Booz Allen wins $13.7 million Zero Trust cyber deal for USTRANSCOM
The firm-fixed-price award tasks Booz Allen with building a Zero Trust-aligned cybersecurity ecosystem across U.S. Transportation Command, marking the largest contract ever won by the McLean, Virginia, unit.
The firm-fixed-price award tasks Booz Allen with building a Zero Trust-aligned cybersecurity ecosystem across U.S. Transportation Command, marking the largest contract ever won by the McLean, Virginia, unit.
MCLEAN, VIRGINIA — Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. has won a $13.7 million contract to build a Zero Trust cybersecurity ecosystem for U.S. Transportation Command on July 1, 2026.
Here is the full post (see war.gov): “Booze Allen Hamilton Inc., McLean, Virginia (HTC71126CE129), has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with a face value of $13.7 million. The contract is for services to implement an integrated, Zero Trust-aligned cybersecurity ecosystem across U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), to achieve Department of War Zero Trust Target Level compliance for security orchestration, automation, and response, software defined perimeter, and application programming interface management. The total cumulative value of the contract is $13.7 million. One solicitation was posted to SAM.gov and 70 offers were received. The primary work performance location is the contractor’s facility. Fiscal 2026 Operation and Maintenance (Transportation) funds will be obligated. The contracting activity is USTRANSCOM, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.”
The firm-fixed-price award carries a total cumulative value of $13.7 million. The work aims to achieve Department of War Zero Trust Target Level compliance for security orchestration, automation, and response, software-defined perimeter, and application programming interface management. One solicitation was posted to SAM.gov and 70 offers were received, with the primary work performed at the contractor’s facility. Fiscal 2026 Operation and Maintenance (Transportation) funds will be obligated, and the contracting activity is USTRANSCOM at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
Booz Allen Hamilton is an American government and military contractor specializing in intelligence, technology, and cybersecurity, headquartered in McLean, Virginia (see wikipedia.org). Nearly all of the company’s revenue comes from U.S. government contracts, and it reported revenue of $10.7 billion in 2024 (see wikipedia.org). Zero Trust cybersecurity is a security model that requires strict verification for every user and device attempting to access resources, aiming to strengthen defenses and meet Department of War compliance standards (see Google).
This contract represents the 1st contract awarded to Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., McLean, Virginia (HTC71126CE129), in 2026, bringing the company’s total contract value for the year to $13.7 million. It is also the 135th Department of Defense contract awarded in Virginia during 2026.
This is the largest contract ever awarded to Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., McLean, Virginia (HTC71126CE129), surpassing the company’s previous record of $11.6 million. Within the 2026 Defense Logistics Agency portfolio, the award falls between the year-to-date minimum of $9.3 million and the maximum of $1.5 billion. This award was announced among 10 Department of Defense contracts issued nationwide on July 1, 2026.
This contract represents the 1st contract awarded toBooze Allen Hamilton Inc., McLean, Virginia (HTC71126CE129), in 2026, bringing the company’s total contract value for the year to $13,670,047. It is also the 135th Department of Defense contract awarded in Virginia during 2026. This is the largest contract ever awarded to Booze Allen Hamilton Inc., McLean, Virginia (HTC71126CE129), surpassing the company’s previous record of $11,562,841, and it is notable within the Defense Logistics Agency portfolio. Specifically, it falls between the 2026 Defense Logistics Agency portfolio’s year-to-date minimum of $9,266,404 and maximum of $1,525,000,000. Overall, this award was announced among 10 Department of Defense contracts issued nationwide on July 1, 2026.