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  • Granite Construction to Repave, Repair Fort Campbell Army Airfield - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Granite Construction to Repave, Repair Fort Campbell Army Airfield

    The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command has awarded Granite Construction a $29 million contract to repair and refurbish the airfield at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Granite said Friday the contract covers asphalt repair and repaving for the two main runways, portland cement concrete and asphalt concrete repairs on 14 ramps and taxiways as well as airfield lighting and marking updates for the entire […] More

  • Cubic Receives $52M Joint Readiness Training Center Support Contract Modification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic Receives $52M Joint Readiness Training Center Support Contract Modification

    Cubic‘s global defense business segment has received a new $52 million contract modification from the U.S. Army to support rotational and pre-deployment training exercise at the service branch’s Joint Readiness Training Center. The company said Monday it will continue to assist JRTC’s integration with U.S. and allied forces on training exercises through action-based and theater-specific operational environment scenarios […] More

  • HDT Expeditionary Systems to Produce Combat Vehicle Heaters for Army - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HDT Expeditionary Systems to Produce Combat Vehicle Heaters for Army

    HDT Expeditionary Systems has received a $9.3 million contract to manufacture heaters for the U.S. Army‘s combat vehicles. The contract contains a 21-month base period and one 10-month option period, the Defense Department said Friday. HDT Expeditionary will carry out work in Ohio through May 15, 2018. The Defense Logistics Agency used its fiscal 2016 through […] More

  • General Dynamics, Army Select General Micro Systems Computer for WIN-T Increment 2 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics, Army Select General Micro Systems Computer for WIN-T Increment 2

    Rancho Cucamonga, California-based electronics manufacturer General Micro Systems‘ rugged computer has been selected for installation into the second increment of the U.S. Army‘s Warfighter Information Network-Tactical, Military & Aerospace reported Friday. John Keller writes General Dynamics and Army Program Executive Office Command Control Communications-Tactical officials will use the GMS S902R Golden-Eye III system in vehicle-mount, WIN-T Increment 2 […] More

  • MCR Federal Lands Task Order to Support Army’s Fixed Wing Project Office - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MCR Federal Lands Task Order to Support Army’s Fixed Wing Project Office

    MCR Federal has received a potential six-year, $28.4 million task order to provide technical support services, systems engineering and acquisition support services to the U.S. Army‘s Fixed Wing Project Office. The company said June 29 the order has one base year plus five option years and was awarded through an Intuitive Research and Technology Corp. blanket purchase agreement under the Army […] More

  • Army to Buy Gumstix' Embedded Computing Modules - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army to Buy Gumstix’ Embedded Computing Modules

    The U.S. Army plans to buy Gumstix‘ embedded computing modules to support a system that works to evaluate soldier performance, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Wednesday. John Keller writes the Army intends to acquire 2,964 GUM3703E Overo EarthSTORM embedded computing modules from Gumstix through a sole-source deal. The Army program executive office for simulation, training and instrumentation will use Overo […] More

  • Phoenix Nuclear Labs to Provide Neutron Radiography, Interrogation Systems to Army - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Phoenix Nuclear Labs to Provide Neutron Radiography, Interrogation Systems to Army

    The U.S. Army has awarded Phoenix Nuclear Labs multiple contracts worth a total of $3.6 million to create a neutron radiography system that will work to detect defective munitions and explosive threats. PNL said Tuesday it will supply a pilot-production neutron radiography system to the Army that is designed to produce a higher neutron yield while mitigating safety […] More

  • Lockheed Fires Miniature Hit-to-Kill Missile Interceptor for White Sands Flight Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Fires Miniature Hit-to-Kill Missile Interceptor for White Sands Flight Test

    Lockheed Martin has tested its missile interceptor that is designed to engage rocket, artillery and mortar targets during an exercise held Friday at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The company said Tuesday it fired the Miniature Hit-to-Kill interceptor as part of the Extended Area Protection and Survivability program run by the U.S. Army‘s Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center. This engineering demonstration […] More

  • Spider Strategies to Support Army's Business Transformation Office - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Spider Strategies to Support Army’s Business Transformation Office

    Alexandria, Virginia-based software company Spider Strategies has secured a potential five-year, $42 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army to support the military branch’s office of business transformation. The Defense Department said Tuesday the company will offer its services to the OBT’s Strategic Management Support Program Office through August 3, 2021. The Army Contracting Command has awarded the […] More

  • Army Issues Wide Area Motion Imagery Systems RFI - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Issues Wide Area Motion Imagery Systems RFI

    The U.S. Army is searching for industry partners that can provide information on Wide Area Motion Imagery / Wide Area Aerial Surveillance systems and answer inquiry on basic qualifications in developing or upgrading WAMI hardware or software. A notice postedThursday on the FedBizOpps website says the Army Contracting Command will collect data on behalf of the branch’s Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center […] More

  • Draeger Medical, Nobel Biocare Awarded DLA Supply Contract Funds - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Draeger Medical, Nobel Biocare Awarded DLA Supply Contract Funds

    Draeger Medical and Nobel Biocare have received separate awards from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide medical and dental supplies for the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. The Defense Department said Monday Draeger secured a potential $57.3 million modification that exercises the second of nine one-year option periods of a contract that covers patient monitoring […] More

  • Raytheon Opens Hub Near Future Army Cyber Command HQ; Dave Wajsgras Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Opens Hub Near Future Army Cyber Command HQ; Dave Wajsgras Comments

    Raytheon has opened a new facility in Augusta, Georgia that will act as a center for the company’s cybersecurity services to the U.S. Army Cyber Command as the latter organization continues relocating to Fort Gordon. The center will also support the company’s cyber offerings to other Defense Department agencies, Raytheon said Monday. Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon’s intelligence segment, said the company aims to build […] More