Tag Archives: Defense Department

The Department of Defense reaffirmed its decision to award the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud computing contract to Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) in early September but a joint status report issued by the Court of Federal Claims Tuesday reveals several scenarios that could extend the JEDI contract protest into 2021, the Washington Business Journal reported Wednesday.

Four firms have landed spots on a $180M multiple-award U.S. Army contract for construction services along the southern border.

Vectrus (NYSE: VEC) has won a potential five-year, $196.1M contract from the U.S. Navy to provide base operations services at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.

The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded eight companies one-year contracts worth potentially $1.2B combined to provide disposable gowns for the Strategic National Stockpile under the Department of Health and Human Services’ management.

Environmental Chemical Corp. has received a potential $777.8M U.S. Navy task order to design and build an airfield at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in California.

Oceaneering International has won a potential five-year, $119M contract to help the U.S. Navy ensure global deployment readiness of submarine rescue systems.

A new Frost & Sullivan analysis estimates the Department of Defense’s spending on command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems could increase from $53.6B in 2019 to $58.5B over the next five years at a compound annual growth rate of 1.5 percent.

David Norquist, deputy secretary of the Department of Defense and a 2020 Wash100 awardee, signed Tuesday a directive that outlines the principles governing DoD’s acquisition process in support of the National Defense Strategy.

The U.S. Navy has added $92M to a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with seven companies supporting construction projects throughout Naval Facilities Engineering Command's southwest area of responsibility. The award increases the IDIQ's maximum dollar value from $332M to $424M, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.

The General Services Administration has awarded professional services company ABSS Solutions a $92.9M contract to provide technical and professional support for research efforts under the U.S. Air Force’s medical wing.