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GovConWire's Government Contracting News 11/21/2022

Albers Aerospace Buys Garrett Container Systems; John Albers Quoted
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Albers Aerospace Buys Garrett Container Systems; John Albers Quoted

Albers Aerospace has acquired Garrett Container Systems in a transaction aimed at expanding its capabilities in support of military customers. GCS is a HUBZone-certified small business founded by Don and Liz Morin in 1991 and manufactures aluminum storage and shipping containers and tactical kits, Albers said Friday. GCS will keep its operations in Accident, Maryland,
Former Datto Exec John Abbot Named Dataminr CFO
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Former Datto Exec John Abbot Named Dataminr CFO

John Abbot, an executive with over three decades of experience, has joined Dataminr to serve as chief financial officer responsible for the artificial intelligence company’s accounting, finance, legal and facilities functions. Dataminr said Thursday Abbot previously worked as CFO of security and software company Datto, where he provided support as it underwent initial public offering
Air Products Books $1B NASA Contract for Liquid Helium Supply
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Air Products Books $1B NASA Contract for Liquid Helium Supply

Air Products and Chemicals will supply 33 million liters of liquid helium and lease six proprietary liquid helium pumps to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida under a potential $1.07 billion contract. NASA will use the commodity to support the International Space Station program, the Space Launch System and other projects at the Kennedy Space
Q&A With Parsons EVP Rich Aves on Company Growth Initiatives Focused on Defense, Intelligence Markets
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Q&A With Parsons EVP Rich Aves on Company Growth Initiatives Focused on Defense, Intelligence Markets

Rich Aves, executive vice president of business development for the defense and intelligence sector at Parsons, was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Friday. He talked about how can artificial intelligence be used to address some of the biggest challenges in defense and intelligence sectors; and Parsons’ recent growth initiatives such as expanding
Air Force Selects 2 Companies for $482M Ground Power Unit Production IDIQ
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Air Force Selects 2 Companies for $482M Ground Power Unit Production IDIQ

PD Power Systems and Aviation Ground Equipment have won positions on a potential 10-year, $482 million contract to test and produce 72-kilowatt ground power units for the U.S. Air Force. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia is the contracting activity and received eight proposals for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity
General Dynamics Subsidiary Secures $147M Army Contract for Stryker Vehicles
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General Dynamics Subsidiary Secures $147M Army Contract for Stryker Vehicles

The U.S. Army has awarded a potential $146.7 million contract to General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) land systems business arm to supply flat-bottom hull Stryker vehicles. The Department of Defense said Thursday the two-year firm-fixed-price contract is expected to be completed by Nov. 30, 2024, and includes orders. General Dynamics Land Systems’ Stryker fleet of armored
IBM Adds Terry Halvorsen, Mark Johnson to Federal Market Team
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IBM Adds Terry Halvorsen, Mark Johnson to Federal Market Team

IBM (NYSE: IBM) has expanded its federal market organization with the appointment of Terry Halvorsen and Mark Johnson as vice president of federal client development and VP of federal technology sales, respectively. Both executives will work to support IBM’s vision to facilitate the adoption of artificial intelligence and hybrid cloud across the federal government, IBM
Space Force Issues On-Ramp Solicitation for Sounding Rocket Program-4 Contract
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Space Force Issues On-Ramp Solicitation for Sounding Rocket Program-4 Contract

Space Systems Command has released a new request for proposals for the Sounding Rocket Program-4 contract to expand the pool of vendors that could provide suborbital launch support for payloads and flight hardware and perform technical and concept analyses to facilitate the launch of space assets in support of research and development programs. Interested offerors
StandardAero Receives $133M Navy Contract Modification for Poseidon Aircraft Engine Maintenance
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StandardAero Receives $133M Navy Contract Modification for Poseidon Aircraft Engine Maintenance

The U.S. Navy has awarded StandardAero a contract modification worth $133.5 million to continue maintaining P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft engines. The firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award covers depot-level maintenance and repair support services for CFM56-7B27A/3 and CFM56-7B27AE engines in support of the service branch, Australian government and other foreign sales customers, the Defense Department said Thursday.
FAA Posts RFI for Multibillion IT Hardware, Software Acquisition Effort
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FAA Posts RFI for Multibillion IT Hardware, Software Acquisition Effort

The Federal Aviation Administration has begun seeking information to support the development of a potential 10-year, $10 billion contract to procure information technology hardware and commercial-off-the-shelf software. FAA is looking for original equipment manufacturers capable of providing network infrastructure components, personal computing devices, computer peripherals and accessories, audio/visual equipment and software to support the equipment
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