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  • Comtech Receives $7.6M Army Satellite Systems Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Comtech Receives $7.6M Army Satellite Systems Order

    Comtech Telecommunications Corp. has received $7.6 million in order from the U.S. Army for a set of very small aperture terminal satellite systems. The company booked the order in the fourth quarter of its 2016 fiscal year and funded orders to Comtech so far have totaled $49.5 million out of the $91.0 million contract ceiling under […] More

  • Rockwell Collins to Produce Military Test Range Instrumentation System Under DoD Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins to Produce Military Test Range Instrumentation System Under DoD Contract

    Rockwell Collins has received a $31 million contract from the Defense Department to build a test range instrumentation system for the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Army. The company said Monday it will build the Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System to replace the Advanced Range Data System currently used at the three military  branches’ test ranges as the prime contractor and system integrator on […] More

  • MCR Federal Lands Task Order to Support Army’s Fixed Wing Project Office - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MCR Federal Lands Task Order to Support Army’s Fixed Wing Project Office

    MCR Federal has received a potential six-year, $28.4 million task order to provide technical support services, systems engineering and acquisition support services to the U.S. Army‘s Fixed Wing Project Office. The company said June 29 the order has one base year plus five option years and was awarded through an Intuitive Research and Technology Corp. blanket purchase agreement under the Army […] More

  • Army to Buy Gumstix' Embedded Computing Modules - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army to Buy Gumstix’ Embedded Computing Modules

    The U.S. Army plans to buy Gumstix‘ embedded computing modules to support a system that works to evaluate soldier performance, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Wednesday. John Keller writes the Army intends to acquire 2,964 GUM3703E Overo EarthSTORM embedded computing modules from Gumstix through a sole-source deal. The Army program executive office for simulation, training and instrumentation will use Overo […] More

  • Phoenix Nuclear Labs to Provide Neutron Radiography, Interrogation Systems to Army - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Phoenix Nuclear Labs to Provide Neutron Radiography, Interrogation Systems to Army

    The U.S. Army has awarded Phoenix Nuclear Labs multiple contracts worth a total of $3.6 million to create a neutron radiography system that will work to detect defective munitions and explosive threats. PNL said Tuesday it will supply a pilot-production neutron radiography system to the Army that is designed to produce a higher neutron yield while mitigating safety […] More

  • Army Issues Wide Area Motion Imagery Systems RFI - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Issues Wide Area Motion Imagery Systems RFI

    The U.S. Army is searching for industry partners that can provide information on Wide Area Motion Imagery / Wide Area Aerial Surveillance systems and answer inquiry on basic qualifications in developing or upgrading WAMI hardware or software. A notice postedThursday on the FedBizOpps website says the Army Contracting Command will collect data on behalf of the branch’s Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center […] More

  • Army to Seek Industry Partners for Military Protective Eyewear R&D - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army to Seek Industry Partners for Military Protective Eyewear R&D

    The U.S. Army plans to issue a solicitation for the research and development of eye protection technology for military personnel. A pre-solicitation notice posted Wednesday on FedBizOpps stated the Army Contracting Command is scheduled to issue a formal request for bids on the Next Generation Eye Protection project by Aug. 3 and could award multiple firm-fixed-price contracts with a 12-month period […] More

  • Northrop to Help Army Develop, Maintain Global Combat Support IT System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Help Army Develop, Maintain Global Combat Support IT System

    The U.S. Army has awarded a $21 million contract modification to Northrop Grumman to build an enterprise resource planning system for the service branch to manage tactical logistics and financial management functions. The Defense Department said Thursday Northrop will develop, sustain, field and maintain the Global Support System-Army. Army Contracting Command will obligate $1.4 million from fiscal 2014 to […] More

  • Northrop Grumman to Provide IT Support for Army Business Operating System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Grumman to Provide IT Support for Army Business Operating System

    Northrop Grumman has secured a $14 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, incrementally funded contract from the U.S. Army to provide information technology services in support of the Army Planning, Programming and Budgeting Business Operating System. The company will perform work in Washington and is expected to complete services by July 28, 2021, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The Army Contracting Command […] More

  • BlackBerry Receives Crisis Comms Software Order From Senate's Sergeant-at-Arms Office - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BlackBerry Receives Crisis Comms Software Order From Senate’s Sergeant-at-Arms Office

    BlackBerry has secured a five-year, multimillion dollar contract to provide crisis communications software for the Joint Emergency Mass Notification Systems of the Senate Sergeant at Arms Office. The company said Tuesday AtHoc-built software will power JEMNS to facilitate secure notification and communications in the event of a critical situation for approximately 50,000 people that work and visit the U.S. Capitol Complex. “It’s critical for […] More

  • Army Rapid Equipping Force Orders CyPhy Works' 'PARC' Tethered Drone - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Rapid Equipping Force Orders CyPhy Works’ ‘PARC’ Tethered Drone

    The U.S. Army‘s Rapid Equipping Force has placed an order to CyPhy Works for a Persistent Aerial Reconnaissance and Communications tethered unmanned aerial system designed to perform long-endurance flights. CyPhy Works said Monday the PARC’s Kevlar-strengthened microfilament tether acts as its power supply to support the drone in flights over hundreds of hours and facilitate communication and video services. PARC works to give […] More

  • Army to Hold Cyberspace Prototyping Experiment to Help Address Warfighting Challenge - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army to Hold Cyberspace Prototyping Experiment to Help Address Warfighting Challenge

    The U.S. Army‘s Cyber Center of Excellence plans to launch an annual cyberspace operations, signal and electronic warfare prototyping experiment in July 2017 to assess emerging technologies that could help address a warfighting challenge. A notice posted Tuesday on FedBizOpps says the upcoming Cyber Quest seeks to gather technology concepts and examine the potential impact of the concepts on the Army’s doctrine, […] More