State of Florida IR - Phase II
Abstract
Under the Budget Control Act 2011, Department of Defense (DoD) spending decreased by $119B from FY12 to FY18. This decrease created uncertainty within the defense manufacturing ecosystem and may have driven some manufacturers out of the defense market altogether. A 2017 study, the Florida Defense Industry Economic Impact Analysis, provided an assessment of DoD spending in Florida and found that $4.4 billion was directly spent in Aerospace Products and Parts Manufacturing accounting for more than 10,000 direct jobs. This is a significant portion of the Florida economy There are two obstacles for small to mid-sized manufacturers to doing business with DoD – 1st, the uncertainty noted above and 2nd, the unfamiliarity with DoD and its acquisition practices. Both conspire to drive companies from the DoD market, and with that comes reduced economic activity for the State of Florida. This grant project proposes to address these one of issues, that of DoD cybersecurity requirements, in a direct one-on-one way with small to mid-sized manufacturers within the State. Without meeting DoD requirements for cybersecurity as outlined in Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement clause 252.204-7012, Florida defense manufacturers will not be able to provide products and services to DoD. To address this problem, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) would partner with a vendor, to deliver a series of educational and engagement events and training modules (boot camps) for Florida’s defense manufacturers. The training program will support greater awareness of and ability to comply with the requirements of the DFARS 252.204-7012 requirements related to cybersecurity protections for critical defense information (CDI) and contract-related technical data, as well as support greater supplier resiliency across the defense ecosystem in Florida. The DoD and NIST have already developed a set of best practices regarding cybersecurity implementation by federal agencies and federal contractors, which are encapsulated within the NIST Special Publication 800 series. This guidance and best practices issued by NIST are specifically referenced within DoD regulations for cyber and physical security implementation by contractors to DoD programs. In this project, DEO will procure a vendor to deliver a series of cybersecurity focused educational and engagement events with Florida’s defense manufacturing sector to leverage these DoD and NIST resources. Based upon a curriculum and set of best practices developed through other partnerships DEO has developed, the vendor will support greater awareness of DoD cybersecurity requirements and especially the new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) process which was rolled out by DoD in 2020. DEO expects this project to keep a significant portion of Florida s defense manufacturers eligible for DoD contracts, and the effort will make more and more Florida defense manufacturers aware of their responsibilities under the DFARS clause.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 09, 2020
- Source ID
- HQ00052010032
Entities
People
- Kristina Seymour
Organizations
- Florida Department of Economic Opportunity
- Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation
- Office of the Secretary of Defense