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  • Marines Eye Contractor Support for C4 Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marines Eye Contractor Support for C4 Systems

    The U.S. Marine Corps has issued a request for information on technical support services necessary to integrate and test command, control, communications and computer systems. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday says the USMC is eyeing contractor personnel who can offer test and engineering support for C2 applications under the service branch’s Combat Operations Center and Networking-On-the-Move programs. Other services […] More

  • USMC Explores Industry Sources for Tactical Platform Support Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USMC Explores Industry Sources for Tactical Platform Support Services

    The U.S. Marine Corps has issued a sources sought notice for contractor personnel who can support the military service’s Tactical Systems Oriented Architecture. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday states a TSOA support provider must have expertise in tactics, techniques and procedures for command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence systems as well as related information exchange requirements. Sought skills include […] More

  • Oshkosh Defense Gets Marine Vehicle Engineering Change Proposal Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Oshkosh Defense Gets Marine Vehicle Engineering Change Proposal Contract

    Oshkosh‘s defense business has received a potential five-year, $43.2 million contract to provide engineering change proposal tools for the U.S. Marine Corps‘s medium tactical vehicle replacement effort. The Defense Department said Friday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers the provision of ECP kits, parts and hardware components to the Marine Corps Systems Command’s land systems program executive officer. Work will […] More

  • August Schell to Help Create Sourcing Vehicle for DON Software Licensing Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    August Schell to Help Create Sourcing Vehicle for DON Software Licensing Program

    The Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded August Schell a potential six-year, $41.2 million contract to help establish a strategic sourcing method for the Department of the Navy to procure Axway software licenses and related maintenance services. The Defense Department said Friday the company will support DON’s Enterprise Software Licensing program aimed at simplifying the acquisition and management of ESL agreements […] More

  • Marine Corps Picks Tactical Edge for Post-Deployment System Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marine Corps Picks Tactical Edge for Post-Deployment System Support Contract

    Tactical Edge has won a potential five-year, $49 million contract to provide post-deployment system support to the U.S. Marine Corps. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company will aim to address the Marine Air-Ground Task Force’s logistics support system requirements through PDSS technical services. San Diego-based Tactical Edge will help the group manage projects, administer systems, develop […] More

  • Corps Solutions to Support Marine Range Control Facilities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Corps Solutions to Support Marine Range Control Facilities

    Corps Solutions has received a $44.4 million contract from to provide support services to U.S. Marine Corps range control facilities. The Defense Department said Thursday that USMC will obligate $6.8 million in fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance funds for the first delivery order under the  indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The company will conduct base work at locations in Arizona, Virginia, California, Georgia, Hawaii, […] More

  • Marine Corps Seeks Industry Input on Man-Portable Laser-Targeting Technology - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marine Corps Seeks Industry Input on Man-Portable Laser-Targeting Technology

    The U.S. Marine Corps seeks industry input for the potential acquisition of a man-portable rapid laser-targeting platform that integrates three currently used systems. The Marine Corps Systems Command considers a two-phased approach to full operational capacity for the Next Generation Handheld Targeting System, the Marines said through a Federal Business Opportunities sources-sought notice posted Wednesday. NGHTS, […] More

  • Black Box to Update Marine Base Telecom Architecture - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Black Box to Update Marine Base Telecom Architecture

    The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded Black Box a potential $4.8 million contract to modernize a telecommunication network architecture at the service branch’s air station in North Carolina. Black Box said Wednesday it will update the architecture at MCAS Cherry Point into a unified communications platform as part of the Marine Corps’ efforts to modernize its command, control, communications, computing and […] More

  • C4 Planning Solutions Awarded Marine Systems Engineering Support IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    C4 Planning Solutions Awarded Marine Systems Engineering Support IDIQ

    C4 Planning Solutions has won a potential five-year, $48.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide engineering support for command, control, communications and computer systems at U.S. Marine Corps bases and installations. The Defense Department said Friday work also covers technical support; installation assistance for fielded C4 systems; troubleshooting; network analysis; diagnostics; maintenance; configuration management […] More

  • Navy Taps BAE Unit for Marine Wargame Support Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps BAE Unit for Marine Wargame Support Services

    BAE Systems‘ technology solutions and services business has won a potential $36.2 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to provide wargame support services to the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory. The Defense Department said Thursday the contractor will provide assessment, execution, planning and research services intended to help MCWL implement the Expeditionary Warrior series and other wargames. […] More

  • Gentex Wins $51M Marines Combat Helmet, Data Report Delivery Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Gentex Wins $51M Marines Combat Helmet, Data Report Delivery Contract

    Gentex has won a potential five-year, $51.4 million contract to provide 84,376 updated combat helmets and data reports to the U.S. Marine Corps. The Marine Corps Systems Command received three proposals for the indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract and obligated nearly $10 million in fiscal 2017 operations and maintenance funds.to cover the first delivery order, the Defense Department said Friday. Work will […] More

  • Marine Corps OKs Magpul's Polymer-Based Magazine for Combat & Training - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marine Corps OKs Magpul’s Polymer-Based Magazine for Combat & Training

    The U.S. Marine Corps has cleared Magpul Industries‘ polymer-based magazine for combat and training applications, Military Times reported Sunday. Shawn Snow writes the Marine Corps Systems Command said Magpul’s GenM3 PMAG was the only magazine that met performance requirements across all combinations of the service branch’s 5.56mm rifles and ammunition during tests. “The specification to use ‘only tested, approved, and […] More