Contract Awards

Three companies were awarded contracts by the Defense Innovation Unit for a prototyping project focused on devices that can track the real-time location of military aerospace ground equipment. Initial contracts were granted to Australian firm LX Group, Swiss company Kudelski, and Florida-based VOS Systems, DIU announced Friday. AGE assets are currently tracked through a paper-based, […] More

The U.S. Army has ordered a family of modernized thermal weapon sight devices from Leonardo DRS‘ network and imaging systems business under a five-year, $94.8 million contract. Army Contracting Command received only one bid during the online solicitation for the Weapons Sights-Sniper Improved Night/Day Observation Device Block 3 system, the Department of Defense said Friday. […] More

General Dynamics’ information technology business has secured a two-year, $95.5 million non-competitive contract to continue operating and maintaining the U.S. Navy’s online personnel management platform. The Defense Department said Friday General Dynamics Information Technology will also keep integrating the Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System with the Navy Personnel and Pay platform via the cost and cost-plus-fixed-fee […] More

Astra Space has won an $11.45 million task order from the U.S. Space Force to launch an ESPA-class space vehicle and other cubesats. Under the contract, which was issued as part of the service branch’s Orbital Services Program-4 vehicle, Astra is responsible for launching Rocket 4 in support of the STP-S29B mission, the Alameda, California-headquartered enterprise said […] More

An Aerojet Rocketdyne subsidiary focused on specialty metal will supply the U.S. Army with additional tank ammunition components under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $75 million.  Under the multi-year contract, Aerojet Ordnance Tennessee will deliver more components for the M829A4M 120mm kinetic energy rounds to the service branch for use on its M1 Abrams […] More

Vistant, formerly PM Consulting Group, will increase its health care support services for two organizations under the Defense Health Agency. The Towson, Maryland-based consulting firm said Wednesday it received extension contracts and will provide DHA’s Clinical Operations Program Management Office with additional services such as infection control, patient safety as well as credentialing and privileging support. […] More

Lockheed Martin has awarded Aerojet Rocketdyne a $67 million contract to procure additional engines and motors for the Orion spacecraft ahead of the space vehicle’s moon missions. The award extends the 2019 Orion Production and Operations Contract and will cover three service module auxiliary engine sets and three jettison motors, Aerojet Rocketdyne said Wednesday. Work will […] More

BAE Systems will build an advanced autonomy system to accelerate warfare planning under phase one of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program. The company said Wednesday its FAST Labs research and development organization will create a machine learning-powered analytic engine and execute tests to demonstrate and validate the approach as part of the Strategic […] More

DMI will continue modernizing the cybersecurity posture of the National Institutes of Health under a three-year, $24 million recompete contract. DMI will handle cybersecurity enhancements for NIH as part of the Cybersecurity Modernization II Initiative, the OceanSound Partners portfolio company said Wednesday.  The contract covers the modernization of industrial control systems, management of enterprise assets, […] More

Serco‘s North American business arm has secured a potential $63 million contract to deliver data network installation and logistics sustainment support to the Integrated Fires Rapid Capabilities Office of the U.S. Army. The company said Wednesday it will install and maintain a satellite broadband voice and data network, provide logistics database administration support and conduct […] More

L3Harris Technologies will work on enhancing the performance of Northrop Grumman-manufactured solid rocket boosters that will be used for NASA’s upcoming Space Launch System Block 2 flights. Under a $27 million contract, L3 Harris will provide avionics, including system control performance, to tackle booster obsolescence and environmental impacts to ensure the safety of the first […] More

Raytheon Technologies has booked a $237 million award from the U.S. Army for the provision of Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensors and Coyote effectors to detect and defeat unmanned aircraft. Products to be delivered include fixed-site and mobile systems and a number of effectors expected to aid the Army’s U.S. Central Command operations, Raytheon announced from Tuscon, Arizona […] More