, N.Y. — GrammaTech Inc. was recently awarded an almost $9.85 million modification to a previously awarded contract from the U.S. Navy for the Matured, Enhanced Total Platform Cyber Protection (TPCP) technologies for Improved Security (METIS) effort. The purpose of the METIS initiative is to build a fleet of relevant tools and capabilities based on […]
ITHACA, N.Y. — GrammaTech Inc. was recently awarded an almost $9.85 million modification to a previously awarded contract from the U.S. Navy for the Matured, Enhanced Total Platform Cyber Protection (TPCP) technologies for Improved Security (METIS) effort.
The purpose of the METIS initiative is to build a fleet of relevant tools and capabilities based on university performers’ initial proofs of concept that align with task areas in the TPCP broad agency announcement, according to a June 5 contract announcement from the U.S. Department of Defense.
Work will be performed in Ithaca and is expected to be completed by June 4, 2024. The contract modification will exercise Option 4, totaling $9,847,104. Fiscal 2023 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds of $703,349 are obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year, per the announcement. The Office of Naval Research in Arlington, Virginia is the contracting activity.
GrammaTech says it is a provider of application security testing products and software research services used by security conscious organizations to detect, measure, analyze, and resolve vulnerabilities for software they develop or use. The company is also a cybersecurity and artificial-intelligence research partner for the nation’s civil, defense, and intelligence agencies.
GrammaTech’s research and development center is in Ithaca and its corporate headquarters is in Bethesda, Maryland.