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  • DSA Holds Spot on $37B Army RS3 IDIQ Contract; Fran Pierce Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DSA Holds Spot on $37B Army RS3 IDIQ Contract; Fran Pierce Comments

    Data Systems Analysts is one of the 55 companies that will vie for task orders under the U.S. Army‘s potential 10-year, $37.4 billion Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services contract awarded in May. DSA said it will offer research, development, test and evaluation, acquisition, strategic planning, logistics, training, education and engineering services to the Defense Department  and other […] More

  • NIST Picks 33 Research Projects to Advance Communication Tech Devt for First Responders - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIST Picks 33 Research Projects to Advance Communication Tech Devt for First Responders

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has selected 33 projects to research and develop broadband communications tools designed for public safety operations through multiyear grants worth $38.5 million combined. NIST selected the projects after the evaluation of 162 proposals from industry, academia and other organizations both in the U.S. and overseas as part of the […] More

  • Northrop Completes 1st Flight Test of Panel-Based Sensor - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Completes 1st Flight Test of Panel-Based Sensor

    Northrop Grumman evaluated the performance of its modular panel-based sensor technology during an exercise conducted in April at the company’s flight test facility in Baltimore, Maryland. The multifunction surveillance system functioned both on ground moving target indicator radar mode and on synthetic aperture radar mapping mode as part of the maiden flight, Northrop said Tuesday. The sensor is designed to integrate with new modes and technologies built to […] More

  • Motorola Solutions to Deliver Mobile Apps, Software for FirstNet Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Motorola Solutions to Deliver Mobile Apps, Software for FirstNet Project

    Motorola Solutions will provide software, mobile applications and related services in support of AT&T’s efforts to build a national public safety broadband network for first responders. AT&T secured a potential $6.5 billion contract from the First Responder Network Authority in March and teamed up with Motorola and three other companies to work on the national broadband network project. […] More

  • Raytheon Unit to Produce 'Friend or Foe' ID Crypto Tech for Air Force, Intl Customers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Unit to Produce ‘Friend or Foe’ ID Crypto Tech for Air Force, Intl Customers

    A business unit of Raytheon has landed a $42.8 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide cryptographic applique for friend-or-foe identification systems to the U.S. Air Force and multiple foreign military sales customers. The Defense Department said Friday the sole-source contract covers the production of  KIV-77 Mode 4/5 units along with data, remote form factor and spare parts. Raytheon’s space and […] More

  • Globecomm Extends Ku-Band VSAT Network Coverage to South Indian Ocean - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Globecomm Extends Ku-Band VSAT Network Coverage to South Indian Ocean

    Globecomm has expanded the coverage of its Ku-band very small aperture terminal network services to shipping vessels traversing the South Indian Ocean. The company said Thursday the South Indian Ocean serves as a shipping route between Australia and the southern end of Africa. Globecomm’s Ku-band VSAT network currently provides broadband communications services to vessel operators […] More

  • Northrop to Provide Beam Radar Tech for Air Force F-16 Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Provide Beam Radar Tech for Air Force F-16 Aircraft

    The U.S. Air Force has chosen a Northrop Grumman-built beam radar technology to serve as the active electronically scanned array for the service branch’s F-16 aircraft. Northrop said Wednesday it will install APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar systems on 72 of the Air National Guard’s F-16 units in an effort to help the service branch comply with a “joint emergent operational need” […] More

  • DARPA Taps BAE to Develop Multifunctional RF Payload for Drones - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Taps BAE to Develop Multifunctional RF Payload for Drones

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded BAE Systems a pair of contracts to begin development work on a radio frequency technology platform that seeks to help unmanned aircraft systems carry out multiple missions and adapt to changing combat scenarios. DARPA awarded the contracts worth $5.4 million combined as part of the agency’s CONverged Collaborative […] More

  • Lockheed Unit to Provide Towed Array Units, Engineering Services Under Navy Contract Modification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Unit to Provide Towed Array Units, Engineering Services Under Navy Contract Modification

    Lockheed Martin‘s mission systems and training unit has received a nearly $42 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to deliver TB-37 Multi-Function Towed Array production units, accessories, shipping products and engineering services. The Defense Department said Friday the modification exercises options in a previously awarded contract and includes purchases for the Navy and a foreign military sales […] More

  • CTC Lands Spot on $249M Army Research Lab ISR R&D Support Contract; Ed Sheehan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CTC Lands Spot on $249M Army Research Lab ISR R&D Support Contract; Ed Sheehan Comments

    Concurrent Technologies Corp. has won a spot on a potential five-year, $248.6 million contract to provide the U.S. Army Research Laboratory with research and development support services related to intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technology platforms. The cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers design, analysis and demonstration of ISR technologies and concepts designed to help identify and locate terrorist […] More

  • CSRA Lands $61M Air Force ISR Mission Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSRA Lands $61M Air Force ISR Mission Support Contract

    CSRA has secured a potential five-year, $61 million contract to support a global intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance mission of the U.S. Air Force. The company said Thursday it will work to integrate systems, support budget and resources and offer operational scheduling services and technologies to the Air Force’s Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR and the Air Combat Command’s Directorate of […] More

  • UltiSat to Provide Ku-Band Satcom Capacity for Air Combat Command's UAV Operations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UltiSat to Provide Ku-Band Satcom Capacity for Air Combat Command’s UAV Operations

    The Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization has awarded UltiSat an $8.4 million task order to facilitate Ku-band commercial satellite communications coverage for the Air Combat Command’s unmanned aerial vehicle operations. UltiSat said Wednesday it will provide a comsatcom transponded capacity to Global Hawk-based missions of ACC throughout Europe and surrounding waters. Amy Gwinn, senior vice president of UltiSat’s government […] More