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  • Windtree Therapeutics Receives SBIR Grant for Aerosolized KL4 Surfactant Devt - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Windtree Therapeutics Receives SBIR Grant for Aerosolized KL4 Surfactant Devt

    Windtree Therapeutics has received $1 million in federal funds to continue to develop an aerosolized KL4 surfactant as a potential drug to prevent radiation-induced lung injuries. The funds represent the third tranche of a $3 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant the U.S. government awarded to the biotechnology company, Windtree said Thursday. Windtree noted it […] More

  • AECOM Lands 6-Year Deal to Support Dallas Independent School District Bond Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AECOM Lands 6-Year Deal to Support Dallas Independent School District Bond Program

    AECOM has secured a potential six-year, $19.2 million contract from the Dallas Independent School District for continued program management services to support the school district’s 2015 bond program. AECOM said Thursday the contract covers oversight and coordination of designers, consultants, contractors and vendors; program controls; tracking the participation of minority- and women-owned businesses; and coordination of safety programs. The school […] More

  • SBA Taps 21 Partners to Support Agency's Small Biz Innovation Programs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SBA Taps 21 Partners to Support Agency’s Small Biz Innovation Programs

    The Small Business Administration has awarded $325,000 in grant funds to 21 organizations to assist the agency in efforts to help entrepreneurs get more involved in the government’s Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs. SBA said Thursday it chose 16 state and local economic development agencies, business development centers, colleges and universities to receive a combined $125,000 under the […] More

  • General Dynamics Integrates Link 16 Datalink System on Leonardo-Finmeccanica Export Helicopter - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Integrates Link 16 Datalink System on Leonardo-Finmeccanica Export Helicopter

    A U.K.-based General Dynamics subsidiary and the former AgustaWestland business unit of Leonardo-Finmeccanica have teamed up to develop and integrate a Link 16 datalink system into the first AW159 Wildcat helicopter export variant. General Dynamics said Thursday its missions systems business in the U.K. worked with Leonardo Helicopters to install the datalink and provide a full command-and-control surveillance system on the […] More

  • Raytheon Gets Navy Contract Modification for Planar Array Antenna Assemblies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Gets Navy Contract Modification for Planar Array Antenna Assemblies

    Raytheon has received a $30.3 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to provide radar absorbing material-equipped planar array antenna assemblies for the transmission processing sets of the Cooperative Engagement Capability. The Defense Department said Wednesday the contract also covers delivery of CEC sensor netting system antennas to Japan under the foreign military sales program. DoD noted the Naval Sea Systems Command will obligate the full […] More

  • Lockheed Tests Turret Sensor System on UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Tests Turret Sensor System on UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter

    Lockheed Martin has tested a new sensor system onboard a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to check the product’s capacity to detect and track targets using an airborne platform. Lockheed said Tuesday the 15-inch Infirno turret sensor system completed at least eight flight test hours to demonstrate line-of-sight stability and image quality. The company noted that it developed Infirno with internal investment. Infirno supports ground, airborne and maritime […] More

  • Sikorsky Opens Forward Stocking Location for Helicopter Parts in Australia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sikorsky Opens Forward Stocking Location for Helicopter Parts in Australia

    Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary has unveiled a new forward stocking location for S-76 and S-92 helicopter parts at its Helitech customer support center in Brisbane, Australia. Lockheed said Wednesday the in-country warehousing of spare parts aids Sikorsky’s efforts to boost customer support in the area by facilitating quicker access to materials for Australia-based commercial helicopter operators. “By positioning inventory parts closer […] More

  • NIH Picks Vibrent Health Platform for National Precision Medicine Study - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIH Picks Vibrent Health Platform for National Precision Medicine Study

    The National Institutes of Health has awarded Vibrent Health a five-year, $74 million contract to supply a technology platform for NIH to enroll and engage U.S. participants in the cohort program of the White House’s Precision Medicine Initiative. Vibrent Health said Wednesday it will develop, test, maintain and update the platform for the nationwide medical research effort using data hosting services from Amazon […] More

  • Lockheed, Terma Make Deal for More F-35 Component Production Biz Opportunities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, Terma Make Deal for More F-35 Component Production Biz Opportunities

    Lockheed Martin has entered into an agreement with Terma that provides the latter options to pursue additional component production opportunities with the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program beyond existing contracts. Denmark-based Terma said Wednesday it seeks to continue to provide F-35 composite and bonded assembly work through low-rate initial production and full-rate production. The agreement follows news of Denmark’s decision in June to proceed […] More

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    Jacobs Engineering Group to Support Western Australia Public Transport Authority Rail Link Project

    A Jacobs Engineering Group multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental team will support the state of Western Australia’s public transport authority as a client-side technical adviser for a construction project that connects an existing rail line to the Perth airport. Jacobs said Wednesday it will review the Forrestfield Airport Rail Link project’s design and construction documentation including technical acceptance […] More

  • AINS to Offer USDA HR Applications Under $92M BPA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AINS to Offer USDA HR Applications Under $92M BPA

    The Agriculture Department will purchase AINS-developed employee relations and labor relations applications under a five-year, $92 million blanket purchase agreement USDA uses to acquire non-core human resource tools for the agency’s National Finance Center systems. AINS said Tuesday the company will offer the eCase HR ER/LR applications to all federal government agencies under the agreement and provide NFC customers a platform […] More

  • Reuters: Lockheed Eyes New MBDA Proposal on Potential $5B German Missile Defense System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reuters: Lockheed Eyes New MBDA Proposal on Potential $5B German Missile Defense System

    Lockheed Martin has said it expects its partner MBDA to submit a proposal to Germany’s defense ministry by early August to begin negotiations with the country’s government on a potential $4.5 billion missile defense system, Reuters reported Tuesday. Andrea Shalal writes that Rick Edwards, executive vice president of Lockheed’s missiles and fire control business, has indicated negotiations for the Medium Extended Air Defense System could start […] More