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  • Space News: DARPA Plans Software Development Contracts for Space Operations Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Space News: DARPA Plans Software Development Contracts for Space Operations Program

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency plans to launch two contracts worth approximately $21.5 million for software development support services under its Hallmark program that aims to provide real-time visualization of space operations, Space News reported Monday. Mike Gruss writes DARPA released an initial solicitation on June 17 to acquire a proof of concept effort that would serve as the foundation of a software […] More

  • Mark Gray: ASRC Federal to Help Maintain Vance Air Force Base - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mark Gray: ASRC Federal to Help Maintain Vance Air Force Base

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded ASRC Federal a potential five-year, $190 million contract to help the 71st Flying Training Wing run and maintain the Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma. ASRC Federal said Thursday the contract covers installation, engineering, transportation, communication and inventory and supply management services. The company will also provide operations support for on-site and auxiliary field fire departments. “We […] More

  • American Systems to Extend Air Force Medical Evaluation Support Activity Support; Peter Smith Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    American Systems to Extend Air Force Medical Evaluation Support Activity Support; Peter Smith Comments

    The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded American Systems a five-year, $10 million task order to extend its integrated test, evaluation and analytical support services to the U.S. Air Force Medical Evaluation Support Activity at Fort Detrick, Maryland. American Systems said Monday its serviecs will include program management, operational tests and market research-early acquisition program test support to the Defense Department‘s Operational Medicine […] More

  • Raytheon Tests GPS OCX Black Wide Area Network; Bill Sullivan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Tests GPS OCX Black Wide Area Network; Bill Sullivan Comments

    Raytheon has conducted a “run for record” test on network connectivity technology for the operational control system of the U.S. Air Force’s GPS satellite constellation. The company said Monday it tested the mission capability and cyber control functions of the Black Wide Area Network that is scheduled to be deployed in 2017 as part of OCX blocks 1 and 2. “This latest milestone shows […] More

  • Woolpert Secures Air Force Geospatial Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Woolpert Secures Air Force Geospatial Services Contract

    Woolpert has secured a one-year, $4.7 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to help the service branch manage its geospatial information library across a number of installations within five USAF commands. The company said Friday it will provide geospatial services to the Air Combat Command, Air Education and Training Command, Air Force District of Washington, Air Force Special Operations Command and Air Force […] More

  • CorasCloud to Supply Marines With Portfolio Mgmt Platform; Jim Benson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CorasCloud to Supply Marines With Portfolio Mgmt Platform; Jim Benson Comments

    The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command has tasked CorasCloud to deliver its customizable project and portfolio management system to plan, manage and execute the service branch’s tasks and support its initiatives. CorasCloud said Monday it will provide its CorasManage system to the Program Manager Information Systems and Infrastructure – Product Manager Total Force Information Systems along with the Product Managers’ Tool Kit deployed on […] More

  • Dan Allen: Serco to Update Ballistic Missile Early Warning Radar Tech at U.S. Air Base in Greenland - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dan Allen: Serco to Update Ballistic Missile Early Warning Radar Tech at U.S. Air Base in Greenland

    Serco‘s North American subsidiary has won a potential five-year, $38 million contract to modernize the high-altitude electromagnetic pulse protection of Ballistic Missile Early Warnings Systems at Thule Air Base in Greenland. Serco Inc. will apply a design-build-install-test approach to update the radar system’s HEMP protection for the U.S. Air Force Space Command, the company said Friday. Dan Allen, Serco  Inc. chairman and CEO, said the contract supports the […] More

  • Raytheon's GPS OCX System Passes Air Force Qualification Test, Design Review - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon’s GPS OCX System Passes Air Force Qualification Test, Design Review

    Raytheon has passed a qualification test and design review for the Global Positioning System Next Generation Operational Control System the company is developing for the U.S. Air Force contract. The company said Thursday the GPS OCX Monitor Station Receiver Element met the requirements of an electromagnetic interference test with a 100 percent passing rate as well as a design review which approves transition […] More

  • Aptima to Develop Virtual Training Environment for Air Force's Common Ground Weapon System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aptima to Develop Virtual Training Environment for Air Force’s Common Ground Weapon System

    Woburn, Massachusetts-based human centered technology engineering company Aptima has received a $12.4 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop a virtual training environment for the military branch’s Distributed Common Ground System operations. Aptima said Wednesday the DCGS virtual training system will be built to help the Air Force produce actionable intelligence from a global network of systems and sensors. “By simulating the […] More

  • Space and Missile Systems Center University Taps Salient CRGT for Education, Training Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Space and Missile Systems Center University Taps Salient CRGT for Education, Training Support

    The Air Force Space Command‘s Space and Missile Systems Center University has awarded Salient CRGT a $4.5 million, five-year contract to deliver education, training and facility management services in support of SMCU’s space acquisition mission. Salient CRGT’s services — including classroom instruction, computer-based training, course development and video teleconferencing — work to train SMC employees in […] More

  • Seqirus, GlaxoSmithKline to Produce Flu Vaccine Vials for US Military, Civilian Agencies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Seqirus, GlaxoSmithKline to Produce Flu Vaccine Vials for US Military, Civilian Agencies

    Seqirus and GlaxoSmithKline have each won a contract worth $18.1 million and $17.1 million, respectively, from the Defense Logistics Agency to manufacture multi-dose influenza vaccine vials. The pharmaceutical companies will produce the vials for the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies under their one-year contracts, the Defense Department said Wednesday. […] More

  • Meggitt to Produce F-16 Canopy Actuators for US Air Force, Int'l Customers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Meggitt to Produce F-16 Canopy Actuators for US Air Force, Int’l Customers

    The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a five-year, $21.5 million contract to Meggitt Safety Systems to provide two-seat canopy actuators for the F-16 jets of the U.S. Air Force and foreign military customers. DLA’s aviation unit received two bids for the firm-fixed-price contract through a competitive acquisition process and will obligate fiscal year 2016 through fiscal 2021 defense working capital and foreign military sales […] More