SYSTEM ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION DEFENSE CONTRACTOR, INC. (SEIDCON, INC.) provides information assurance and certification and accreditation (C & A) support services to the Federal Government. This company's competencies include security engineering and information assurance, systems engineering and integration, information systems, data warehousing and decision support systems, and advanced technologies. They were originally formed in 1983.

SEIDCON has implemented measures to meet security directives and policies for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). Their work included information security support, compliance assessments of field sites, and configuration and settings review and documentation. SEIDCON's work allowed APHIS to pro-actively and quickly address the Agency's security requirements while meeting Departmental mandates for security assessments.

This company has the capability to store up to TOP SECRET (TS) materials and processing capabilities up to SECRET. Staffing has SECRET, TS, and Sensitive Compartment Information (SCI) clearances.

SEIDCON had all the required security clearances to put APHIS at ease on the sensitivity of information being evaluated. This company was well educated and sensitive to the Agency's position to provide the Department with quick and highly accurate security assessments. Every task order was performed within negotiated performance schedules. "There was a 200 % commitment from SEIDCON to perform over and beyond the contract and provide the Government with the best quality response possible."

SEIDCON's impressive professionalism and contract administration skills demonstrated during the contract resulted in first time submittals of top quality deliverables from APHIS to the Department.