Contract Awards

NASA expects to finalize a request for proposals for the next iteration of its Software Engineering Services contract vehicle in May. A presolicitation notice says the SES III indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will have a potential $423.2M maximum ordering value, which includes a unilateral upward adjustment rate of 30 percent for program-related uncertainties.

A business unit of AAR (NYSE: AIR) has secured a potential five-year, $90M contract to manufacture storage and shipping containers for the Defense Logistics Agency's troop support division.

Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a potential $442.3M contract to design and develop a terminal intended to support aircraft communications via the Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite constellation.

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) and Collins Aerospace has landed contracts from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop technology platforms for countering anti-access/area denial threats. DARPA selected the three companies to participate in the first and second phases of the System-of -Systems Enhanced Small Unit program, according to a notice posted Tuesday on the beta SAM website.

Liberty IT Solutions has secured a $380M task order to help the Department of Veterans Affairs develop and manage an application programming interface platform.

A Bloomberg Government webinar revealed that a Department of Defense component agency, two service branches and a civilian agency plan to recompete six of the largest contracts this year, Federal News Network reported Thursday.

Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has secured a potential seven-year, $110M contract to refresh hardware and software for common driver trainer systems previously fielded by the U.S. Army.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded 22 companies positions on a potential $3B indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for professional and technical services.

The U.S. Army plans to revise the requirements and launch another solicitation for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program, the service reported Thursday.

The U.S. Air Force has selected six companies to support construction projects on Germany-based military sites under a potential five-year, $425M contract. Contractors will design, build, repair, alter, renovate, maintain or sustain commercial and residential structures under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.