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SAIC to Enhance Business Operations at Defense Undersecretary’s Office Under $96M Contract; Vinnie DiFronzo Quoted

Science Applications International Corp. has booked a $96 million contract from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering to help modernize critical business operations, including policies and procedures. Under the contract, the company said Thursday it will increase data reuse and reduce internal organizational operational delivery times.

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by Kacey Roberts March 8, 2024, 11:01 am
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Excella Wins Spot on $110M OPM Data Science & Analytics Support BPA

Excella has secured a spot on a potential five-year, $110 million blanket purchase agreement to provide data science and analytics support services in support of the Office of Personnel Management's talent acquisition and management initiatives. The company said it has also secured the first two call orders under the BPA to support the development of customer-facing data products and assist OPM's Human Resources Solutions in implementing artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies.

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by Naomi Cooper March 5, 2024, 9:55 am
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ECS Secures $190M Army Contract for AI Development, Integration; John Heneghan Quoted

ECS will provide and integrate artificial intelligence/machine learning capabilities in support of Department of Defense organizations and combatant commands over a three-year contracting period. The company said Tuesday it secured a $190 million contract from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command to serve as an Army Research Lab system integrator tasked to help advance DOD missions.

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by Christine Thropp March 5, 2024, 9:52 am
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ManTech to Provide Software Development Services Under Air Force Recompete Contract; David Hathaway Quoted

ManTech has secured a five-year, $44 million recompete contract from the U.S. Air Force to deliver software development services for the Secretary of the Air Force’s Office of Studies and Analysis. The Herndon, Virginia-based company said Monday it will be responsible for software modification and maintenance, configuration management and analytical support for operating modeling and simulation tools.

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by Kacey Roberts March 5, 2024, 9:41 am
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NASA Announces Winners of IDIQ Deal for Flight & Payload Integration Services

NASA has awarded 15 companies spots on a five-year, $45 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract in support of the Flight Opportunities and Small Spacecraft Technology programs. Winning contractors will be tasked to provide flight services and carry out the integration of payloads like science instruments and technology demonstrations onto a variety of platforms, including suborbital rockets, balloons and satellites, NASA said Monday.

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by Jerry Petersen March 5, 2024, 9:03 am
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QED Systems Lands $383M Navy Ship Maintenance Support Contract

QED Systems has secured a potential five-year, $383 million contract to provide specification development and availability execution support services in support of the U.S. Navy's ship maintenance efforts. The company will support the maintenance of the Navy's guided-missile destroyers and cruisers, landing platform dock, dock landing ships, landing helicopter assault, amphibious assault ships and littoral combat ships, the Department of Defense said Thursday.

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by Naomi Cooper March 4, 2024, 11:21 am
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Palantir USG Secures DISA Contract for DOD Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Planning Tool Prototyping Effort

A Palantir Technologies subsidiary has received an other transaction authority contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency to develop a planning tool prototype for the Department of Defense’s Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations. DISA said Friday that under the $9.8 million OTA, Palantir USG will work with the U.S. Strategic Command and the combatant command JEMSMO Cells to create the Electromagnetic Battle Management – Joint Decision Support prototype.

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by Kacey Roberts March 4, 2024, 11:15 am
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Air Force Modifies Boeing’s Wideband Global SATCOM 12 Contract for $439M

The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing's defense, space and security division a contract modification involving the purchase of its 12th communication space vehicle under the Wideband Global Satellite Communication constellation. The changes bring the project's total value to $3 billion, with $439 million obligated to Boeing at the time of the award, the Department of Defense announced Friday.

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by Jamie Bennet March 4, 2024, 11:14 am
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ICF Awarded $50M in CMS Digital Modernization Contract Extensions; James Morgan Quoted

ICF has received from the Department of Health and Human Services extensions to a pair of contracts for the continuation of cloud migration and digital modernization work in support of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services systems. The contracts were awarded in late 2023 and are worth $50 million combined, the global consulting and technology services provider said Thursday.

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by Aidan Daly March 1, 2024, 11:12 am
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Viasat Receives Contract From Northrop to Help Enhance Air Force Internet Connectivity

Viasat has secured a four-year contract from Northrop Grumman to provide a company-built satellite system in support of a U.S. Air Force initiative that seeks to connect commercial space internet services for military users. As part of the deal, Viasat said Thursday it will supply its ViaSat-3 Satellite Communications Network to facilitate high-bandwidth satellite internet connectivity on existing aircraft or ground vehicles for the Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet Call 003 program.

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by Kacey Roberts March 1, 2024, 10:12 am
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Textron, General Dynamics to Design ARV Prototypes for Marine Corps

Textron Systems and General Dynamics' land systems division have been awarded contracts worth $22.7 million combined to design advanced reconnaissance vehicle prototypes equipped with a 30 mm medium-caliber autocannon for the U.S. Marine Corps. Under an $11.8 million contract, Textron will build an ARV-30 prototype vehicle at its facility in Hunt Valley, Maryland, the Department of Defense said Thursday.

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by Naomi Cooper March 1, 2024, 9:43 am
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State Department Clears $281M Sale of L3Harris-Built Radios to Germany

The State Department has approved Germany's request to buy high-frequency, very-high frequency and ultra-high frequency radios and related equipment and services from the U.S. government through a foreign military sales agreement worth approximately $281 million.

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by Jane Edwards February 28, 2024, 9:14 am