Timken Gears and Services has received a $147.4M U.S. Navy contract modification to provide main reduction gear shipsets for Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers. The gear is designed to transfer power from a pair of main gas turbine engines to propulsion shafts of the vessels, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. Naval Sea Systems Com...
Seventeen large and small contractors won spots on a potential five-year, $248.9M contract to provide sustainment equipment to U.S. Navy Fleet Readiness Centers. Contractors may compete for each order under 14 functional areas covering ancillary, measurement, sustainment, protection and testing platforms, the Department of Defense said Tuesday. The ...
A Leonardo DRS subsidiary has won a potential eight-year, $977M blanket purchase agreement to help the U.S. Special Operations Command manage a satellite and terrestrial telecommunications program for deployed operations. The Defense Information Systems Agency received one quotation out of 39 quotes sought via the General Services Administratio...
Jeremy Bash, a cybersecurity intelligence professional, has been appointed to the board of directors of managed security services provider deepwatch. Charlie Thomas, CEO of deepwatch, said in a statement released Tuesday Bash is an expert on modern security issues and a trusted adviser to technology firms worldwide. Bash brings to deepwatch over two...
Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has received a four-year, $234.6M contract to begin the low-rate initial production of GPS-equipped systems designed to guide military aircraft onto carriers or amphibious assault ships. The company will manufacture 23 Joint Precision Approach and Landing Systems along with three upgrade kits, associated data and engineering cha...
Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has secured a potential three-year, $151.4M contract to sustain AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force as well as 20 international countries. The company will perform repairs and integrated logistics support for the Block II and II+ versions of the multimission missile system built for air-to-air, surfac...
Viasat (Nasdaq: VSAT) landed a potential $450M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the General Services Administration to provide technology platforms and services for both special operations and general purpose forces. U.S. military personnel can order equipment to support communications, security, operational and intelligence fun...
AECOM announced on Tuesday that the company secured a five-year, $122.7 million contract under the U.S. General Services Administration, One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS). The contract was awarded to AECOM by the Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM). This Cost Plus Award Fee contract is the first AECOM wi...
Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP) secured a $75M other transaction agreement to help the Defense Information Systems Agency and Defense Security Service modernize an information technology system used to vet personnel for classified data access. The Chantilly, Va.-based company will develop a prototype based on the National Background Investigation ServiceR...
Alfab has won a potential five-year, $127.8M U.S. Navy contract to provide airfield matting services to Naval Air Systems Command. The company will deliver land, heavy duty and spacer mat packages under the firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Department of Defense said Tuesday. The service branch received two offe...
