KING ICT Becomes One of NATO’s Key Cyber Security Partners

NATO has selected the Croatian company KING ICT as one of two cyber security partners for its operations worldwide. According to the statement, the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) has signed two ‘Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity’ (IDIQ) contracts with KING ICT and Belgian IBM, to provide implementation and configuration services in the field of cyber security for the entire NATO Enterprise.

The goal is to accelerate and optimize the implementation processes of cyber security solutions for the entire structure of the NATO Enterprise.

Following a public tender, the Cyber Security Services Framework (CSSF) contract was signed on December 12, 2022, and comes into effect on February 1, 2023. The awarded contract has a total budget of 30 million EUR for all IDIQ holders during the contract period. The contract includes a period of two years and two one-year extension options.

– We are proud of our experts and honored by the great trust placed in us by the NCI Agency. This is another indication that KING ICT has significantly stepped onto the Western market and that Croatian experts can indeed compete on equal terms in the international arena, surrounded by the largest global IT companies. We will continuously work to justify the trust given to us – stated KING ICT.

In the upcoming two years, KING ICT and IBM Belgium will have high-priority responsibilities and tasks for the implementation of cutting-edge cyber security solutions for NATO.

– These contracts provide the NCI Agency with flexibility and the ability to obtain rapid support from two reliable suppliers for the installation and configuration of cyber security equipment when our projects require it or when there is an urgent request for support – said Rebecca Benson, Principal Cyber Security Contracting Officer.

The project encompasses installations and configurations in the field of cyber security for the entire NATO, supporting the services currently provided to NATO by their NATO Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).

This type of framework contract is a significant milestone and an example of the Agency’s new strategy of ‘smart contracting‘, as it allows the NCSC to focus on its core missions of defending NATO’s networks and implementing new, enhanced functionalities and services in the field of cyber security.

– The contract will enable the NCSC to accomplish more work and strengthen its position to support NATO’s very ambitious agenda for 2030. This approach is an excellent illustration of the new ‘smart contracting’ strategy being implemented by the NCI Agency with the aim of making the most efficient use of its resources to achieve operational excellence and optimize deliveries across NATO – said Frederic Jordan (Head of the Cyber Security Programme Delivery Branch at the NATO Cyber Security Centre).