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GovConWire's Government Contracting News 9/17/2021

John Sherman Nominated for DOD CIO Post

Executive Moves

John Sherman Nominated for DOD CIO Post

President Joe Biden has nominated John Sherman, acting chief information officer at the Department of Defense, to serve as full-time CIO at DOD. Sherman has nearly 25 years of innovation and national security experience across DOD and the intelligence community leading modernization efforts in the areas of collaboration, cybersecurity and cloud computing, the White House

L3Harris Receives $100M Army Order for Night Vision Goggles

Contract Awards

L3Harris Receives $100M Army Order for Night Vision Goggles

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) will deliver night vision goggles to the U.S. Army under a $100 million order. The company said Thursday its Enhanced Night Vision Goggle – Binocular system is designed to improve situational awareness and enhance soldier protection and mobility by directly delivering battlefield imagery and data to warfighters. Lynn Bollengier, president of

Potomac Officers Club to Host Climate Change Panel

Events

Potomac Officers Club to Host Climate Change Panel

The Potomac Officers Club — a division of Executive Mosaic — is bringing together experts from the government, industry and nonprofit sector at a Sept. 22 virtual event for an in-depth discussion of climate change. Panelists at POC’s “Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change in Industry, Government and Society” forum include: Waleed Abdalati, director of

Koniag Brillient to Provide Support Services at USCIS Records Storage Facilities

Contract Awards

Koniag Brillient to Provide Support Services at USCIS Records Storage Facilities

Koniag Brillient has received a $104.9 million contract from the U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services for records operation support services required by the agency’s Immigration Records and Identify Services Directorate. The contractor will provide support at the National Records Center and other storage facilities to help USCIS achieve mission objectives, according to an award notice

Neural Investments-Island Empire Partnership Acquires IT Services Provider DigitalSpec

M&A Activity

Neural Investments-Island Empire Partnership Acquires IT Services Provider DigitalSpec

Neural Investments and Island Empire Community Development have jointly acquired Fairfax, Virginia-based information technology and consulting services provider DigitalSpec for an undisclosed sum. DigitalSpec said Thursday the deal provides the company growth capital and access to government contracts as it looks to expand its digital services offerings for the federal sector. The acquisition will provide the

SOSi Opens Center for Intelligence Research and Analysis; Julian Setian Quoted

Big Data & Analytics

SOSi Opens Center for Intelligence Research and Analysis; Julian Setian Quoted

SOS International has opened a facility that will offer information support to the public and private sectors on international security-related topics such as intellectual property, foreign military affairs and cybersecurity. The Center for Intelligence Research and Analysis uses open-source technology, software and data-as-a-service platforms from SOSi’s Exovera subsidiary, the company said Thursday. CIRA also employs

Lockheed Unit Secures $117M Navy Systems Supply Contract

Contract Awards

Lockheed Unit Secures $117M Navy Systems Supply Contract

Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) rotary and mission systems unit has secured a potential $117 million contract to provide systems and related equipment to the U.S. Navy. Naval Sea Systems Command received one offer for the fixed-priced-incentive fee contract through a competitive procurement approach, the Department of Defense said Thursday. The service branch will initially obligate

AFRL Seeks White Papers on GEOINT Processing, Exploitation

News

AFRL Seeks White Papers on GEOINT Processing, Exploitation

The Air Force Research Laboratory is soliciting white papers for a planned broad agency announcement that will focus on geospatial intelligence processing and exploitation efforts in support of the Department of Defense and the intelligence community. A presolicitation notice posted Thursday on SAM.gov said ARFL is seeking submissions for research and development, integration as well

DIU Aims to Award Prototype OTAs Through Commercial Solutions Opening Process

News

DIU Aims to Award Prototype OTAs Through Commercial Solutions Opening Process

The Defense Innovation Unit is seeking proposals for novel platforms that could help improve mission effectiveness of service members and address national security challenges through the Commercial Solutions Opening process. DIU plans to award other transaction agreements to traditional and nontraditional defense contractors to develop prototypes of their proposed commercial technologies under CSO, according to

Whiting-Turner Wins $150M to Rebuild Damaged Facilities at Naval Air Weapons Station in California

Contract Awards

Whiting-Turner Wins $150M to Rebuild Damaged Facilities at Naval Air Weapons Station in California

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. has won a potential $149.6 million task order to rebuild facilities at a U.S. Navy installation in California that was hit by earthquakes. The company will design and construct a cast propellant mix facility, a warhead casing operations building and a motor assembly compound at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake,