What happened. Bryan County recommended awarding BladeOne the Enterprise Cybersecurity Solution (ECS) — Elite contract funded by a $193,643 GEMA State & Local Cybersecurity Grant, with a not-to-exceed amount of $224,664. The RFP (issued May 22, 2025; due June 5) drew nine bids; BladeOne ranked #1 (score 58) ahead of ConsultAdd (55), PCS (46), TSCTI (40), MGT (38), Braxton-Grant (37), SureLock (32), ATHEGREAT (31), and AMTechnology (11).
Why it matters. Counties are high-value targets with limited staff and sprawling attack surfaces (public safety, courts, finance, utilities). Grant-backed ECS programs let agencies stand up 24/7 detection, rapid IR, and governance without long procurement cycles—improving resilience for residents and services.
What BladeOne will deliver (at a glance).
- 24/7 U.S. SOC coverage across identity, endpoints, network, and cloud with ATT&CK-mapped detections and threat hunting.
- Managed IR & recovery with forensic readiness, evidence preservation, and hardening so the same path can’t be used twice.
- Vulnerability management & compliance aligned to NIST/CIS, with board/commission-ready reporting.
- Email & identity protections (phishing resistance, privileged access controls, MFA hygiene).
- Awareness & tabletop exercises tailored to county operations (public safety, finance/treasury, courts, public works).
For other public agencies. BladeOne offers a grant-aligned ECS playbook (scope templates, SLAs, metrics) that meets typical SLED procurement requirements and can be adapted to your environment and residency constraints.
