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AFRL Seeks Sources of Biomaterial & Bioprocess Technologies for Air Force Asset Sustainment Effort

The Air Force Research Laboratory is planning a research and development project focused on techniques and processes that lead to the creation of biomaterials, bioprocesses and related technologies, and has issued a request for information for the effort. These advanced technologies are envisioned to sustain or optimize Air Force assets, according to the RFI posted Friday on SAM.gov.

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by Jerry Petersen December 11, 2023, 10:16 am
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NASA Posts RFP for Ames Research Center Academic Mission Services Follow-On Contract

NASA has issued a solicitation for a follow-on contract to provide academic and university-based program and project support services to the Ames Research Center. A request for proposals published Wednesday on SAM.gov states that the NASA Academic Mission Services 2 contract will support the aeronautics and technology mission objectives of the Aeronautics Directorate and the Exploration Technology Directorate.

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by Naomi Cooper December 7, 2023, 8:57 am
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DIU Posts Solicitation for Hybrid Space Architecture II Project

The Defense Innovation Unit has begun seeking proposals from industry sources capable of developing a hybrid architecture designed to integrate government and commercial networks to enable space-based communication capabilities. DIU said the second iteration of the Hybrid Space Architecture project will focus on four areas of interest: persistent sensing, resilient data transport, high-performance edge computing and data fusion.

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by Naomi Cooper November 30, 2023, 8:03 am
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Health Resources and Services Administration Posts Solicitation for Evidence-Building, Evaluation Support Services IDIQ

The Health Resources and Services Administration has launched a full and open competition for the procurement of evaluation and evidence-building services to support its bureaus and offices. The resulting indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will support evaluations, descriptive research studies, policy analyses, capacity assessment and program performance monitoring, according to a solicitation posted Monday on SAM.gov.

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by Naomi Cooper November 28, 2023, 8:10 am
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Army Solicits Bids for Force Organization Cost Estimating System Support Contract

The Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground is seeking proposals from industry sources capable of supporting a suite of web-based cost estimation and analysis models and database tools. A notice posted Thursday on SAM.gov states that the deputy assistant secretary of the Army for cost and economics requires support to maintain and update the Force Organization Cost Estimating System, which provides cost estimates of the U.S. Army's organization structure and capabilities.

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by Naomi Cooper November 13, 2023, 10:16 am
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MDA Seeks Proposals for Agency Information Management and Software Services Contract

The Missile Defense Agency has released a request for proposals for a single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for data management and software support services. MDA will hold a total small business set-aside competition for the Agency Information Management and Software Services contract, which has a five-year base term and five one-year options, according to a solicitation notice published Monday.

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by Jane Edwards November 8, 2023, 8:59 am
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DHS to Recompete SEVIS Operations and Maintenance Support Services Contract

The Department of Homeland Security is planning to award a contract worth up to $100 million to procure operations and maintenance services in support of its Student and Exchange Visitor Information System. According to an Acquisition Planning Forecast System notice, DHS requires design, development, test, deployment, O&M, engineering and security support for the web-based system that manages data on international students and exchange visitors.

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by Naomi Cooper November 6, 2023, 8:42 am
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7 Companies Chosen for $476M Expanded NASA Earth Observation Data Acquisition Effort

NASA has selected seven vendors that will compete for task orders under the expanded Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition Program procurement effort. The vendors were chosen based on the technical acceptability of their proposals and the reasonableness of their proposed contract prices relative to their commercial pricing, Kevin Murphy, the chief science data officer at NASA's Science Mission Directorate, said in a statement issued Sept. 18.

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by Jerry Petersen October 30, 2023, 10:13 am
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DOD Issues Sources Sought Notice for Research, Engineering & Technical Services Requirement

The Department of Defense seeks to determine the interest and ability of industry partners to provide research, development, test, evaluation, engineering and technical services in support of the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research & Engineering. The required services will be applied to the 14 technology priorities of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies, according to a sources sought notice posted on SAM.gov.

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by Jerry Petersen October 13, 2023, 9:27 am
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L3Harris Partners With Leidos, MAG Aerospace for Army’s HADES Airborne ISR Program

A team composed of L3Harris Technologies, Leidos and MAG Aerospace will compete for a U.S. Army program to develop a fleet of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft to gather operational intelligence against the country’s adversaries. L3Harris will lead the industry team for the Army’s High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System program, which seeks to equip Bombardier Global 6500 business jets with deep-sensing platforms.

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by Jane Edwards October 11, 2023, 6:13 am
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NASA Seeks to Acquire Satellites for NOAA GeoXO Earth Observation Capability

NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has issued a request for proposals for the Geostationary Extended Observations Spacecraft Implementation program, which aims to launch multiple satellites for the GeoXO series, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration system that will provide Earth observation capabilities to help address various environmental issues and challenges. Goddard plans to award a […] More

by Jamie Bennet October 3, 2023, 5:15 am