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Netizen part of $11.9B Defense contract
Stacy Wescoe//October 8, 2024//
Netizen Corporation, an Allentown-based certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business cybersecurity firm, said it was recently awarded a role in a 10-year, $11.9 billion Defense Logistics Agency J6 Enterprise Technology Services (JETS) contract.
The contract is with its joint venture company Novus JV, LLC. Novus is a joint venture consisting of partner companies Netizen Corporation and The Fila Group, of Reston, Virginia, with Fila as the managing member.
Novus is verified by the Small Business Administration as an 8(a) and HUBZone program company. The DLA JETS contract award was received by Novus on the Small Business and 8(a) set-aside tracks.
The DLA JETS contract, now in its second iteration, was created to provide a full range of IT services, including cybersecurity and technical and management expertise to support applications, software, hardware, infrastructure, and systems, said Netizen
The contract is expected to last 10 years with a total value of around $11.9 billion in task orders issued.
Approximately 85 companies nationwide have been awarded a position on the DLA JETS contract vehicle.
“As we further expand and diversify our customer base and offerings, this DLA JETS contract vehicle will become an integral part in achieving that goal,” said Akhil Handa, Netizen’s COO and co-owner. “I am proud that the combined strength of our extensive defense past performance and deep technical capability resulted in this contract award. We look forward to many years supporting critical DLA missions with innovative solutions that our military forces can depend upon.”
