GovConWire's Government Contracting News 7/6/2022

Vectrus has closed its all-stock merger with The Vertex Company to form a new government services provider that will be known as V2X and has an estimated pro forma annual revenue of $3.4 billion. Both companies announced the transaction March 7, saying the combination looks to grow across the GovCon market areas of operations and

Mark Frantz, co-founder of Blue Delta Capital Partners, was presented his first Wash100 Award, the most prestigious and valued award in government contracting (GovCon), during a recent visit to the company’s headquarters in McLean, VA. Executive Mosaic recognizes Mark Frantz with a 2022 Wash100 Award for his leadership in expanding the firm’s footprint in the federal sector and industry

Thomas Sanglier, former senior director of finance and operations internal audit at Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), has joined Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) to serve as chief audit executive. He will be responsible for leading Leidos’ internal audit assessment and quality assurance efforts, the company said Tuesday. “Tom will play a key role in leading our audit

GovCIO has secured a potential five-year, $65 million contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide information technology support services for VA’s Education Veteran Readiness and Employment Product Line. The company said it will build, integrate, operate and sustain the department’s veteran readiness and employment applications and products through the adoption of DevSecOps and

The board of directors for the Association of the U.S. Army has nominated Christopher Kubasik, vice chair and CEO of L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX), and Ted Colbert, president and CEO of Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) defense, space and security business, to serve as directors on the board. AUSA said Tuesday Kubasik would succeed William Brown, who

Tactical Air Support will reconfigure and modernize Northrop Grumman-built (NYSE: NOC) F-5 aircraft to meet the requirements of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps under a five-year, $265.3 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The Department of Defense said Friday 16 F-5E and six F-5F Tiger II fighter jets will be transformed from the current Swiss military setup

Dan Jablonsky, CEO of Maxar Technologies and a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Friday. He talked about the company’s goal of expanding its market position in space and Earth intelligence sectors and the recent contract wins that continue its long-term partnership with the U.S. government. The Q&A

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has selected eight small businesses to compete for task orders on a $200 million multiple-award contract covering general construction and repair services. USACE received 44 proposals for the firm-fixed-price contract via a competitive bidding process and expects work to be completed by July 4, 2027, the Department of Defense

Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $185.9 million contract option to provide engineering design and development services for the U.S. Navy’s submarine fleet. The military branch will obligate $18.4 million at the time of award using its fiscal 2022 funds for research, development, test and evaluation and shipbuilding and conversion,

Carroll Lane, an aerospace and defense industry veteran, has joined Kaman (NYSE: KAMN) as a senior vice president and president of the company’s air vehicles and precision products divisions. He succeeds the retiring Darlene Smith and brings to Kaman his expertise in strategic planning, investor relations and profit and loss management, the company said Tuesday.