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  • GSA Seeks Proposals for Domain Name Registry Mgmt Effort - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Seeks Proposals for Domain Name Registry Mgmt Effort

    The General Services Administration has kicked off its search for a contractor to assist in the management of the domain name registry and registrar service for federal agencies, state and local governments and native sovereign nations. GSA seeks companies to aid in domain registration, perform website hosting, accept and store authorization letters, set  up point […] More

  • AF Seeks Industry Partners to Develop Power Sources, Antennas for EM Research Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AF Seeks Industry Partners to Develop Power Sources, Antennas for EM Research Program

    The U.S. Air Force looks for industry partners to take part in a potential $12 million program that seeks to develop power sources and antennas for aerospace and defense uses, Military & Aerospace reported Wednesday. John Keller writes that the Air Force Research Laboratory released a solicitation Tuesday seeking partners to aid the development of the High-Powered Electromagnetics program […] More

  • NASA Issues Solicitation for Mars Orbiter Design Ideas - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Issues Solicitation for Mars Orbiter Design Ideas

    NASA is asking industry for ideas on how to build satellite technology for advanced communications, imaging and robotic science exploration as part of the agency’s Journey to Mars project. The agency said Friday it aims to launch a Mars orbiter sometime in the 2020s that will work to facilitate bandwidth communications, high-resolution imaging and radio-frequency data transmission. “Currently, we depend on our orbiting science missions […] More

  • NIH to Add Small Biz Spots on $20B IT GWAC Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIH to Add Small Biz Spots on $20B IT GWAC Program

    The National Institutes of Health plans to add more vendors to a potential $20 billion small business set-aside contract vehicle that covers information technology support services for NIH and other federal agencies. NIH said March 14 in a FedBizOpps notice it will accept proposals from companies who aim to win positions on the agency’s Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners […] More

  • Postal Service Seeks Industry Sources of Advanced Analytics Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Postal Service Seeks Industry Sources of Advanced Analytics Platform

    The U.S. Postal Service has begun to solicit industry insights on potential sources to support the service’s needs with the acquisition of an advanced analytic capability platform in an effort to determine focus areas for new initiatives. USPS said in a solicitation published Feb. 18 that it created an advanced analytics center of excellence to analyze USPS […] More

  • NIST Seeks 2 New Institutes for National Network for Manufacturing Innovation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIST Seeks 2 New Institutes for National Network for Manufacturing Innovation

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a solicitation for proposals on two future institutes that will become part of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation. Each institute will receive up to $70 million in federal funds over five years through a cooperative agreement and has to meet any advanced manufacturing need that has […] More

  • FAA Extends Cyber Support Contract With CSRA Subsidiary, Plans to Solicit New Proposals in February - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FAA Extends Cyber Support Contract With CSRA Subsidiary, Plans to Solicit New Proposals in February

    The Federal Aviation Administration has extended its contract with SRA International, a subsidiary of technology services contractor CSRA, to continue to provide support services for the FAA’s security operations center. The FAA said in a Jan. 14 notice posted on FedBizOpps that the contract extension is a “bridge contract action” that aims to prevent the discontinuation of […] More

  • Air Force Issues BAA on Funding Opportunity for Distributed Operations R&D - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Issues BAA on Funding Opportunity for Distributed Operations R&D

    The U.S. Air Force has issued a solicitation for white papers on capabilities that support state-driven assessments of the service branch’s distributed adaptive planning and operations under a $9.9 million funding opportunity. A broad agency announcement posted Dec. 23 on FedBizOpps stated that the capability aims to build on periods of reduced communications between forward and operational […] More

  • DoD Seeks Proposals for Wearable Antenna Development Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD Seeks Proposals for Wearable Antenna Development Program

    The Defense Department has asked industry to submit proposals for a three-phase contract that aims to research and develop wearable antenna systems for integration with soldiers’ multi-frequency band radios. DoD issued the solicitation for the Multi-Band Body Wearable Antenna initiative as part of the Small Business Administration’s Small Business Innovation Research program, according to a […] More

  • DHS Taps Small Businesses for Sensor, Emergency Response, Security Tech Ideas - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Taps Small Businesses for Sensor, Emergency Response, Security Tech Ideas

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security wants to collaborate with small businesses to develop tools for management of 13 technical areas identified by DHS’ science and technology directorate and domestic nuclear detection office. Both DHS organizations will gather proposals from industry beginning Wednesday through a joint solicitation for the effort under an upcoming Small Business Innovation Research Program, […] More

  • US Navy Seeks Companies to Maintain Environmental Info Mgmt System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    US Navy Seeks Companies to Maintain Environmental Info Mgmt System

    The U.S. Navy has kicked off the search for sources to maintain the service’s environmental information management system under a potential $38.5 million contract. The companies must perform the technical support on a Navy enterprise data center-hosted system for the U.S. Fleet Forces Command, according to a synopsis released Thursday. Interested companies have until Oct. […] More

  • Air Force Wants New EW Testing Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Wants New EW Testing Platform

    The U.S. Air Force plans to issue a firm-fixed-price contract to procure a commercial testing kit that the military branch can use to evaluate jammers, digital receivers and other electronic warfare technologies. USAF said Aug. 31 in a FedBizOpps solicitation notice that its research laboratory needs a platform to analyze and record the performance of […] More