GovConWire's Government Contracting News 9/9/2022

Inmarsat‘s U.S. government subsidiary has won a potential 10-year, $979.8 million contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide a managed satellite communications service to the U.S. Navy. The Defense Information Technology Organization received two proposals for the follow-on Commercial Broadband Satellite Program Satellite Services Contract and will obligate the $25,000 minimum guarantee through

The Department of Defense is working to finalize guidance meant to provide its contracting officials more flexibility when it comes to reimbursing companies facing the effects of higher prices, Federal News Network reported Thursday. William LaPlante, undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at DOD, said the updated policy document could be available within the next week

Juan Zarate, global co-managing partner and chief strategy officer at K2 Integrity, accepted his 2022 Wash100 Award, the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon) from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to the company’s office in Washington D.C. “Zarate is indeed a rare individual whose expertise and ability to achieve mastery across multiple

The U.S. Air Force’s 774th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron has indicated its intent to award a $20 billion modification to a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract vehicle that supports research and development initiatives across the Department of Defense. In a special notice posted Thursday, AFICC ESS said the possible ceiling increase will cover the current and remaining option

Jackie Schmoll, a nearly two-decade defense and civilian market veteran, has joined Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) as vice president of requirements and capabilities for space and command and control systems. She is now part of Raytheon’s intelligence and space business unit where she will be responsible for developing and implementing growth strategies across the defense,

The government of Poland has selected Boeing (NYSE: BA) to supply its AH-64E Apache aircraft for the Polish armed forces’ Kruk attack helicopter program. Boeing issued a statement Thursday saying the selection of its aircraft strengthens military ties between the U.S. and Poland by improving cooperation and interoperability between the U.S. Army, Poland and other

An industry team led by Parsons (NYSE: PSN) has received a potential five-year, $160 million blanket purchase agreement to continue delivering enterprise construction management services to the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration. Augur Consulting, JGMS Government Services, Crawford Consulting Services and Longenecker and Associates are part of the Parsons-led team and

Joseph Chontos, acting general counsel at Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings (NYSE: AJRD), has been promoted to the positions of vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. Chontos will oversee the El Segundo, California-headquartered aerospace and defense company’s legal, ethics, regulatory and international trade compliance functions, Aerojet Rocketdyne said Thursday. He started as a deputy general counsel

Marshall Choy, senior vice president of product at SambaNova Systems, was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Thursday. He discussed the company’s focus on innovation to provide real value to its end users. The interview also covered data computation and SambaNova’s partnership with a national laboratory on building up artificial intelligence-accelerated supercomputing resources.

The Naval Air Systems Command is seeking proposals from defense contractors looking to provide aircraft maintenance and logistics support for the U.S. Navy’s F-16A/B/C/D multi‐role fighter jet fleet over a potential eight-year period. In a SAM.gov solicitation notice, NAVAIR said it will award a $152.3 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to a single vendor that will be