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  • Lockheed to Develop Digital Receiver Exciter for Marine Radar - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Develop Digital Receiver Exciter for Marine Radar

    Lockheed Martin‘s rotary mission and systems unit has received a potential $46.7 million contract to develop and produce a digital receiver exciter for the U.S. Marine Corps‘ AN/TPS-59A(V)3 radar system. USMC allocated $25.2 million in fiscal 2016 research, development, test and evaluation funds at the time of award and $130,000 of the obligated amount will expire at […] More

  • SOSSEC Lands NGA GEOINT Tech Prototyping OTA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SOSSEC Lands NGA GEOINT Tech Prototyping OTA

    The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has awarded System of Systems Security a potential $30 million “other transaction” agreement to prototype technologies that can help update the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence and Allied System for Geospatial-Intelligence. NGA said Wednesday the project aims to accelerate research and development of prototypes to address challenges facing the intelligence community. SOSSEC is a consortium […] More

  • HII Shipbuilding Division to Perform Repairs on USS Fitzgerald - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HII Shipbuilding Division to Perform Repairs on USS Fitzgerald

    A Huntington Ingalls Industries business unit has been selected by the U.S. Navy to be in charge of repairing guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald. Ingalls Shipbuilding will perform repairs to the ship at its facilities in Pascagoula, Mississippi, HII said Wednesday. “Ingalls and all of its employees regret the tragic circumstances that will bring the ship to Pascagoula, but […] More

  • BidPrime Debuts Contracting Intell Service to Aid GovCon Firms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BidPrime Debuts Contracting Intell Service to Aid GovCon Firms

    BidPrime has released a new service that will work to provide information on contract opportunities in efforts to help businesses secure government work. The RFP Insights tool will utilize research by a team of legal professionals to deliver insight on the factors that affect lose and win rates on contracts, as well as others that […] More

  • Moog Lands DLA Military Aircraft Component Supply Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Moog Lands DLA Military Aircraft Component Supply Contract

    Moog has been awarded a potential $48 million contract by the Defense Logistics Agency to supply aircraft components for multiple weapon system platforms of the U.S. Air Force, Army and Navy. The Defense Department said Wednesday the sole-source contract has a five-year base period that will run through Aug. 22, 2022, and an option that could extend work for an […] More

  • General Dynamics Mission Systems Launches TechScout Outreach Program for Small Businesses - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Mission Systems Launches TechScout Outreach Program for Small Businesses

    General Dynamics‘ mission systems business has unveiled a technical procurement outreach program organized to provide opportunities for small businesses to contribute in forming technologies that address the needs of General Dynamics customers. TechScout is part of the company’s EDGE Innovation Sourcing Network that seeks to enable small business vendors and suppliers to provide ideas and collaborate in response […] More

  • Navy, General Dynamics Launch Hershel 'Woody' Williams ESB Ship - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy, General Dynamics Launch Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams ESB Ship

    General Dynamics‘ NASSCO subsidiary and the U.S. Navy have launched USNS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams, an expeditionary sea base vessel built to support special operations force and airborne mine countermeasure missions. ESB 4 will undergo a series of at-sea tests before the company delivers the ship to the service branch in early 2018, the Navy said […] More

  • SAIC to Incorporate Survivability Upgrades Into 3 Marine AAV Prototypes - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC to Incorporate Survivability Upgrades Into 3 Marine AAV Prototypes

    Science Applications International Corp. has received a potential $11.3 million contract modification to rebuild three command variant prototypes of an assault amphibious vehicle for the U.S. Marine Corps. The Defense Department said Tuesday the company will equip the prototypes with the AAV Survivability Upgrade design under the firm-fixed-price modification. SAIC has modernized 10 AAVs as part of a […] More

  • NASA, Lockheed Activate Orion Crew Module for Initial Power-On Test; Mike Hawes Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA, Lockheed Activate Orion Crew Module for Initial Power-On Test; Mike Hawes Comments

    NASA and Lockheed Martin have powered up the company-built Orion crew module at the space agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the first time. Engineers installed and tested vehicle management computers, power and data units and flight software on the spacecraft as part of the initial power-up event, Lockheed said Tuesday. “Orion was designed from the beginning to […] More

  • Raytheon to Help Navy Implement IR Detector, Target Locator - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Help Navy Implement IR Detector, Target Locator

    Raytheon has received a potential $33.1 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to help the U.S. Navy implement a forward-looking infrared detection and identification technology designed to function in different battlefield conditions. The company will also support the implementation of a far target locator under the Navy’s Firepower Enhancement Program, the Defense Department said Monday. DoD noted the contract’s base […] More

  • General Atomics to Support Air Force Organic Depot Activation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics to Support Air Force Organic Depot Activation

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has secured a potential two-year, $18.8 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force activate an organic depot maintenance platform. The company will provide software, hardware and documentation services for the Air Force depot maintenance system’s computer software configuration item, the Defense Department said Monday. Work under the sole-source contract will occur at […] More

  • IARPA Awards Contracts for Research on Human-Machine Geopolitical Forecasting Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IARPA Awards Contracts for Research on Human-Machine Geopolitical Forecasting Tech

    The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has awarded research contracts under the Hybrid Forecasting Competition program that aims to enhance the accuracy of geopolitical event prediction methods. IARPA selected HRL Laboratories, Raytheon‘s BBN Technologies subsidiary and the University of Southern California to conduct research on hybrid forecasting systems under the HFC program, the Office of the Director of […] More