Parsons beats out 2 to win $137M Defense Threat Reduction Agency Red Cybersecurity Ops task

Updated July 7, 2025

Award details have just been posted detailing this recent 5.5 year contract win for planning and coordination support of red cyber operations.

Awardee Name: PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC.
Unique Entity ID: NMBCAG1JBKL7
Total Contract Value: $137,615,585.95
Action Obligation: $5,996,005.00
Department Name: DEPT OF DEFENSE
Funding Agency: DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY (DTRA)
Number of Bidders: 3
Award ID: HDTRA125FE015
Referenced IDV ID: HDTRA122D0003
Contract Vehicle: DTRA ASSESSMENT EXERCISE AND MODELING AND SIMULATION IDIQ

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Added June 19, 2025

Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) announced today that the company was awarded a $137 million ceiling value contract by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) for cyber operations. The single award was issued under the Assessment, Exercise, Modeling and Simulation, and Support (AEMSS) indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) multiple award task order contract (MATOC) with a one-year base period of performance and four one-year option periods plus one six-month option period and is new work for the company. Parsons will provide specialized cyber operations capabilities including cyber assessments and subject matter experts supporting cyber operations, development, analysis, and research.

“Every day, Parsons’ skilled professionals and extensive cyber operations experience are empowering our customers to counter and mitigate threats to U.S. safety and security,” said Jon Moretta, President, Engineered Systems, for Parsons. “We have supported DTRA’s mission to prevent, reduce, and counter threats to national security for decades, and we remain committed to enhancing our nation’s readiness to combat cyber threats and protect citizens and critical infrastructure.”

This award is Parsons’ third task order under the AEMSS IDIQ MATOC and continues to grow the company’s work with DTRA. Previous task orders include work to identify and mitigate a broad spectrum of vulnerabilities and threats to mission critical facilities, and building partner nation capabilities to detect, interdict, and deter weapons of mass destruction and related items at land, air, and maritime ports of entry.

For decades, Parsons has supported cybersecurity operations worldwide with leading-edge technical innovations, mission planning and automation solutions, cyber threat intelligence, and advanced cyber threat hunting and incident response. The company’s experience spans national security missions and protecting critical infrastructure through tools and technology that enable a more secure and robust means to solve the toughest cyber challenges.

To learn more about Parsons’ global security and mission solutions, visit Parsons.com/security-and-mission-solutions/.

 

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