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GreenDart Official Press Release: GreenDart-Awarded-DHS-CBP-IVV-Subcontract

GreenDart has been a contributor to the IEEE-1012 Verification and Validation standard since 2012. For the past years we have strongly promoted the addition of an Agile V&V annex to that standard. Good news – if all goes well the next release of the standard will have an Agile V&V annex. GreenDart, along with a select group of IEEE-1012 members, is authoring that annex. The following figure contrasts traditional Waterfall and Agile system development methodologies, and is expected to be included in the upcoming IEEE-1012 release:

Agile V&V shares many strategies with the traditional V&V method. However, the development tempo of Agile, and the artifacts created during that process, require a different approach to achieve the desired V&V outcomes. As an example, the Sprint V&V process focuses on the pre-Sprint artifacts, to include analysis and assessments of the defined User Stories, the alignment with current development Product Backlog (PBL) and the metrics used to drive both the User Stories and PBL strategies.

GreenDart has significant experience performing Agile V&V for the most critical systems. We are experts in the Agile life cycle development strategy and have received awards for the planning, execution and reporting of complex Agile V&V efforts. How can we help you?

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 Author: Bedjanian

A team lead by GreenDart has been awarded a $300M/7yr DHS Blanket Purchase Agreement contract. Under this contract GreenDart provides Test and Evaluation/Cybersecurity Resilience services across all DHS components including Customs and Border Protection, US Coast Guard, Transportation Security Agency, US Citizenship and Immigration Services, and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Domains include Detection, Information Technology, Watercraft, Aviation, Vehicles, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), and Counter-UAS Systems.

With this BPA prime contract, the GreenDart team can be expected to perform ITA services including Developmental and Operational Test and Evaluation (DT&E and OT&E) planning, execution, and reporting for DHS major acquisition programs. This also includes complex tests and assessments of various IT and non-IT system technologies into the DHS operational domain, and spans all DHS mission functional areas. GreenDart’s efforts also include cybersecurity and cyber resilience assessments. The technologies and systems that are approved through this BPA include Information Technology, Cyber Resilience, Technology Systems, Watercraft, Aviation, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), Counter UAS, Vehicles, and Detection Systems. This DHS ITA BPA has a 7 year ordering period with a total estimated value of up to $300,000,000. Work is to be performed in the Washington, D.C. metro area as well as across the continental United States.

The ordering period for this contract is May 2021-May 2028.