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NASA has awarded REI Systems a five-year contract for data management and system development support services via a small business program indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity REI said Thursday NASA’s Agency-Wide Technical and Advisory Support Services contract also covers modernization, analysis and program operations work along with communication and outreach support, security and system administration, data analytics, public website support and help […] More

The Energy Department has issued a request for proposals to establish a new public-private partnership institute with $70 million in funding to develop technologies meant to save energy for manufacturing processes used in U.S. industries. The Modular Chemical Process Intensification Institute will be the fourth DOE-led institute within the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation as […] More

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is seeking information on potential vendors that can help run and maintain an agency facility built to support up to 17,000 enterprise network devices. CBP needs support personnel to ensure continuity of operations at the agency’s Network Operations Center, the Department of Homeland Security said in a FedBizOpps notice published Thursday. Task areas listed in the notice include program […] More

CH2M has landed a contract of undisclosed value from Colorado’s Department of Transportation to serve as prime consultant of for a study to examine how the state can develop a new system to finance infrastructure projects. The company said Thursday the Road Usage Charge pilot research study aims to help state legislators and transportation officials consider a model […] More

Harris Corp. and PrecisionHawk have agreed to expand their alliance in an effort to launch platforms designed to meet situational awareness and operational requirements of unmanned aerial system pilots. The companies will use the PrecisionHawk-built Low Altitude Traffic and Airspace Safety platform to develop and deploy tools that will work to support airspace management operations […] More

NASA has opened up its intellectual property for 56 agency-built technological platforms to the commercial space industry as part of the agency’s technology transfer efforts. “By releasing this collection into the public domain, we are encouraging entrepreneurs to explore new ways to commercialize NASA technologies,” Daniel Lockney, NASA’s technology transfer program executive, said in a statement released Friday. The agency […] More