Gray Analytics, Inc. — Department of Defense STTR Phase II: MDA19-T004
Gray Analytics, Inc. — STTR Phase II award from Department of Defense.
Phase II STTR prototype / development signal
- Phase II is where Department of Defense funds deeper R&D after feasibility. Incumbents with Phase II history are serious competitors on adjacent topics.
- Use this award as past-performance context and to map customer organizations for STRATFI/TACFI-style transition planning.
- Obligated amount $1,499,884 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
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- Amount
- $1,499,884
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency
- Program / Phase
- STTR · Phase II
- Topic
- MDA19-T004
- Solicitation
- 19.C
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- AL
- Period
- 2021-07-06 → 2023-07-05
Description
Gray Analytics and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) propose to design a prototype environment for a fully automated Secure Virtual Environment (SVE). The objective of the Gray Analytics methodology is to create an architecture dedicated to persistent cyber testing that utilizes modern technologies/methods and divorces the dependencies between Hardware and Software. The most significant identifiable hurdle is the changing of culture and moving from a traditional Hardware In the Loop (HWIL) approach, to a robust Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment or Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline-based architecture, capable of rebuilding within hours as opposed to months. The adversary is not limited to time or restricted by test constraints. It is vital to create a test environment for Cyber testing that lifts all constraints. Gray Analytics and ORNL believe a CI/CD pipeline utilizing Hardware virtualization will provide this unconstrained environment. Approved for Public Release |21-MDA-10789 (21 Apr 21)