The Department of Veterans Affairs has begun its search for potential industry sources of clinical psychology services to support the development of mobile applications. VA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Aug. 9 the sources sought notice is part of the agency’s market research effort for a potential one-year contract for the Clinical Research Psychologist […] More

The U.S. Army has sought information on potential industry sources that can equip the service branch’s AN/TPQ-53 radar system with a platform that works to detect, monitor and counter unmanned aircraft systems. The Army Contracting Command said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday it wants interested vendors to modify the radar platform’s existing software to detect and track […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will conduct a Proposers Day on Sept. 20 in Arlington, Virginia, to discuss the microsystems technology office’s mission and three technical areas that MTO aims to address in the field of microelectronics. DARPA said Friday those areas of interest include the need to control and exploit the electromagnetic spectrum, development […] More

Boeing has landed a $68.4 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to obtain long-lead parts needed for the production of P-8A Poseidon multimission maritime patrol aircraft for the U.K. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will also provide manufacturing support for two full-rate production 4 Lot 8 P-8As under the foreign military sales program. The Naval Air Systems Command will […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has asked vendors to provide information on mobile layered defense platforms and related components designed to defend mobile and fixed naval and land-based forces against threats posed by small unmanned aircraft systems. DARPA said in a request for information posted Aug. 11 on FedBizOpps it is interested in scalable systems, […] More

The U.S. Air Force has asked industry to submit white papers for a potential four-year, $8.06 million program that seeks to develop, integrate and evaluate platforms and methods designed to update the service branch’s nuclear command, control and communication systems. The service branch said in a broad agency announcement posted Thursday on FedBizOpps the NC3 program […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has asked industry to suggest ideas on how to protect U.S. warfighters from airborne threats with technology. DARPA said Thursday it published a request for information on deployable systems that can help fixed and mobile ground and naval forces to identify, track and neutralize small unmanned air systems. Jean-Charles Lede, DARPA program manager, said the agency seeks “novel, flexible […] More

The U.S. Air Force looks to issue a sole-source contract for repair work on the military branch’s radiation detector equipment. A notice posted Friday on FedBizOpps stated the Air Force seeks a contractor to inspect and fix three Cryo-Pulse 5 detectors as well as provide one coaxial field effect transistor for detector. Responses to the solicitation are due Aug. 9. Canberra, the original equipment manufacturer of the Cryo-Pulse 5 technology, […] More

NASA wants industry information on a solid state data recorder to support a conceptual design of the agency’s future wide field imaging observatory platform. A notice posted Monday on FedBizOpps stated the data recorder will become a component of the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope‘s payload command and data handling subsystem. The recorder will work to store science data packets […] More

The General Services Administration has issued a request for information on behalf of the Unified Shared Services Management organization about new systems that can help modernize the delivery of the federal payroll. GSA said Friday USSM and the Office of Personnel Management seek industry partners that can provide information on payroll delivery systems in support of the government’s ongoing ePayroll […] More

The State Department is requesting information on project management services providers that can help the agency deploy an ambulatory electronic medical records system for the healthcare units of U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide. A FedBizOpps notice published Wednesday states that the department’s Office of Medical Services seeks support on EHR project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, controlling, training, implementation and go-live and close-out activities. MED […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will conduct a Proposers Day on June 27 in Chicago to discuss the Prometheus program that aims to identify molecular biomarkers that could be used to predict contagiousness of an individual following exposure to a pathogen within 24 hours. “Many infections are spread by people who haven’t yet displayed […] More