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  • India Plans Single-Engine Fighter Aircraft RFI for Lockheed, Saab - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    India Plans Single-Engine Fighter Aircraft RFI for Lockheed, Saab

    India is expected to release a request for information to Saab and Lockheed Martin this month for the production of single-engine fighter aircraft in partnership with a domestic private company as part of the Make in India program, Defense News reported Monday. The South Asian country’s defense ministry expects Lockheed and Saab to respond to the […] More

  • Report: Northrop Plans Global Hawk Upgrade to Address MDA HALE UAV Requirements - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Northrop Plans Global Hawk Upgrade to Address MDA HALE UAV Requirements

    Northrop Grumman plans to update its RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle in an effort to meet the Missile Defense Agency’s requirements for the high-altitude, long-endurance drone program, FlightGlobal reported Thursday. Northrop responded to a request for information MDA published on FedBizOpps in June. MDA is interested in a HALE UAV designed to carry a high-energy […] More

  • Army Seeks Info on Manufacturing Processes for Cryopreserved Platelets - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Seeks Info on Manufacturing Processes for Cryopreserved Platelets

    The U.S. Army is seeking information on current good manufacturing processes for a cryopreserved platelets product to aid the Army Medical Materiel Development Activity’s endeavors to treat severe hemorrhage caused by combat trauma. USAMMDA seeks to develop medical products through collaborations with commercial partners in efforts to protect military combatants as part of the U.S. Combat Casualty […] More

  • VA Issues Mobile Cloud Services Infrastructure RFI - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VA Issues Mobile Cloud Services Infrastructure RFI

    The Department of Veterans Affairs has released a request for information on potential contractors that can support the development of a mobile cloud services infrastructure for VA. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday says the VA MCS system will replace the department’s mobile infrastructure services platform that works to facilitate common controls sharing and management across […] More

  • DARPA Picks 3 Industry Teams to Develop Counter-Small UAS Approaches - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Picks 3 Industry Teams to Develop Counter-Small UAS Approaches

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded contracts to three industry teams to develop methods to counter small unmanned aircraft systems. DARPA said Thursday teams led by Dynetics, Saab‘s defense and security business unit and SRC will develop counter-sUAS approaches under the first phase of the Mobile Force Protection program. The contracts were awarded one year […] More

  • USCIS Seeks Info on 'DevSecOps' Support Sources for Cloud-Based Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USCIS Seeks Info on ‘DevSecOps’ Support Sources for Cloud-Based Systems

    The Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has asked information on potential vendors that can provide development, security and operations support services, Nextgov reported Monday. USCIS said in a July 12 notice on FedBizOpps it wants information on how companies apply “DevSecOps” to machine learning, analytics, big data and other fields. The […] More

  • Commerce Dept Seeks Info on Cloud Migration Support Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Commerce Dept Seeks Info on Cloud Migration Support Services

    The Commerce Department has issued a request for information to gather input on Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-certified cloud service providers and vendors that can support the migration of mission-critical applications to the cloud. The department said in a FedBizOpps notice published Tuesday it envisions a potential contractor to migrate and manage applications to a FedRAMP-approved […] More

  • GSA Seeks Info on Commercial Automation Tools for FedRAMP ATO Process - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Seeks Info on Commercial Automation Tools for FedRAMP ATO Process

    The General Services Administration has asked industry to provide information on commercially available tools and methods that could help facilitate the automation of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program’s authority-to-operate process. GSA said in a FedBizOpps notice published Tuesday it collaborates with the American Technology Council and the White House’s Office of American Innovation to […] More

  • Navy Seeks Industry Input on Future Guided-Missile Frigate - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Seeks Industry Input on Future Guided-Missile Frigate

    The U.S. Navy has issued a request for information on existing designs of small surface combatant ships that can be modified to meet the service branch’s requirements for its future guided-missile frigates. The military branch said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Monday that it plans to award a contract in fiscal year 2020 to design […] More

  • IARPA to Brief Proposers on Distributed App Security Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IARPA to Brief Proposers on Distributed App Security Project

    The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity will hold a conference on July 26 to provide information on a new agency program that aims to help developers and architects use cryptographic techniques to build distributed applications. IARPA said the conference will take place in Washington and will field inquiries from potential vendors on the Homomorphic Encryption Computing […] More

  • Dan O’Boyle: Army Eyes Milestone A in 2018 for Patriot Radar Replacement Competition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dan O’Boyle: Army Eyes Milestone A in 2018 for Patriot Radar Replacement Competition

    The U.S. Army plans to conduct a competition to find a replacement for its Patriot radar system through the Lower-Tier Air-and-Missile Defense Sensor program, Defense News reported Friday. Dan O’Boyle, an Army spokesman, said the service branch plans to begin the Milestone A phase, also known as technology maturation and risk reduction, in fiscal 2018 […] More

  • MDA Seeks Industry Info on High Altitude, Long Endurance UAS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MDA Seeks Industry Info on High Altitude, Long Endurance UAS

    The Missile Defense Agency has posted a request for information on a high altitude, long endurance unmanned aircraft system that can provide support in the 2023 timeframe. MDA said Tuesday in a FedBizOpps notice that the UAS should be able to carry a high energy laser system payload to high altitudes to mature boost phase intercept, or the capacity to destroy missiles while […] More