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Mary-Louise Hoffman

is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.

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  • NanoRacks-SSL-ULA Team to Study Feasibility of Rocket Tech Repurposing Under NASA Contract; Richard White Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NanoRacks-SSL-ULA Team to Study Feasibility of Rocket Tech Repurposing Under NASA Contract; Richard White Comments

    A team composed of NanoRacks, Space Systems Loral and United Launch Alliance has signed an agreement with NASA to examine the feasibility of converting a rocket upper stage into a commercial space habitat. The Ixion Initiative Team will conduct the rocket technology repurposing study under the second phase of NASA’s Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships initiative, SSL said Wednesday. […] More

  • DMI-NEC Alliance to Integrate Mobility, Biometric Platforms for Public Sector Clients - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DMI-NEC Alliance to Integrate Mobility, Biometric Platforms for Public Sector Clients

    Digital Management Inc. and NEC‘s U.S. subsidiary have partnered to combine mobility and biometric platforms in a push to help government customers address national security and public safety goals. DMI said Wednesday the alliance seeks to offer front-line law enforcement, military and emergency personnel mobile access to facial, iris and fingerprint recognition technologies. The partnership […] More

  • Oracle to Help Develop, Sustain Marine Logistics System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Oracle to Help Develop, Sustain Marine Logistics System

    Oracle has secured a six-month, $11.2 million task order to support the development of an integrated technology platform for the U.S. Marine Corps to manage the service branch’s logistics operation. The Defense Department said Monday the company will also provide sustainment and maintenance services for the Global Combat Support System – Marine Corps Logistics Chain Management. GCSS-MC/LCM is […] More

  • Raytheon to Repair Navy P-3 Patrol Aircraft Radar - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Repair Navy P-3 Patrol Aircraft Radar

    Raytheon has secured a potential $17.8 million delivery order to repair the APS-137 radar system currently installed on the U.S. Navy‘s P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft. The Navy obligated $13.6 million in fiscal 2017 working capital funds at the time of award, the Defense Department said Friday. DoD noted the order falls under a previously […] More

  • Lockheed to Supply Laser Guided Training Rounds, Metal Containers to Navy, Marine Corps - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Supply Laser Guided Training Rounds, Metal Containers to Navy, Marine Corps

    Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $26.6 million contract to produce 8,973 laser guided training rounds and refurbish 3,411 government-furnished metal containers for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The Defense Department said Thursday the full obligated amount at the time of award is from the fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2017 procurement ammunition funds of both […] More

  • Air Force Taps MacAulay-Brown for Rapid Assessment Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Taps MacAulay-Brown for Rapid Assessment Services Contract

    MacAulay-Brown has won a potential five-year, $49 million contract to perform rapid assessments on various project areas and systems for the Defense Department and other government agencies. The company will research, execute, and assess system features, technical parameters, vulnerabilities and threats under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, DoD said Wednesday. MacB will carry out work at Kirtland Air Force Base […] More

  • Labor Dept Preps Acquisition Mgmt Support IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Labor Dept Preps Acquisition Mgmt Support IDIQ

    The Labor Department plans to kick off its formal solicitation for an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for acquisition management services by June 26. A presolicitation notice published Monday says DOL will launch the procurement effort as a small business set-aside program that will have a one-year base period and four one-year options. The IDIQ contract will cover acquisition, administrative, logistical and contract […] More

  • Leidos Gets NAVSUP Task Order for Joint Staff J6 Team Support; Tim Reardon Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Gets NAVSUP Task Order for Joint Staff J6 Team Support; Tim Reardon Comments

    Leidos has secured a potential three-year, $18 million task order from the Naval Supply Systems Command’s Fleet Logistics Center to support a Joint Staff J6 team responsible for analyzing warfighter systems and procedures in the field. The company said Monday it will provide technical, functional, analytical, infrastructure and operations support services to the JS J6 directorate’s Joint Deployable Analysis […] More

  • Moog Lands Navy F-18 Aircraft Repair Support IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Moog Lands Navy F-18 Aircraft Repair Support IDIQ

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Moog a potential five-year, $50 million contract to repair 26 items for the U.S. Navy‘s F-18 aircraft fleet. Moog will perform work under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract through June 2022 at various locations in California, Florida and New York, the Defense Department said Monday. DoD noted the Navy will obligate fiscal 2017 working […] More

  • PCX Aerostructures to Supply Army Apache Weapon Connecting Links - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PCX Aerostructures to Supply Army Apache Weapon Connecting Links

    The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded PCX Aerostructures a potential five-year, $67 million contract to supply right connecting links for the weapon system of the U.S. Army‘s AH-64 Apache attack helicopters. The Defense Department said Thursday the Army will use working capital funds from fiscal 2017 through fiscal 2022 to pay for the procurement of […] More

  • Esri Inks Cooperative R&D, Enterprise Agreements with DOE Lab, NATO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Esri Inks Cooperative R&D, Enterprise Agreements with DOE Lab, NATO

    Esri has entered into a cooperative research-and-development agreement with the Energy Department‘s Idaho National Laboratory and a separate enterprise agreement with NATO. INL and Esri will collaborate to explore and develop prototype concepts related to location-based intelligence technology that can help secure critical infrastructure and missions, the company said Wednesday. Both parties aim to identify the potential […] More