Air Force Gen. William Shelton has said the branch continues to move forward with efforts to certify SpaceX as a contractor to compete for satellite launch work, Reuters reported Wednesday. Andrea Shalal write that Shelton, chief of the Air Force Space Command, sees the process concluding by either the year’s end or in early 2015 and […] More

A potential foreign military sale of Basler BT-67 aircraft to the government of Argentina has been approved by the U.S. Department of State. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday that the FMS has an estimated cost of $143 million and includes the aircraft themselves, various parts, technical documentation, training equipment and logistics and program support, such as personnel training, technical and engineering services and transportation.

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GSA contracting, administered by the General Services Administration (GSA), streamlines the acquisition processes of federal agencies. Through GSA contracts, government contractors can leverage a lucrative market opportunity to sell their products and services to the government and expand their client base.   Learn more about GSA contracting and discover the contracting process, eligibility criteria, and […] More

SRC, a not-for-profit research and development company, has received a seven-year, $60 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide R&D services for avionics development. The Department of Defense said Wednesday the contractor will develop new and emerging concepts related to the development, integration, assessment, evaluation and demonstration of several technologies focusing on the electric warfare piece of the avionics.

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CIO-SP4, officially known as the Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 4, is a government-wide acquisition contract vehicle administered by the National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC). At its core, it simplifies the process by which federal agencies can access a wide array of IT solutions.   The contract vehicle offers […] More

Lockheed Martin has secured a seven-year, $71.3 million contract from the U.S. Navy to deliver performance-based logistics for the Consolidated Automated Support System family of testers that supports naval aviation systems at the intermediate maintenance level. Additionally, the Department of Defense said Thursday the contractor will offer repair services for the Navy, Marine Corps and foreign military sales customers.

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Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Baird Managing Director Jean Stack as an inductee into the Wash100 Award. This year marks Stack's fourth Wash100 win, reflecting her contributions to the government contracting industry through her efforts advising companies on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising initiatives and other corporate strategies.

Vote for Jean Stack as your favorite GovCon leader as part of the 2024 Wash100 popular vote competition! Voting closes on April 30, so visit Wash100.com to cast your ten votes today.

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Supply chain and third party risk artificial intelligence company Exiger has appointed Cameron Holt, a retired U.S. Air Force major general, as president of its government solutions business. Holt brings to his new role over three decades of service in the U.S. military, where he most recently held the position of deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition.

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CACI International and its small business partners landed three blanket purchase agreements to support the Department of the Air Force's Enterprise Information Technology as a Service Wave 1 program. The winning small business Contractor Team Arrangement members are Oneida Technical Solutions, Bowhead and Expansia and Enhanced Veteran Solutions, Hanscom Air Force Base announced Wednesday.

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Aurora Flight Sciences, Bell Textron, Northrop Grumman and Piasecki Aircraft Corp. have begun designing prototypes of an experimental military aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency initiative. DARPA expects one of the contractors to finish designing, prototyping, building and demonstrating the VTOL aircraft by spring of 2027 as part of the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies program.

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The State Department has approved the Japanese government's request to purchase advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles manufactured by RTX from the U.S. government under a potential $224 million foreign military sale agreement. RTX will serve as the principal contractor on the potential FMS deal that covers the procurement of 120 AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM and three AMRAAM C8 guidance sections, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday.

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Lockheed Martin has concluded a guided flight test of the medium-range version of its joint air-to-ground missile system at China Lake Test Range in California. During the test, the JAGM-MR demonstrated its tri-mode seeker capability for aiding the missile in tracking and neutralizing multiple targets, the defense and aerospace contractor said Tuesday.

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