GovConWire's Government Contracting News 5/18/2021

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Executive Moves

OJ Sanchez Named VP, GM for Lockheed’s Aeronautics Integrated Fighter Group

Orlando “OJ” Sanchez, formerly vice president and general manager for the F-22 program at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), has been appointed VP and GM for the company’s aeronautics integrated fighter group. He succeeds Bridget Lauderdale, who recently assumed the roles of VP and GM for Lockheed’s F-35 Lightning II program, and will oversee the development,

Contract Awards

Air Force Selects Four Companies for $875M Power Supply Tech Contract

The U.S. Air Force has selected four companies to design uninterruptable power supply systems for the federal government through an $875 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract vehicle. AllCom Global Services, Computer Sites, Eaton and MC Dean won positions on the contract to provide power conditioning and continuation interfacing equipment to federal agencies, the Department of Defense said

Contract Awards

NTT Data to Support DOJ ECAS IT Modernization Initiative; Tim Conway Quoted

NTT Data will help the Department of Justice’s executive office for immigration review modernize critical applications as part of the EOIR Courts and Appeals Systems or ECAS program under a contract with DOJ. NTT Data said Monday it will work with subcontractor Thomson Reuters to deploy a court management system – Thomson Reuters C-Track –

Contract Awards

Parsons Secures $185M Contract to Update Space Force Situational Awareness Platform

Parsons (NYSE: PSN) has won a potential $185 million contract to help the U.S. Space Force update a government-owned software suite that supports situational awareness efforts at the Department of Defense and other federal agencies. The Space and Missile Systems Center’s special programs directorate awarded the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for information technology engineering and support services

Executive Moves

HR Exec Cathy Lerche Elevated to Chief People Officer Role at T-Rex Solutions

T-Rex Solutions has promoted Cathy Lerche from her post as human resources director to chief people officer, responsible for leading the information technology company’s people operations and creating a workforce culture to promote quality, professional development and empowerment. Lerche will work to enable a more employee-oriented culture through her extensive knowledge and leadership, according to

M&A Activity

AirBoss Closes BlackBox Biometrics Purchase, Appoints Matt Boccia to Lead Newly Formed Division

AirBoss of America‘s defense subsidiary has closed its acquisition of BlackBox Biometrics, a provider of wearable sensors designed to detect explosive blasts, through a potential $27 million deal that includes $7 million in upfront cash payment. AirBoss Defense Group, which first announced the transaction in March, will pay the remaining $20 million over an eight-year

Contract Awards

ABL Gets DOD Responsive Launch II Mission Support Contract; Dan Piemont Quoted

ABL Space Systems has secured a Department of Defense contract to support the Defense Innovation Unit’s Responsive Launch II mission. Responsive Launch II seeks to send military payloads to their “mission-designated orbits” while reducing the risk of delays, ABL said Monday. ABL will use its RS1 launch vehicle and GS0 deployable ground systems to support

Contract Awards

Lockheed Books $195M Navy Contract Modification for Aircraft System Support Services

A Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) subsidiary has received a potential $194.7 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to engineer, integrate and test an aircraft interface module to help with the planned modernization of the F-35 Lot 17 fighter jet with a next generation electronic warfare system. The Department of Defense said Monday Lockheed Martin

News

DISA Releases Telephony Service RFP

The Defense Information Systems Agency has kicked off the solicitation process for indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts worth potentially $382.4 million combined to procure telephony services from the private sector, according to a request for proposals notice posted on SAM .gov. DISA said Monday it is looking for contractors that can provide internet protocol-based networking and telephony platforms

Contract Awards

Three Companies Win Spots on Army Contract for Architect-Engineer Services

Three construction companies were tapped by the U.S. Army to compete for individual orders of architect-engineer vertical design services under a five-year, $45 million firm-fixed-price contract. The Department of Defense said Monday the Army Corps of Engineers held an online solicitation for the contract and selected Jacobs (NYSE: J), Huitt-Zollars & Michael Baker joint venture

GovConWire's Government Contracting News 5/18/2021

OJ Sanchez Named VP, GM for Lockheed’s Aeronautics Integrated Fighter Group

Air Force Selects Four Companies for $875M Power Supply Tech Contract

NTT Data to Support DOJ ECAS IT Modernization Initiative; Tim Conway Quoted

Parsons Secures $185M Contract to Update Space Force Situational Awareness Platform

HR Exec Cathy Lerche Elevated to Chief People Officer Role at T-Rex Solutions

AirBoss Closes BlackBox Biometrics Purchase, Appoints Matt Boccia to Lead Newly Formed Division

ABL Gets DOD Responsive Launch II Mission Support Contract; Dan Piemont Quoted

Lockheed Books $195M Navy Contract Modification for Aircraft System Support Services

DISA Releases Telephony Service RFP

Three Companies Win Spots on Army Contract for Architect-Engineer Services

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