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GMU GovCon Center Offers Industry Update on COVID-19 Response; Jerry McGinn Comments
A report by George Mason University's Center for Government Contracting says the federal government continues to engage with industry in the fight against COVID-19, provides guidance to ensure continuity of operations while protecting the overall workforce health and opens more doors for organizations that want to play a vital role in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jerry McGinn: Federal Government Adopting ‘All-of-the-Above’ Approach to Acquisition
Jerry McGinn, executive director of the Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University’s School of Business, said the federal government is implementing an “all-of-the-above†approach to procurement as it responds to the coronavirus pandemic, the Washington Business Journal reported Monday. “They are doing [Other Transaction Authorities], they are doing contract ramping, commercial production, they are doing things like the Defense Production Act, so lots of different efforts,†McGinn said of federal agencies.
Raytheon’s Kim Ernzen on Naval Strike Missile
Kim Ernzen, vice president for air warfare systems product line at Raytheon, told Breaking Defense in an interview published Thursday that the company is developing a supply chain and a system to produce the Naval Strike Missile in the U.S. to create jobs in several states.
U.S. Navy Awards Accenture Federal Services Prime Systems Integrator for OTA with MBPS Program; Susan Lawrence, Sean Olson, Paul Koester Quoted
Accenture Federal Services has been recognized as the prime systems integrator for its Model Based Product Support program by the U.S. Navy, under a 12-month, $11.3M other transaction agreement, the company announced on Monday.
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SAIC’s Jim Scanlon: Other Transaction Authority Offers Speed, Flexibility to Defense Contractors
Jim Scanlon, general manager of defense systems unit at Science Applications International Corp., said the use of other transaction authorities has helped SAIC and other companies speed up work on vehicles, weapon systems and other programs with the Department of Defense, the Washington Business Journal reported Friday.
Elbit Systems Subsidiary to Help Develop Army Targeting System
Kollsman Inc., a subsidiary of Elbit Systems’ U.S. arm, had secured a prototyping agreement to help System of Systems Consortium, Inc. develop a new targeting system for the U.S. Army.
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Wayne Prender: Textron Enters Into Partnerships in Preparation for Army Rifle Mass Production
Textron is one of three companies the U.S. Army selected to develop prototypes of rifles under the service branch’s Next Generation Squad Weapons program and wants to be prepared to go into mass production should it win the NGSW contract, Breaking Defense reported Tuesday.
ManTech Gets OTA for Army Cyber Training Environment; Kevin Phillips Quoted
The Department of Defense has awarded ManTech International a potential three-year, $21M other transaction agreement to further develop and incorporate prototype capabilities for the U.S. Army’s Persistent Cyber Training Environment.
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Advanced Technology International to Form Naval Tech Consortium Under Navy OTA
Advanced Technology International has received an other transaction agreement of undisclosed sum from the Naval Warfare Center Dahlgren Division to create and oversee a naval surface technology consortium that will also work to support the development of maritime capacities.