GovConWire's Government Contracting News 12/7/2022

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Video Interview: V2X CEO Chuck Prow On Big Picture GovCon Trends & What’s Next for V2X

When Vectrus and The Vertex Company completed their merger to form V2X in July, the enterprise’s projected pro forma revenue was approximately $3.4 billion. As the year comes to a close, V2X now has a combined backlog of over $12 billion, which is three and a half times more than early estimates anticipated. Leading the merged entity’s

Executive Moves

Tameika Hollis Promoted to Illuminate CEO; Gregg Melanson to Serve as Chief Growth Officer

Illuminate, a provider of data collection and analysis tools to the government sector, has promoted President Tameika Hollis to the CEO position and elevated Gregg Melanson from executive vice president and general manager to chief growth officer of U.S. operations. The leadership moves seek to help Illuminate better respond to the increasing demand for its

Contract Awards

Potential $3.7B Sale of Abrams Tanks to Poland Gets State Department Clearance

The State Department has approved Poland’s request to buy from the U.S. government M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks, other vehicles and related equipment through a potential $3.75 billion foreign military sales agreement. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday there will be 12 prime contractors on the proposed FMS transaction, which includes M88A2 Hercules combat

Executive Moves

Former Northrop Exec Gator Harvey Takes VP Role at Serco’s North American Subsidiary

Serco Group’s North American subsidiary has appointed former Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) executive Gator Harvey as vice president of transportation and homeland security services. He will be responsible for Serco Inc.’s operations and business development strategies in emergency management, fleet, aviation and intelligent transport services, the company said Tuesday. Harvey spent two decades at Northrop,

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State Department Clears South Korea’s $1.5B CH-47F Helicopter Procurement Request

South Korea has requested to purchase CH-47F Chinook helicopters, and related equipment from the U.S. government under a $1.5 billion foreign military sales agreement approved by the State Department. Boeing (NYSE: BA) will serve as the principal contractor on the possible transaction that includes 18 CH-47F helicopters, 42 T55-GA-714A engines, 22 common missile warning systems

Contract Awards

Textron to Design Army’s Anti-Vehicle Munition System Under $162M Contract

Textron‘s (NYSE: TXT) systems subsidiary has secured a five-year, $162 million contract to design an anti-vehicle weapon system for the first increment of the U.S. Army’s Close Terrain Shaping Obstacle capability. The system will include stand-off and top attack features meant to help soldiers conduct terrain-shaping operations, a remote command and control station and mission

M&A Activity

Cydecor Buys IT & Software Provider InnovaSystems; Nader Elguindi Quoted

Cydecor has purchased InnovaSystems International for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to expand its technical capabilities and client base in the defense and national security market. The combined entity aims to offer database development, software engineering, user experience architecture, business intelligence and analytics services to help existing and new customers advance the National

Contract Awards

DIU, Army Select 2 Vendors for Ground Vehicle Autonomy Competition

The Defense Innovation Unit has awarded Kodiak Robotics and Applied Intuition an approximately $50 million contract to build and test software prototypes intended to help the U.S. Army automate future ground combat vehicles. DIU said Tuesday the two companies were chosen for the Ground Vehicle Autonomous Pathways competition after a panel of Department of Defense

Contract Awards

NNSA Extends Triad National Security’s Los Alamos Lab O&M Contract Period

A Battelle-Texas A&M University-University of California partnership will continue to operate and manage the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico for an additional five years under a contract extension awarded by the National Nuclear Security Administration. NNSA said Tuesday Triad National Security will extend the work it performs at the federally funded research and

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DISA Seeks Commercial Internet Connectivity Platform for Military Personnel

The Defense Information Systems Agency has started its solicitation process for a potential seven-year, $175 million contract to help U.S. troops worldwide communicate with their family members and friends. DISA aims to provide warfighters access to infrastructure that will allow them to make long-distance phone and video calls, check emails and search the web as

GovConWire's Government Contracting News 12/7/2022

Video Interview: V2X CEO Chuck Prow On Big Picture GovCon Trends & What’s Next for V2X

Tameika Hollis Promoted to Illuminate CEO; Gregg Melanson to Serve as Chief Growth Officer

Potential $3.7B Sale of Abrams Tanks to Poland Gets State Department Clearance

Former Northrop Exec Gator Harvey Takes VP Role at Serco’s North American Subsidiary

State Department Clears South Korea’s $1.5B CH-47F Helicopter Procurement Request

Textron to Design Army’s Anti-Vehicle Munition System Under $162M Contract

Cydecor Buys IT & Software Provider InnovaSystems; Nader Elguindi Quoted

DIU, Army Select 2 Vendors for Ground Vehicle Autonomy Competition

NNSA Extends Triad National Security’s Los Alamos Lab O&M Contract Period

DISA Seeks Commercial Internet Connectivity Platform for Military Personnel

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