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  • DARPA to Hold Proposers Day for Microrobotics Development Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA to Hold Proposers Day for Microrobotics Development Program

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will conduct a Proposers Day on July 17 in Arlington, Va., to solicit vendors for the development of insect-scale robotic platforms. Registration for the Short-Range Independent Microrobotic Platforms Proposers Day will run through July 13, DARPA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Friday. The SHRIMP program will include three 12-month […] More

  • VA Solicits Industry Information on Enterprise Security Migration to FedRAMP Cloud Environment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VA Solicits Industry Information on Enterprise Security Migration to FedRAMP Cloud Environment

    The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a request for information to support plans to transfer its enterprise endpoint security system to a cloud environment certified by the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The migration of the Enterprise Anti-Virus Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System will include operations and maintenance support for the current environment and […] More

  • State Department Intends Sole-Source Facial Recognition Software Contract Award to Idemia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Department Intends Sole-Source Facial Recognition Software Contract Award to Idemia

    The State Department plans to award a sole-source potential five-year contract for facial recognition software to Idemia. The contract for the Facial Recognition (FR) program will include a one-year base performance period and four one-year options, DoS said through a notice posted on June 5 on the Federal Business Opportunities website. Work will include program management and […] More

  • DEA Plans Contract Award to SOSi for Continued Linguistic Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DEA Plans Contract Award to SOSi for Continued Linguistic Services

    The Drug Enforcement Administration plans to negotiate a potential one-year, sole-source contract for continued linguistic services with SOS International to support DEA field divisions in the Caribbean, Miami, New Orleans, Washington, D.C. and nearby regions. The contract includes a three-month base period and three options of three months each, the Justice Department said Monday in […] More

  • Navy Plans F/A-18E/F Service Life Support IDIQ Modification Award to Boeing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Plans F/A-18E/F Service Life Support IDIQ Modification Award to Boeing

    The U.S. Navy has announced plans to negotiate and award a contract modification to Boeing for service life support for the service branch’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft. Boein g would support up to 15 F/A-18E/Fs for fiscal 2019 and up to 30 aircraft units for fiscal 2020 through the proposed modification under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the […] More

  • Marine Corps Seeks Industry Input on Man-Portable Laser-Targeting Technology - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marine Corps Seeks Industry Input on Man-Portable Laser-Targeting Technology

    The U.S. Marine Corps seeks industry input for the potential acquisition of a man-portable rapid laser-targeting platform that integrates three currently used systems. The Marine Corps Systems Command considers a two-phased approach to full operational capacity for the Next Generation Handheld Targeting System, the Marines said through a Federal Business Opportunities sources-sought notice posted Wednesday. NGHTS, […] More

  • DARPA to Hold OpFires Program Event for Potential Bidders - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA to Hold OpFires Program Event for Potential Bidders

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will conduct an information drive for parties interested to participate in a program that seeks a ground-launched weapon system that can utilize different payloads. DARPA’s Tactical Technology Office will sponsor a Proposers Day to detail the objectives of the OpFires program ahead of a planned broad agency announcement, DARPA said through a […] More

  • Decisive Analytics Wins MDA Cybersecurity Advisory, Assistance Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Decisive Analytics Wins MDA Cybersecurity Advisory, Assistance Contract

    Decisive Analytics has won a potential $59.5 million contract to advise and assist the Missile Defense Agency on cybersecurity compliance and risk management initiatives. The company will provide independent verification and validation analysis and reporting services for MDA’s Ballistic Missile Defense System as well as enterprise cybersecurity controls, the Defense Department said Friday. DoD added the company will […] More

  • Airborne Systems to Build Multimission Parachute Tech for Marines - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airborne Systems to Build Multimission Parachute Tech for Marines

    Airborne Systems of North America has won a potential five-year, $26.7 million contract to develop a parachute system and provide related reports to the U.S. Marine Corps. The Marine Corps received two proposals for the the Enhanced Multi-Mission Parachute System procurement contract and will obligate $2.3 million on the first delivery order, the Defense Department said Friday. Work will […] More

  • C4 Planning Solutions Awarded Marine Systems Engineering Support IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    C4 Planning Solutions Awarded Marine Systems Engineering Support IDIQ

    C4 Planning Solutions has won a potential five-year, $48.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide engineering support for command, control, communications and computer systems at U.S. Marine Corps bases and installations. The Defense Department said Friday work also covers technical support; installation assistance for fielded C4 systems; troubleshooting; network analysis; diagnostics; maintenance; configuration management […] More

  • Boeing Wins $59M MDA Contract for Space Object Kill Vehicle Risk Reduction Work - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Wins $59M MDA Contract for Space Object Kill Vehicle Risk Reduction Work

    Boeing has won a three-year, $58.6 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency to implement a technology risk reduction effort for a kill vehicle designed to destroy objects in space. The Defense Department said Friday the contract is part of MDA’s strategy to optimize performance and reduce risk for the Multi-Object Kill Vehicle‘s advanced communications, engagement management […] More

  • Raytheon to Help Reduce Risk of Space Object Kill Vehicle Under $60M MDA Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Help Reduce Risk of Space Object Kill Vehicle Under $60M MDA Contract

    Raytheon has won a three-year, $59.6 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency to carry out a technology risk reduction effort for the Multi-Object Kill Vehicle platform. The Defense Department said Monday the contract is part of MDA’s strategy to boost performance and decrease risk for communications systems; high sensitivity multi-band sensor; survivable processor; KV divert and attitude control system; […] More