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The U.S. Air Force has released a draft solicitation for a program to develop, test, demonstrate, integrate and deliver prototypes in the areas of command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance using Agile procurement methods. A beta SAM notice posted Thursday says the Air Force Research Laboratory plans to award the Open Technology and Agility for Innovation program as an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity-type other transaction agreement for prototype projects with a ceiling value of approximately $499M, project ordering period of five years and project performance of up to two years.

The Department of Defense has issued eight contract actions worth $74.9M combined to help five companies preserve manufacturing and workforce capabilities that support U.S. military programs amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wayne, New Jersey-based construction firm Dobco will help the U.S. Army build West Point's cyber and engineering academic center under a potential four-year, $137.8M contract.

Heidi Grant, director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, said foreign military sales in fiscal year 2020 reached $50.78B, including $3.3B in arms sales funded through the Title 22 Foreign Military Financing Program, Defense News reported Friday.

Leonardo DRS and VT Group have secured positions on a five-year, $211.6M contract to help the U.S. Navy sustain technical insertion equipment.

Bechtel's plant machinery company has received two contract modifications with a combined value of $1.14B to provide propulsion components for the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered ships. The two awards are individually valued at $662.2M and $482.4M, with funds taken from fiscal 2021 shipbuilding and conversion allotments, the Department of Defense said Thursday.

Red River has appointed Jeff Snider as chief growth officer (CGO), effective immediately, to develop its contract portfolio with new contract vehicles and programs supporting the company’s federal, state and local government customers. He previously served as Red River’s vice president of strategy development. “Red River has grown tremendously in the past five years, and Jeff has played a key role in making that possible,” said Alan Dumas, CEO for Red River.

A General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) subsidiary will maintain, modernize and repair the USS Comstock dock landing ship under a potential two-year, $128.2M contract from the U.S. Navy.

The Department of Defense plans to release by the second week of December the final solicitation for the potential $11.7B Defense Enclave Services network consolidation contract, C4ISRNET reported Thursday.

Deepinder Uppal, vice president of public sector technology innovation at Information Builders, will serve as the moderator of a panel discussion during Potomac Officers Club’s The Future of Data Management = The Death of Data Silos virtual event on Dec. 10. The panel will feature Lisa Sanders of the Department of Defense (DoD), Lt Col. Michael McDaniel of the U.S. Air Force, and Timothy Ahrens of the Department of State.