Kay Kapoor, founder and CEO of Arya Technologies, and John Johnson, a partner at government consulting firm Deep Water Point, were named to the executive advisory board of Tyto Athene. Johnson and Kapoor will help implement Tyto Athene™s strategy and provide counsel with regard to government relations, market capitalization and acquisition stra...
Six companies have won spots on a potential five-year, $985M contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide emergency and fire equipment to U.S. service branches. DLA received 13 offers for the firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract via a competitive acquisition, the Department of Defense said Thursday. Work will t...
McAleese & Associates has released a report on key takeaways from the remarks of Ellen Lord, defense undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, at a Defense Innovation Board meeting. Lord, a 2019 Wash100 recipient, discussed the need to bifurcate software development from hardware development and cited the Department of Defense’s...
Government Scientific Source has won a five-year, $475M from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide laboratory supplies to U.S. service branches and federal civilian agencies. DLA received four bids for the fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract through a competitive acquisition process, the Dep...
L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) won a potential eight-year, $131.7M contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop a proximity sensor technology that will offer a “height of burst” feature for general purpose warheads. The company will replace the military branch’s current DSU-33D/B sensors in an effort to address obsolescence, performanc...
Quadrint has won three task orders under the potential five-year, $600M MOJAVE contract vehicle to provide expertise for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to increase organizational performance and reduce operational risks. The company said Thursday it will help NGA’s Office of Strategic Operations coordinate with stakeholders to for...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has received a potential three-year, $4.04B contract modification to provide 78 F/A-18 Super Hornet jets with Block III configuration to the U.S. Navy. The Department of Defense said Wednesday the contract will fund the full-rate production of 61 F/A-18Es and 17 F/A-18Fs for fiscal year 2018 through fiscal 2021. DoD noted the ...
Seven companies have won spots on a potential 10-year, $245M contract to hone the warfighting skills of U.S. Marine Corps personnel who will operate within a joint and merged environment. Contractors will vie for task orders to train USMC operating forces on command, control, computer, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mi...
The U.S. Army has chosen four companies to compete for task orders to design, build or repair utility and utilidor systems under a potential five-year, $200M contract. The Army Corps of Engineers received six bids for the firm-fixed-price contract online and will provide location and funding details upon the issuance of task orders, the Department...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has received a $326.3M delivery order to develop Increment 3 Block systems for the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft in support of the U.S. Navy and Australia. The cost-plus-fixed-fee order falls under a previously awarded basic ordering agreement and covers development, integration and testing services, the Department of...
