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  • NSA Issues 1st Open Procurement Notice for 'Innovative Mission Capabilities' - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NSA Issues 1st Open Procurement Notice for ‘Innovative Mission Capabilities’

    The National Security Agency has issued a notice on FedBizOpps for small businesses to provide “innovative mission capabilities” in what would be the agency’s first open procurement effort, Nextgov reported Thursday. Aliya Sternstein writes interested companies will need to register for access to an NSA database called the Acquisition Resource Center. “NSA’s posting on FedBizOpps […] More

  • Ball Aerospace to Build 2nd Imaging Instrument for NASA's Landsat 9 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ball Aerospace to Build 2nd Imaging Instrument for NASA’s Landsat 9

    Ball Aerospace & Technologies will manufacture the second Operational Land Imager instrument for NASA‘s Landsat 9 Earth observation satellite under a potential six-year, $19.3 million sole-source letter contract. The company said Thursday it will build Operational Land Imager-2, which works to generate satellite imagery that will support studies on the impact of natural and man-induced activities on Earth’s surface. […] More

  • Lockheed, Partners to Provide C-130J Operational Support to UK Under $545M Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, Partners to Provide C-130J Operational Support to UK Under $545M Contract

    Lockheed Martin, Rolls-Royce and Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group will continue to provide support for the British air force’s C-130J Super Hercules fleet through 2022 as part of a $545 million contract. Lockheed said Wednesday the team will jointly deliver Hercules Integrated Operational Support work at Cambridge, Bristol and Brize Norton in the U.K. and Indianapolis in the U.S. The U.K. […] More

  • DARPA Picks 10 Participants for Nano-to-Millimeter-Scale Manufacturing Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Picks 10 Participants for Nano-to-Millimeter-Scale Manufacturing Project

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected 10 participants in its Atoms to Product program, which seeks technology that can manufacture millimeter-scale products or materials out of nanometer-scale pieces. DARPA said Tuesday researchers will work to address the gap between nano-scale and millimeter-scale components through fabrication from atoms to microns then microns to millimeters. “The […] More

  • NIST Seeks Sources for Technical Support to Computer Security Division - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIST Seeks Sources for Technical Support to Computer Security Division

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has started a search for sources of general, technical and scientific expertise and support for the agency’s computer security division. In a notice posted Dec. 21 on FedBizOpps, NIST said its sought capabilities cover support for the development of standards, tools and practices for the security of information and information […] More

  • USACE Invites Bids for Construction of Army Cybercom HQ's C2 Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USACE Invites Bids for Construction of Army Cybercom HQ’s C2 Facility

    The U.S. Army has released an invitation for bids on the construction of a command-and-control facility and cyber protection team operations facility at the Army Cyber Command headquarters at Fort Gordon. A notice posted Dec. 18 on FedBizOpps stated that the Army Corps of Engineers plans to utilize a two-step sealed bidding process for the potential […] More

  • Elbit Gets $50M Order for Airborne ISR Platform; Bezhalel Machlis Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Elbit Gets $50M Order for Airborne ISR Platform; Bezhalel Machlis Comments

    Elbit Systems will provide a full-scale airborne intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance platform to an Asia-Pacific customer under a three-year, $50 million contract. The company said Dec. 22 the airborne platform will build on the customer’s existing electro-optical cameras and sensors by Elbit with synthetic aperture radar/ground moving target indicator technology by ELTA Systems. Elbit Systems […] More

  • Navy Orders Sybase Software License, Maintenance Services From SAP NS2 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Orders Sybase Software License, Maintenance Services From SAP NS2

    A U.S.-based subsidiary of SAP will provide Sybase software licensing and maintenance services to the U.S. Navy under a potential three-year, $20.8 million contract. The Defense Department said Dec. 21 the contract works to support the operations and deployment of the Navy’s tactical, information and command-and-control systems. SAP National Security Services — or SAP NS2 – will perform contract work for […] More

  • CGI to Support Army AMCOM Environmental Health & Safety Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CGI to Support Army AMCOM Environmental Health & Safety Efforts

    CGI will provide technical support for pollution prevention, hazardous materials minimization and related service areas to the G-4 Logistics Office of Army Aviation and Missile Command under a five-year, $9.9 million contract. The company said Tuesday it will work to help AMCOM G-4 ensure the command’s compliance with environmental laws and regulations for its weapons systems and […] More

  • Carahsoft: Open Source Cloud to Drive Savings, Agility in Federal IT - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft: Open Source Cloud to Drive Savings, Agility in Federal IT

    An integrated open source and cloud computing technology presents a potential investment area for government agencies that seek agile and adaptable federal IT solutions, Carahsoft Technology said Monday. The company noted that cloud adoption works to help agencies generate savings and meet requirements in government mandates such as FITARA and FedRAMP. Software-as-a-service and hybrid clouds also work […] More

  • CAE Captures $72M in Contracts for Pilot Training, Full-Flight Simulator Sales - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE Captures $72M in Contracts for Pilot Training, Full-Flight Simulator Sales

    CAE has received contracts worth approximately $71.7 million combined to provide cadet-to-captain training services and training equipment to five international commercial airlines. The company said Monday the contracts include cadet and pilot training for China’s Shenzhen Airlines, Japan’s Spring Airlines and a European customer. CAE will also supply three A350 full-flight simulators, one Boeing 787 FFS, one A350 flight training device […] More

  • Ball Aerospace Gets NASA Funding for CubeSat Infrared Radiometer Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ball Aerospace Gets NASA Funding for CubeSat Infrared Radiometer Project

    Ball Aerospace & Technologies will manufacture the Compact Infrared Radiometer in Space instrument for a CubeSat that will perform scientific research and support land use management for NASA‘s Earth science division. The company said Wednesday it received funding under the In-Space Validation of Earth Science Technologies program to build the CIRiS imaging radiometer for tests during on-orbit operations. “Validating advanced technologies […] More