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  • IARPA to Host Proposers Day For Individual Evaluation Sensor Tool Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IARPA to Host Proposers Day For Individual Evaluation Sensor Tool Program

    The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity plans to hold a Proposers Day on Aug. in Washington to discuss a program to develop multimodal sensors IARPA wants to help assess individuals across a range of factors. IARPA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday the event aims to answer questions on the Multimodal Objective Sensing to Assess Individuals with Context program that seeks to […] More

  • DHS to Hold Agile IT Support Industry Day - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS to Hold Agile IT Support Industry Day

    The Department of Homeland Security will hold an industry day Wednesday in Washington to discuss its planned department-wide contract vehicle for “agile” information technology support services. The event will feature a networking session for contractors and non-traditional vendors who aim to do business with the federal government, DHS said in a notice posted on FedBizOpps. DHS originally released a request for information in […] More

  • FDA Seeks Info on COTS Quality Management Software Sources - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FDA Seeks Info on COTS Quality Management Software Sources

    The Food and Drug Administration has sought information on potential industry sources that can provide a commercial off-the-shelf software platform designed to help FDA compile audits and assessments as well as detect and monitor preventive and corrective actions. FDA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Friday the proposed Quality Management Information System should be designed to capture […] More

  • OPM Seeks Small Biz Partner to Support Federal Disability Recruitment Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    OPM Seeks Small Biz Partner to Support Federal Disability Recruitment Initiative

    The Office of Personnel Management seeks a small business that can help federal agencies  to recruit people with disabilities for government job opportunities. In a FedBizOpps solicitation posted Wednesday, OPM said it plans to award a potential three-year blanket purchase agreement for support services to the agency’s Disability Recruitment Initiative. The selected contractor will use government’s Schedule A Hiring Authority to find eligible disabled individuals for […] More

  • DARPA Solicits Research Proposals for Space Command & Control Software Testbed Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Solicits Research Proposals for Space Command & Control Software Testbed Program

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has asked industry to submit research proposals for the Software Testbed part of the Hallmark program that seeks to develop new technology platforms for U.S. space command and control. DARPA said in a broad agency announcement published Friday on FedBizOpps the Hallmark-ST effort aims to design, build and maintain an enterprise software […] More

  • DARPA Seeks Research Proposals for Miniaturized Magnetic Component Devt Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Seeks Research Proposals for Miniaturized Magnetic Component Devt Program

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has issued a solicitation to gather research proposals for a potential five-year, $26 million program that aims to build miniaturized magnetic components for integration with electromagnetic systems used by the Defense Department. DARPA’s Magnetic Miniaturized and Monolithically Integrated Components program will focus on three technical areas, according to a broad agency announcement posted Thursday on FedBizOpps. Those […] More

  • PARC, DZYNE Technologies Land Contracts Under DARPA’s Vanishing Air Delivery R&D Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PARC, DZYNE Technologies Land Contracts Under DARPA’s Vanishing Air Delivery R&D Program

    Xerox’s PARC subsidiary and DZYNE Technologies have been awarded separate contracts under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program aimed at developing a “vanishing” air delivery platform. DARPA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted June 10 DZYNE Technologies will receive $2.9 million under the initial phase of the Inbound, Controlled, Air-Releasable, Unrecoverable Systems program and $3.2 million under […] More

  • GSA Seeks Industry Feedback on Charge Card Program Draft RFP; Tom Sharpe Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Seeks Industry Feedback on Charge Card Program Draft RFP; Tom Sharpe Comments

    The General Services Administration has asked industry and government agencies to submit comments on a draft request for proposals for the third generation of GSA’s charge card program. The agency said Monday it will use the feedback to the draft RFP in order to refine the requirements in the GSA SmartPay 3 program, including charge card […] More

  • Interior Dept to Issue Solicitation for Network Remote Access Device Blanket Purchase Agreement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Interior Dept to Issue Solicitation for Network Remote Access Device Blanket Purchase Agreement

    The Interior Department’s Fish and Wildlife Service plans to release a solicitation for proposals on June 17 for a potential $10 million blanket purchase agreement the agency will use to procure network remote access systems and services. FWS said in a notice posted Wednesday on FedbizOpps the five-year BPA will also cover maintenance and updates of […] More

  • GSA Seeks Info on Future HQ Construction Management Services Sources - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Seeks Info on Future HQ Construction Management Services Sources

    The General Services Administration has started its search for information on potential industry sources that can provide construction management support services for a proposed new GSA headquarters facility under a potential 10-year contract. GSA said in a sources sought notice posted Wednesday on FedBizOpps that it is in search for small and large businesses that can support […] More

  • DHS Solicits White Papers for Security Tool R&D Program for Mobile Apps - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Solicits White Papers for Security Tool R&D Program for Mobile Apps

    The Department of Homeland Security has solicited white papers for a five-year contract that aims to conduct research and develop security tools for mobile applications, Federal Times reported Friday. Aaron Boyd writes DHS said in a broad agency announcement posted on FedBizOpps that the Mobile Application Security R&D project seeks to “identify innovative approaches that […] More

  • DARPA Issues RFI on Mathematical Frameworks to Study Fundamental Limits of Machine Learning - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Issues RFI on Mathematical Frameworks to Study Fundamental Limits of Machine Learning

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has asked industry to provide information on mathematical frameworks and related methods in an effort to identify fundamental limitations in machine learning systems. DARPA said Thursday the request for information for the Fundamental Limits of Learning program aims to find answers to several questions, including the efficiency of a learning algorithm to […] More