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Leonardo DRS Secures $3B in Navy, General Dynamics Contracts to Support Columbia-Class Submarine Development

Leonardo DRS has landed contracts potentially worth over $3 billion from the U.S. Navy and General Dynamics' electric boat subsidiary for integrated electric propulsion components for the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine. The awarded contracts will involve the design and manufacturing of products for the Columbia Electric Drive Propulsion System, DRS said Wednesday.

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by Kacey Roberts January 11, 2024, 10:29 am
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SAIC Secures $156M USARC Systems Support Contract; Josh Jackson Quoted

SAIC has booked a $156 million award from the U.S. Army Reserve Command for system support services. Under the contract, SAIC and its collaborators will deliver a cost-effective service model that centers mission imperatives and user experience with secure, resilient IT services, the Reston, Virginia-based company announced on Thursday.

SAIC is sponsoring the Potomac Officers Club’s Achieving Transformative Cooperation for National Defense Forum on March 14. To learn more and register to attend the event, click here.

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by Ireland Degges January 11, 2024, 10:18 am
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SAIC Secures Spot on $60.7B VA IT Services Contract; Vishal Tulsian Quoted

SAIC will deliver information technology services for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs through a potential 10-year, $60.7 billion award. IT services provided under the Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation Two contract, or T4NG2, will span 11 functional areas and support both the VA and additional agencies, SAIC announced from its Reston, Virginia headquarters on Wednesday.

SAIC is sponsoring the Potomac Officers Club's Achieving Transformative Cooperation for National Defense Forum on March 14. To learn more and register to attend the forum, click here.

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by Ireland Degges January 10, 2024, 11:07 am
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Jacobs Receives Modification to ATOM-5 Task Order for NASA Wind Tunnel Upgrades

NASA has announced the modification of a task order awarded to Jacobs under the Aerospace Testing and Facilities Operations and Maintenance contract. NASA said Tuesday that under the task order, Jacobs will work to upgrade the electrical system of the Ames Research Center's Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel, making its main drive motors more capable and efficient.

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by Aidan Daly January 10, 2024, 10:13 am
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Mattermost, goTenna to Enhance Air Force Tactical ChatOps Under Small Business Innovation Contract

The government solutions business of secure collaboration platform developer Mattermost will partner with mobile mesh networking platform maker goTenna under a Phase II U.S. Air Force Small Business Innovation Research contract to enhance the service's tactical ChatOps functions. Mattermost said Tuesday that work under the SBIR award includes the development of a plugin for its platform that would work across Tactical Assault Kit servers, and the creation of transmission layer integrations within TAK with the use of goTenna's mesh radios.

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by Jerry Petersen January 10, 2024, 8:44 am
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Spire Global Receives NOAA Contract for Satellite Weather Data

Spire Global will provide the National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration with radio occultation data to support its weather forecasts, climate research and other agency efforts. The company said Monday that data delivery will run for eight months under an award made through an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for NOAA's Commercial Weather Data Program's Radio Occultation Data Buy II acquisition.

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by Christine Thropp January 9, 2024, 10:21 am
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Parsons Books NNSA Task Order for Los Alamos National Lab Design & Construction Activity

Parsons has received a three-year, $21 million task order from the National Nuclear Security Administration through a previously awarded blanket purchase agreement to provide design and construction management support for the New Mexico-based Los Alamos National Laboratory. Under the task order, the technology-driven services provider said Monday it will deliver project management and control as well as construction subject matter expertise in support of the facility’s capital line-item projects exceeding $4 billion.

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by Kacey Roberts January 9, 2024, 9:53 am
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BAE Awarded Air Force Contract for Insight System Integration Effort

BAE Systems has secured a six-year, $48.8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to enhance a company-built system used to support real-world operations via analytics, open systems frameworks and enhanced capabilities. The research and development effort for the BAE Systems Insight System aligns with the Insight Integration initiative, the Department of Defense said Monday.

The Potomac Officers Club will host the 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 31 to discuss the latest developments in the defense technology sector. Register here and save a seat at the highly anticipated event.

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by Kacey Roberts January 9, 2024, 7:40 am
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NASA Increases Value of Contracts With Starlab & Orbital Reef for Development of ISS Successor

NASA has increased funding for two commercial space stations meant to succeed the International Space Station, which is scheduled to retire in 2030. The agency announced Friday that it added $57.5 million for the Starlab station of Voyager Space’s exploration segment, as well as $42 million to the Orbital Reef station conceptualized by Blue Origin.

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by Jamie Bennet January 8, 2024, 9:15 am
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VivSoft to Enhance DOD Shared Military Cyber Operations Platform via STRATFI Award; Navin Gunalan Quoted

VivSoft Technologies has received a Strategic Fund Increase award to modernize the U.S. Air Force Unified Platform, which serves as a shared system for military cyber operations. Under the $15 million award, VivSoft said in a press release received by Executive Mosaic that it would develop and implement a set of UP capabilities — collectively referred to as UPV1 — that would containerize the UP data platform and provide Department of Defense users with zero trust access.

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by Jerry Petersen January 8, 2024, 8:11 am
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Small Business Firm DSC-EMI II Books $76M Navy Deal for Naval Base Ventura County Support

DSC-EMI II, a North Carolina-based government contractor, has secured a potential $76.4 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to provide base operating support services for Naval Base Ventura County in California. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southwest conducted a competitive procurement process for the award and received six bids, the Department of Defense said Thursday.

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by Kacey Roberts January 8, 2024, 7:49 am
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Maximus Secures IRS Contract for System Development Support; Teresa Weipert Quoted

Maximus has received a contract from the Internal Revenue Service to help develop two systems. Under the $32 million Data Delivery Services award, Maximus is responsible for improving existing technological components and processes associated with these systems, the Tysons, Virginia-based company announced on Friday.

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by Ireland Degges January 5, 2024, 11:38 am