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  • Peridot Secures Navy Contract for Marine Corps System Command Program Mgmt Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Peridot Secures Navy Contract for Marine Corps System Command Program Mgmt Support

    The U.S. Navy has awarded a $43 million contract to Peridot Solutions for program management support services to the Marine Corps System Command. The Defense Department said Monday the contract calls for Peridot to provide portfolio management, administrative, operations, core competency and analytic support for logistics, engineering, contracts and financial management functions. Marine Corps Systems Command awarded […] More

  • Orbital ATK Cargo Spacecraft Completes ISS Berthing; Frank Culbertson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK Cargo Spacecraft Completes ISS Berthing; Frank Culbertson Comments

    The Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft launched by NASA Tuesday has arrived at the International Space Station to deliver 7,900 pounds of cargo that includes crew supplies and scientific experiments. S.S. Rick Husband Cygnus‘ arrival marks the company’s fourth berthing with ISS under the space agency’s Commercial Resupply Services contract, Orbital ATK said Saturday. “As we accomplish our fifth Cygnus […] More

  • DSA Gets NGIC Database Admin, Software Maintenance Task Order Under Encore II - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DSA Gets NGIC Database Admin, Software Maintenance Task Order Under Encore II

    Data Systems Analysts has secured a database administration and software maintenance task order from the National Ground Intelligence Center as part of the Defense Information Systems Agency‘s Encore II contract. The task order calls for the company to deliver systems that work to fulfill NGIC’s mission database administration, software application and IT technical requirements, DSA said Friday. The requirements are part of […] More

  • Leidos, NIH Launch Portal for Alternative Biomedical Research Funding; Jim Pannucci Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos, NIH Launch Portal for Alternative Biomedical Research Funding; Jim Pannucci Comments

    Leidos and the National Institutes of Health have developed a website that aims to match unfunded biomedical research proposals with alternative funding opportunities through public-private partnerships. The team has created the Online Partnership to Accelerate Research portal, which works to assess proposals based on research priority areas and allow participating organizations to fund research not originally funded by NIH, […] More

  • Philips' Medical Systems Subsidiary Lands $77M Contract Modification From DLA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Philips’ Medical Systems Subsidiary Lands $77M Contract Modification From DLA

    Philips‘ medical systems subsidiary has landed a $77 million contract modification from the Defense Logistics Agency for continued training and delivery of patient monitoring systems, subsystems, accessories, spares and repair parts. Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support has exercised the seventh of nine one-year option periods under the contract with an initial one-year base period, the Defense Department said […] More

  • DARPA to Hold Proposers Day for Military Tech Systems Ideas; Brad Tousley Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA to Hold Proposers Day for Military Tech Systems Ideas; Brad Tousley Comments

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s Tactical Technology Office will hold a proposers day on April 20 and 21 to discuss ways to develop new military technology systems and seek potential contributors. DARPA said Wednesday it is searching for ideas in agile development, autonomous or cooperative unmanned systems, weapons, power and propulsion proposals for ground, maritime, air and space systems to assist in military […] More

  • SAIC Subcontracts Sypris Subsidiary for ICBM Silo Encryption Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC Subcontracts Sypris Subsidiary for ICBM Silo Encryption Tech

    Science Applications International Corp. has awarded a subcontract to a Sypris Solutions subsidiary to design and develop an electronic encryption device to control access to land-based intercontinental ballistic missile silos. Sypris said Wednesday the 22-month contract covers services in areas such as design, development, documentation, integration, testing, certification, training, maintenance and logistics for the Missile Electronic Encryption Device program. Sypris Electronics will be responsible for […] More

  • Navy Awards Virus Testing Contract to Center for Disease Detection - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Awards Virus Testing Contract to Center for Disease Detection

    The U.S. Navy has awarded the Center for Disease Detection a potential $49 million contract for blood testing services that work to detect HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C. The contract covers testing of active-duty and reserve Navy and U.S. Marine Corps military personnel as part of the Navy Bloodborne Infection Management Center requirements, the Defense Department […] More

  • Reuters: Japan Meets With Western Defense Contractors for New Fighter Jet Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reuters: Japan Meets With Western Defense Contractors for New Fighter Jet Program

    Japan has met with Western defense contractors including Boeing and Lockheed Martin for a potential “next generation” of fighter jets in an effort to enhance the country’s air presence, Reuters reported Tuesday. Siva Govindasamy writes that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries partnered with Japan’s defense ministry to develop the ATD-X experimental aircraft, whose stealth fighter technologies the country […] More

  • ISS Lands Sustainment Services Contract for Military in US and Asia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ISS Lands Sustainment Services Contract for Military in US and Asia

    Intelligent Software Solutions has received a $2.6 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to continue sustainment services for several military organizations in U.S. and Asia. ISS said March 14 that it will provide continued software and maintenance operations that involve Combined Information Data Network Exchange and WebTAS Enterprise including day-to-day support and code development. The company added it will […] More

  • Army Awards SAP NS2 Multiyear Consultation Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Awards SAP NS2 Multiyear Consultation Services Contract

    The U.S. Army has awarded SAP‘s national security services unit a $17 million multiyear contract for consultation services in support of the service branch’s enterprise resource planning logistics and financial programs. Army Contracting Command will obligate $4.5 million from fiscal 2016 research, development, testing and evaluation funds, the Defense Department said Monday. SAP National Security Services, formerly known […] More

  • Ball Aerospace Selects Vanguard to Produce Landsat 9 Instrument Structures - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ball Aerospace Selects Vanguard to Produce Landsat 9 Instrument Structures

    Ball Aerospace & Technologies has selected satellite component manufacturer Vanguard Space Technologies to produce structures for the NASA Landsat 9 project to collect baseline data for a map of Earth’s land cover. Vanguard will make baseplate structural assemblies and mounting struts for the OLI-2 Instrument that consists of construction, attach points and metallic fits to mount the telescope and other […] More