GovConWire's Government Contracting News 10/25/2021

The Department of Energy has released the final request for proposals for a potential 10-year, $45 billion contract to help manage tank waste at the Hanford site in Washington state. The Integrated Tank Disposition Contract includes the operation of tank farm facilities; operation of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant; design, construction and operation of

In its most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Steve Selfridge, president of Government Services at Day & Zimmermann, about company growth strategies, contract wins, executive movements and culture challenges as well as focus areas for D&Z’s tech capabilities. Here’s an excerpt from the interview with Selfridge highlighting the key areas of focus for

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has won a potential $120.8 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to support the modernization of transportable electronic warfare systems built to deny adversarial satellite communications. The company will update 16 fielded Block 10.2 units of the Counter Communications System situated at three military bases within the U.S. and in overseas

U.S. Army officials are working to synchronize the modernization of its enterprise and tactical networks for the first phase of an initiative to create an Army force that is ready for multidomain operations from 2028 onwards. The Army’s Unified Network Plan, released Oct. 8, outlines five lines of effort to align service personnel, capabilities and

Rich Kretzschmar, president of Integration Innovation Inc, has been promoted to the CEO position at the Hunstville, Alabama-based software and systems engineering company. He initially joined i3 in 2017 with 26 years of civilian work experience at the Department of the Army, the company said Friday. Kretzschmar previously served as the Army’s acting deputy program

Cognosante has won a potential 10-year, $110 million task order from the Department of Veterans Affairs to plan, implement, test and oversee a managed cloud-hosted electronic faxing service. The company said Friday it will also provide resources, all needed capabilities and maintenance support for the commercial-off-the-shelf, Enterprise Cloud Fax software-as-a-service offering for use by all

The State Department issued a draft solicitation for the potential $8 billion Evolve contract for information technology platforms and support services in preparation for an industry day that is set to take place Monday, Oct. 25, for the acquisition effort. Evolve is a suite of indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contracts and is composed of five pools: IT

A Planned Systems International subsidiary has secured a potential $75 million blanket purchase agreement to support an organization under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that conducts worker safety and health research. Advanced Technologies and Laboratories International will provide engineering and scientific support, technician support, medical services and human test subjects to the National

Steve DiPietro, an executive with years of experience in program management, has joined B3 Group to serve as director of software-as-a-service offerings. He will lead the development and delivery of B3’s scalable SaaS offerings to customers within the Department of Veterans Affairs, the company said Thursday. DiPietro will be responsible for creating, implementing and sustaining

The U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Services has issued a request for information to learn more about the progression and advancement of commercial access management and single sign-on technology platforms. A notice posted on SAM.gov stated that the Army Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Services wants to evaluate its current authentication system against