Ten companies will compete for vehicle production task orders from the U.S. Army’s program executive office for ground combat systems under a five-year, $1.61 billion firm-fixed-price contract. Army Contracting Command received 10 bids for the firm-fixed-price contract via an online solicitation and will determine performance locations and fun...
Raiza Basilio, a 15-year GovCon industry veteran, has joined McLean, Virginia-based federal information technology services contractor Steampunk as vice president for citizen service and defense portfolio. She brings to the role her experience building client relationships and supporting customers in the Department of Homeland Security and federal i...
The Government Accountability Office has urged the Department of Defense to come up with a systematic approach to monitor other transaction agreement award dollars each consortium receives. GAO found that the lack of such an approach keeps DOD from collecting data on OTA obligations each consortium has secured, according to a report published Tuesda...
The Department of the Air Force has selected five companies to be part of an industry consortium that will define future requirements and develop the digital infrastructure for the Advanced Battle Management System. L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX), Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) and Science App...
The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded three small businesses a $500 million contract modification to repair and maintain military and government facilities within the U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility. DLA exercised the first of two option periods specified in a potential five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contra...
5G technology is helping the U.S. government to modernize its communications and network capabilities, especially in military applications. But because so many government and military operations, weapons systems and communications rely on network connectivity today, 5G is no longer just an option, but a necessity, experts argue. “From my perspecti...
Metrostar has won a five-year, $155 million contract to help a U.S. Marine Corps organization manage business information systems. The Reston, Virginia-based company will provide support services to USMC’s Technology Services Organization under the single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Department of Defense announ...
The Department of Defense has stepped up efforts to encourage defense contractors to start decoupling their supply chains from China and begun using artificial intelligence to quickly determine whether raw materials, electronics and aircraft components come from China and other potential competitors, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. The U.S....
The U.S. Army is seeking additional vendors capable of providing high performance computing in support of research, development, test and evaluation efforts of Department of Defense organizations. In a SAM.gov notice for combined synopsis/solicitation, the Army Engineering Research and Development Center said it seeks to on-ramp qualified firm...
The U.S. Army has asked industry to submit white papers to meet its requirement for a prototype high-energy laser weapon system for defending soldiers, facilities and other assets from threats posed by small unmanned aircraft systems. The service plans to award one or more other transaction agreements for prototyping work in support of the Army...
