McManis & Monsalve Associates awarded $95M contract to support US Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security
McManis & Monsalve Associates will continue to provide personnel to U.S. embassies and consulates under a five-year, $95 million contract from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, the company announced November 7. The company said it will provide services including intelligence analysis, threat investigations and analysis, security infrastructure management, security coordination, and training to assist the Diplomatic Security Service in the protection of people, property, and information at embassies, consulates, and field offices worldwide.
“I am proud of the McManis & Monsalve team that has provided excellent support to the Department of State Diplomatic Security mission over the past five years,” said McManis & Monsalve Chairman Marco Monsalve. “We are committed to continuing this vital service and our relationship with the Department of State under this new contract. We are extremely pleased with the award of this new contract. This work is strategically important to the Company given the global growth of intelligence and risk analysis opportunities in both the government and private sectors.”
McManis & Monsalve Associates is a founding member of the Erie Innovation District along with the Mercyhurst University Ridge School of Intelligence Studies. In successfully operating this contract, along with several other intelligence related contracts, we hope to demonstrate that these types of services can be performed from a location such as Erie with a goal of locating or relocating an analytics center to the Erie Innovation District and serving as a catalyst for Erie’s economic growth.
McManis & Monsalve Associates is Erie, PA-based and is a veteran-owned, SBA HUBZone certified company