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  • US Coast Guard Picks Fairbanks Morse to Build Offshore Patrol Cutter Engines; Marvin Riley Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    US Coast Guard Picks Fairbanks Morse to Build Offshore Patrol Cutter Engines; Marvin Riley Comments

    The U.S. Coast Guard has selected Fairbanks Morse to produce diesel propulsion engines for the military branch’s offshore patrol cutter that is scheduled for sea deployment in 2021. Fairbanks Morse said Wednesday it will build FM-MAN 16V 28/33D diesel engines for the first OPC vessel that Eastern Shipbuilding Group will build for the Coast Guard. The 360-foot-long cutter will be built to provide a capability […] More

  • Air Force Taps TEGAM for Updated RF Power Standards - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Taps TEGAM for Updated RF Power Standards

    TEGAM has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide radio-frequency power measurement technology to update RF power sensor calibators that the service branch’s precision metrology and electronics laboratories currently use. TEGAM said Wednesday it will provide 48 Model 2505A RF power standards for the 6 kilohertz to 18 gigahertz frequency that will each replace two legacy RF power […] More

  • Engility Lands Navy Tactical Afloat Network Support Extension; Lynn Dugle Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility Lands Navy Tactical Afloat Network Support Extension; Lynn Dugle Comments

    Engility will provide software and networking support to the U.S. Navy‘s tactical afloat network under an 18-month, $16 million task order extension from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Atlantic. The company said Thursday it will help the service branch manage data, transport, voice and video services, systems and cybersecurity of the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services program. Engility will also […] More

  • Josh Walden: Intel Unveils Commercial Drone System for North American Markets - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Josh Walden: Intel Unveils Commercial Drone System for North American Markets

    Intel has rolled out a commercial-grade unmanned aerial vehicle system for North American markets during the 2016 INTERGEO drone conference in Hamburg, Germany. Josh Walden, senior vice president and general manager of Intel’s new technology group, wrote in an editorial published Tuesday that the Intel Falcon 8+ system consists of the company’s Falcon 8+ UAV, Cockpit mobile ground station and Powerpack battery. He added the drone is also […] More

  • Army Taps QSM for Software Cost Estimation Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Taps QSM for Software Cost Estimation Services

    The U.S. Army has awarded Quantitative Software Management four prime contracts to provide cost estimation and technical support services for the military branch’s software development and maintenance efforts. QSM said Wednesday it will work to help the Army predict cost requirements to develop and maintain software platforms as well as analyze data and establish predictive cost relationships. The contracts support the Army’s efforts to […] More

  • Carahsoft Adds IPsoft's AI-Based Digital Labor Platforms to GSA Schedule - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft Adds IPsoft’s AI-Based Digital Labor Platforms to GSA Schedule

    Carahsoft Technology and IPsoft have partnered to offer the latter company’s artificial intelligence-based digital labor platforms through the General Services Administration‘s Schedule contract vehicle. The partnership aims to drive demand for IPsoft’s AI offerings across the public sector market, Carahsoft said Wednesday. “Federal organizations are under considerable pressure to deliver more with less, particularly when it comes to improving their […] More

  • Celsius to Offer Energy Drink at US Military Retail Stores Globally - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Celsius to Offer Energy Drink at US Military Retail Stores Globally

    Celsius Holdings has partnered with the military retailers to market the company’s calorie-burning beverage product at U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps installations worldwide. Celsius said Tuesday its distributor Eurpac Service will ship the drinks to global base stores operated by exchange services. Gerry David, Celsius CEO, said the company aims to help troops “get through the long and demanding hours they spend […] More

  • Carahsoft to Supply VMware Virtualization Products to New Jersey School Boards Association - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft to Supply VMware Virtualization Products to New Jersey School Boards Association

    Carahsoft Technology has received a contract from the New Jersey School Boards Association for various VMware products to help provide local school districts and charter schools access to virtualization technology. Carahsoft said Monday its VMware software, hardware, cloud and professional services portfolio will work to support efforts to establish or continue digital learning programs as part of NJSBA’s Technology for […] More

  • VSE Lands $53M Maritime Support Orders Under Navy FMS Deal - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VSE Lands $53M Maritime Support Orders Under Navy FMS Deal

    VSE has secured $53.4 million in delivery orders to provide maritime program support for multiple U.S. allies as part of the company’s foreign military sales contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command. The orders include logistics, planning, repair and maintenance management, supply, technical assistance, training and engineering services, VSE said Tuesday. JR Brown, president of VSE’s federal services group, said […] More

  • McMurdo to Help Army Develop Personnel Recovery Device; Mark Cianciolo Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    McMurdo to Help Army Develop Personnel Recovery Device; Mark Cianciolo Comments

    McMurdo has secured a contract of an undisclosed value to develop prototypes of a custom personnel recovery device to aid the U.S. Army‘s search and rescue of soldiers in distress. The PRD will be part of the Army’s Personnel Recovery Support System as a militarized locator beacon, McMurdo said Tuesday. The Orolia Group company will incorporate a dual-mode feature into the device to assist in training and […] More

  • L-3 Kicks Off Logistics Support for Air Force KC-10 Tanker Fleet; Michael Strianese Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L-3 Kicks Off Logistics Support for Air Force KC-10 Tanker Fleet; Michael Strianese Comments

    A division of L-3 Communications has begun to provide logistics support services for the U.S. Air Force’s KC-10 aerial refueling aircraft under a potential nine-year, $1.9 billion contract awarded in June. L-3 said Tuesday its Vertex Aerospace division commenced work after the Government Accountability Office rejected a competitor’s protest to the contract award. Madison, Mississippi-based Vertex Aerospace will maintain and operate base supply, provide field service representative […] More

  • Qwaltec-LJT & Associates Team to Support Navy Satellite Operations Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Qwaltec-LJT & Associates Team to Support Navy Satellite Operations Center

    A team comprised of Qwaltec and LJT & Associates has secured a five-year, $19 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide support services for the Navy Satellite Operations Center in Point Mugu, California. Both companies will help NAVSOC operate and maintain ground systems designed to facilitate global space communications of the Navy fleet, joint warfighter and interagency users, Qwaltec said. […] More