GovConWire's Government Contracting News 4/26/2022

Contract Awards

5 Companies Win Spots on $500M IDIQ to Support NGA Mission Critical Operations

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency awarded positions to five companies on a seven-year, $500 million contract vehicle for mission critical operations support services. NGA named the participants in the agency’s GEOINT Enterprise Operations Service and Solutions Program with Industry in a notice posted Wednesday on SAM.gov. The GEO-SPI A: Mission Critical Operations indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is slated

Executive Moves

Craig Martell Appointed DOD Chief Digital and AI Officer

Craig Martell, former head of machine learning at Lyft (Nasdaq: LYFT), has been named chief digital and artificial intelligence officer at the Department of Defense. He will oversee efforts to advance the adoption of data, AI, analytics and digital platforms to provide warfighters decision advantage on the battlefield, DOD said Monday. “With Craig’s appointment, we

Executive Moves

Michael Polmar Named Chief Growth Officer at B&A

Michael Polmar, a business development executive with over three decades of experience, has joined B&A as chief growth officer responsible for leading the information technology systems integrator’s strategic growth initiatives. B&A said Tuesday Polmar previously worked at the former Vencore company, ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT), AT&T‘s (NYSE: T) federal business arm and private equity-backed firms. Polmar

Executive Moves

Stephen Fitts Promoted to HII Ingalls Shipbuilding Division VP for Contracts, Pricing

Stephen Fitts, former director of contract administration at HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division, has been named vice president of contracts and pricing within the same business. He replaces Eric Crooker, who held the position for four years and transitioned to a new role as VP of infrastructure and sustainability, the company said Monday. In

M&A Activity

Sarcos Completes RE2 Acquisition; Kiva Allgood Quoted

Sarcos Technology and Robotics (Nasdaq: STRC) has completed its $100 million acquisition of Pittsburgh-based autonomous robot builder RE2. Sarcos said Monday it expects to add work through RE2’s government contracts and developmental partnership with Oshkosh’s (NYSE: OSK) JLG Industries subsidiary. The transaction, which was first announced in March, consisted of $30 million in cash plus

News

Executive Spotlight GDIT Growth VP Colleen Oresky on Tech Trends, Challenges; Digital Transformation Efforts

ExecutiveBiz featured Colleen Oresky, vice president of growth at General Dynamics‘ information technology business, in its most recent Executive Spotlight interview published Monday. She discussed technology trends and challenges impacting the federal landscape as well as company efforts centered on its workforce. Oresky also talked about the initiatives of General Dynamics Information Technology to help

M&A Activity

Blue Delta Capital-Backed Definitive Logic Buys Digital Mobilizations; Paul Burke Quoted

Definitive Logic has purchased Digital Mobilizations for an undisclosed sum as part of its efforts to scale up into a mid-sized consultancy focused on delivering digital transformation capabilities in support of missions of defense, federal civilian, homeland security and commercial customers. Founded in 2016, Digital Mobilizations supports digital transformation programs of customer agencies within the

Executive Moves

Former Deloitte Partner David Bell Named Castellum CFO

David Bell, a 28-year accounting professional, has assumed the chief financial officer position at Potomac, Maryland-based technology company Castellum. The certified public accountant will oversee Castellum’s finance functions, including audit and tax processes, and will report to President and CEO Mark Fuller, the company said Monday. Bell spent 14 years at Deloitte as an audit

Contract Awards

Softek-Federal IT Consulting JV Wins $94M DHS Cybersecurity Support BPA

A joint venture between Softek International and Federal IT Consulting will provide cybersecurity assessment, risk management and compliance support services to the Department of Homeland Security under a six-year, $94 million blanket purchase agreement. SOFITC secured the Risk Management and Assessment Support Services BPA through a small business set-aside competition under the Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity

GovConWire's Government Contracting News 4/26/2022

5 Companies Win Spots on $500M IDIQ to Support NGA Mission Critical Operations

Craig Martell Appointed DOD Chief Digital and AI Officer

Michael Polmar Named Chief Growth Officer at B&A

Stephen Fitts Promoted to HII Ingalls Shipbuilding Division VP for Contracts, Pricing

Sarcos Completes RE2 Acquisition; Kiva Allgood Quoted

Executive Spotlight GDIT Growth VP Colleen Oresky on Tech Trends, Challenges; Digital Transformation Efforts

Blue Delta Capital-Backed Definitive Logic Buys Digital Mobilizations; Paul Burke Quoted

Former Deloitte Partner David Bell Named Castellum CFO

Softek-Federal IT Consulting JV Wins $94M DHS Cybersecurity Support BPA

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