The Department of Defense on Wednesday announced $1.2 billion in biomanufacturing investments days after President Joe Biden signed an executive order to advance biotechnology and biomanufacturing innovation in the U.S. āThe Department recognizes biotechnology as a Critical Technology Area that will change the way the DoD develops new capabilities...
The Department of Defense has released a memorandum to provide updated guidance on approaches that contracting officers can consider to manage cost increases as a result of inflation under existing firm-fixed-price contracts. The memo states that contracting officials could consider taking schedule relief or amending contract requirements in circums...
Inmarsat‘s U.S. government subsidiary has won a potential 10-year, $979.8 million contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide a managed satellite communications service to the U.S. Navy. The Defense Information Technology Organization received two proposals for the follow-on Commercial Broadband Satellite Program Satellite ...
The U.S. Air Forceās 774th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron has indicated its intent to award a $20 billion modification to a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract vehicle that supports research and development initiatives across the Department of Defense. In a special notice posted Thursday, AFICC ESS said the possible ceili...
The Naval Air Systems Command is seeking proposals from defense contractors looking to provide aircraft maintenance and logistics support for the U.S. Navy’s F-16A/B/C/D multiārole fighter jet fleet over a potential eight-year period. In a SAM.gov solicitation notice, NAVAIR said it will award a $152.3 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-...
The Department of Defense is working to finalize guidance meant to provide its contracting officials more flexibility when it comes to reimbursing companies facing the effects of higher prices, Federal News Network reported Thursday. William LaPlante, undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at DOD, said the updated policy document could be av...
Marc Surette, a senior sales executive within the U.S. public sector, has joined Zscaler (Nasdaq: ZS) as regional vice president for the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community and Foreign Service Institute, according to his LinkedIn post. Surette previously worked at UiPath (NYSE: PATH) as regional VP for DOD and was responsible for growing t...
The U.S. Army is planning an industry competition for the next iteration of a multiple-award contract vehicle designed to address technology research and development requirements at the branch’s Space and Missile Defense Command. A sources sought notice posted on SAM.gov says the Army estimates a $2.6 billion ceiling value for the full and ope...
An industry team led by CACI Internationalās (NYSE: CACI) NSS subsidiary has won a potential 10-year, $5.7 billion blanket purchase agreement from the U.S. Air Force to provide enterprise information technology support services. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts is the contracting activity and re...
SESā government arm has named telecommunications industry executive Ben Pigsley as senior vice president for defense networks and aerospace and defense sector veteran Jim Hooper as SVP for space initiatives. The appointment of Pigsley and Hooper to the leadership team of SES Government Solutions comes after the parent company closed its $450 milli...
