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The Defense Intelligence Agency is soliciting white papers through the NeedipeDIA broad agency announcement for possible innovative ideas from industry and academia to help address mission critical requirements. According to a SAM.gov notice for the follow-on solicitation, the agency is in need of capabilities that could assist in advancing the efficiency and effectiveness of its operations.
Rob Carey, president of Cloudera Government Solutions, stressed the importance of data integrity in protecting the artificial intelligence supply chain from malicious actors and ensuring the security of warfighters relying on AI capabilities.
Register here to attend the Potomac Officers Club’s 5th Annual Artificial Intelligence Summit on March 21 and hear federal leaders and industry experts discuss the latest developments in the field.
The government of Australia has signed a new facility services deed with the Australian subsidiary of BAE Systems worth $74.9 million for the construction of maintenance bays for F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. The Australian defense ministry said that the latest deal expands a prior commitment signed in November 2022 worth $67.9 million.
The U.S. Coast Guard plans to award a five-year recompete through the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services contract vehicle to continue to provide engineering and management support services for the service branch's electronic equipment. USCG expects to release a solicitation by Jan. 22 and award the follow-on Electronics Integrated Logistics and Maintenance Support Services Contract by the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, according to a notice published Wednesday on the Acquisition Planning Forecast System.
NASA plans to award Jacobs a six-month contract extension to continue providing maintenance, operations and engineering support services at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. The Center Maintenance, Operations and Engineering contract extension will support research facilities operations for wind tunnels, laboratories and test stands; central utilities operations; technology development and administration; facility engineering; and research and institutional facility maintenance, according to a notice posted Thursday on SAM.gov.
The Defense Intelligence Agency has selected CACI International to provide medical intelligence on global foreign health threats and issues as part of a five-year Solutions for Intelligence Analysis 3 task order. CACI will perform medical intelligence analysis to evaluate foreign health risks to help the DIA National Center for Medical Intelligence better protect U.S. interests domestically and internationally.
The U.S. Air Force has released a potential five-year, $49 million broad agency announcement for research and development support services for airbase systems.
Register here to attend the Potomac Officers Club's 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 31 and hear defense leaders, researchers and experts discuss the latest developments in the field of military technology.
The Department of Homeland Security has decided to continue its partnership with Decision Lens as the software provider for its Science and Technology Directorate. The company will develop and map an automated system for role-specific surveys, data analytics and real-time reports.
The U.S. Navy awarded BAE Systems a five-year, $92 million follow-on contract for fleet services, software development and technical support to the branch's Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems Operations Onboard Navy Ship and Shore Based Sites. BAE's services are expected to benefit the air traffic control and landing systems of the Navy as well as the Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Military Sealift Command.
RTX landed a potential five-year, $52 million contract to provide data matching services for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's Intelligence Community Acquisition Research Center website. The Collection Matching Data Fabric project has an expected performance period of one year, with four 12-month option periods.
A2G/International, a company that provides airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services, has promoted Scott McPhee from vice president of operations to chief operating officer. McPhee is a former serviceman in the U.S. Air Force and has brought his expertise to leadership roles in companies such as MAG Aerospace.
Aurora Flight Sciences, Bell Textron, Northrop Grumman and Piasecki Aircraft Corp. have begun designing prototypes of an experimental military aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency initiative. DARPA expects one of the contractors to finish designing, prototyping, building and demonstrating the VTOL aircraft by spring of 2027 as part of the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies program.
