How Alternative Contracting Vehicles Like CSOs and OTAs Are Reshaping the Federal Marketplace

GovCon often features complex regulations and lengthy acquisition timelines But agencies are embracing alternative contracting mechanisms like OTAs and CSOs These operate outside many traditional procurement rules and have proponents and critics Government contracting for years has been defined by a complex framework of regulations, lengthy acquisition timelines and compliance requirements that often discouraged innovative […]
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Kinetica to Provide NORAD, USNORTHCOM With Data Streaming Warehouse Under Five-Year Contract

The Air Force has awarded software company Kinetica a five-year contract to provide a streaming data warehouse for the Pathfinder program in support of multi-domain operations. Pathfinder is an initiative by the U.S. Northern Command and the North American Defense Command aimed at enhancing homeland security through a slew of radars and other airspace monitors, […]
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HII Lands $175M US Navy Aircraft Carrier Sustainment Contract

The Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries’ technical solutions division a potential five-year, $175 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to fulfill maintenance, training and planning requirements for Navy aircraft carriers. The IDIQ calls for engineering services, maintenance and operator training, in addition to technical and repair services to support the overhaul, modernization and repair […]
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DOD Might Reconsider Cloud Procurement Strategy if JEDI Court Battles Persist

The Department of Defense told Congress that it might reassess its strategy regarding the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract if court rulings favor the litigation of government bias allegations against the JEDI procurement.  In an information paper sent to Congress, DOD’s Office of the Chief Information Officer said a court ruling could be handed out […]
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Army Awards Envistacom $235M for ICT Infrastructure Support Services

Envistacom has been awarded a $235 million prime Army contract to provide information and communications technology infrastructure support services.  The three-year award calls for field service representative support services for communications and IT infrastructure to the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces, Envistacom said Wednesday. “The Global FSR contract […]
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L3Harris to Provide C-130 Aircraft Sustainment Services Under $668M Air Force Contract

L3Harris Technologies has secured a potential five-year, $668 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to ensure the readiness of the C-130 aircraft fleet operated by the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command.  The company will provide sustainment services in support of the C-130H and J-model aircraft at its modification facility in Waco, Texas. The center is […]
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Jacobs Lands $421M Kings Bay Base Operations Support I Contract

The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast has awarded Jacobs Government Services a potential eight-year, $421 million contract to provide base operating support services at the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia and outlying areas.  The Kings Bay Base Operations Support I contract requires Jacobs to offer intelligent asset management solutions to strengthen the base’s […]
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