GovConWire's Government Contracting News 9/29/2022

Executive Moves

Keith Runtz, Vanessa Godshalk Assume Portfolio Lead Roles at Accenture’s Federal Arm

Accenture’s (NYSE: ACN) federal arm has promoted Keith Runtz and Vanessa Godshalk to respectively oversee the company’s defense and safety and citizen services portfolios. Runtz succeeds Vince Vlasho, who most recently served as a senior managing director and defense portfolio lead at Accenture Federal Services. Vlasho, a 2022 Wash100 awardee, retired in early September after

Contract Awards

Air Force Awards 14 Spots on $1.9B Tanker Fleet Support Contract

Fourteen companies have won spots on a five-year, $1.89 billion contract to supply initial spare parts for the KC‐46 aerial refueling fleets of the U.S. Air Force and international military customers. The competition for individual delivery orders under the indefinite‐delivery/indefinite‐quantity contract will begin after the service branch issues the minimum orders to all vendors, the

Executive Moves

Former NOAA Exec Scott Rayder Joins Leidos as Climate, Energy & Environment Lead

Scott Rayder, former chief of staff at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, was named vice president and division manager at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), where he will oversee its climate, energy and environment portfolio. The company said Thursday Rayder will also be responsible for customer engagement efforts in climate and environmental markets as well as

Contract Awards

VA Selects 17 Contractors for $650M Health Care Tech Development Program

Seventeen companies have won spots on a potential five-year, $650 million contract to provide subject matter expertise to help the Department of Veterans Affairs design, build and test novel platforms, services and care models that could be scaled into clinical production in support of the Veterans Health Administration. The VA named its industry partners for

Events

Lt. Gen. Matthew Glavy: Marine Corps Drafting New Warfighting Publication

With the release of the Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication-8, Information in June 2022, the U.S. Marine Corps recognized information as an important component of warfighting. Now, the service is working on a new document that translates the concept into practical application. Lt. Gen. Matthew Glavy, USMC’s deputy commandant for information, said the service is now

Contract Awards

6 Space Data Providers Receive Study Contracts From NRO

The National Reconnaissance Office has awarded six companies separate contracts under the Strategic Commercial Enhancements program to provide insight into radio frequency remote sensing capabilities. Aurora Insight, HawkEye 360, Kleos Space, PredaSAR, Spire Global and Umbra Lab will conduct studies to inform the acquisition and integration of commercial space-based data into the agency’s overhead architecture,

Contract Awards

SES Wins Potential $260M CBP Enforcement Aircraft Variant Production Contract

Science and Engineering Services, an Alabama-based aviation systems integrator, has won a potential $259.6 million contract from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to build multirole enforcement aircraft for use in land interdiction operations. SES will supply up to nine MEA LI planes under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, according to an award notice posted Wednesday on SAM.gov.

Cybersecurity

The Cyber AB Forms Cybersecurity Assessor and Instructor Certification Organization

The Cyber AB, which functions as an accreditation body for the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, has established a subsidiary to manage the development of training and certification programs for professionals within the CMMC ecosystem. The Cybersecurity Assessor and Instructor Certification Organization will function as an independent legal entity responsible for providing

Contract Awards

DHS Selects 3 Companies for Crowdsourced Vulnerability Assessment Program

The Department of Homeland Security has chosen three vendors for its $43.16 million multi-award contract to assess crowdsourced vulnerabilities across DHS’ information technology assets. A notice posted Wednesday on SAM.gov lists Bugcrowd, Synack and SecureSoft Technologies as the companies holding positions on the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. DHS launched the five-year initiative as part of cybersecurity efforts

News

NASA Plans $476M Contract Vehicle for Commercial Smallsat Data Products

NASA is inviting potential offerors to review and give feedback on a planned acquisition program for Earth observation data from commercial small satellites. The space agency wants to procure smallsat data products and services through a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract worth potentially $476 million over five years. A presolicitation notice posted Tuesday on SAM.gov indicates that

GovConWire's Government Contracting News 9/29/2022

Keith Runtz, Vanessa Godshalk Assume Portfolio Lead Roles at Accenture’s Federal Arm

Air Force Awards 14 Spots on $1.9B Tanker Fleet Support Contract

Former NOAA Exec Scott Rayder Joins Leidos as Climate, Energy & Environment Lead

VA Selects 17 Contractors for $650M Health Care Tech Development Program

Lt. Gen. Matthew Glavy: Marine Corps Drafting New Warfighting Publication

6 Space Data Providers Receive Study Contracts From NRO

SES Wins Potential $260M CBP Enforcement Aircraft Variant Production Contract

The Cyber AB Forms Cybersecurity Assessor and Instructor Certification Organization

DHS Selects 3 Companies for Crowdsourced Vulnerability Assessment Program

NASA Plans $476M Contract Vehicle for Commercial Smallsat Data Products

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