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  • Vericor to Produce Engines for Navy Amphibious Landing Craft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Vericor to Produce Engines for Navy Amphibious Landing Craft

    Vericor Power Systems has been awarded a potential $32.1 million contract to manufacture, test and deliver marine gas turbine engines for the U.S. Navy‘s Landing Craft Air Cushion vehicles. The Defense Department said Wednesday that Vericor will provide ETF40B engines for the LCAC service life extension program. DoD added the engines will be supplied to the program’s prime contractor for […] More

  • Marine Corps Interested in Coastal Defense Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marine Corps Interested in Coastal Defense Tech

    The U.S. Marine Corps has asked industry to provide information on the availability of shore-based technology built to deliver precision kinetic fires against ships at a range of at least 80 miles. In a FedBizOpps notice posted Oct. 27, USMC said it prefers coastal defense systems the service branch’s deployable and mobile forces could use for […] More

  • Report: Lockheed to Unveil New CH-53K Helicopter at Berlin Air Show - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Lockheed to Unveil New CH-53K Helicopter at Berlin Air Show

    Lockheed Martin has obtained approval from the U.S. military to demonstrate its new CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter at an April 2018 air show in Berlin, Germany, Reuters reported Thursday. Anonymous sources told Reuters that the event will mark the international debut of the Sikorsky-built helicopter, which will compete with Boeing‘s CH-47 Chinook twin-rotor platform for a potential $4.7 billion […] More

  • Lockheed Martin Subsidiary to Supply Weapon Systems Parts Under DLA Contract Modification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Martin Subsidiary to Supply Weapon Systems Parts Under DLA Contract Modification

    A Lockheed Martin subsidiary has received a potential $49 million contract modification to supply weapon systems parts to the Defense Logistics Agency. Sikorsky Aircraft will provide consumable spare parts for various weapon systems under the modification to a five-year base contract, which can extend another five years to cover the option period, the Defense Department said Tuesday. […] More

  • ACT I Gets Marine Equipment Support Order Under OASIS SB Vehicle; Michael Niggel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ACT I Gets Marine Equipment Support Order Under OASIS SB Vehicle; Michael Niggel Comments

    Advanced Concepts and Technologies International has received a potential three-year task order to help sustain specialized U.S. Marine Corps equipment. ACT I said Tuesday it will perform Care-of-Supplies-in-Storage of managed components and designated Ground Weapons System equipment sets at Marine Corps Logistics Command facilities in Barstow, California and Albany, Georgia. “We are honored that the MCLC selected ACT I to support their augmentation efforts […] More

  • Lockheed to Support F-35, Bomb Tech Maturation & Risk Reduction Efforts Under Navy Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Support F-35, Bomb Tech Maturation & Risk Reduction Efforts Under Navy Contract

    Lockheed Martin‘s aeronautics business has been awarded a $34.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy to conduct weapons technology maturation and risk reduction efforts under the F-35 fighter aircraft and Small Diameter Bomb 2 programs. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will support F-35 and SDB II pre-engineering, manufacturing and development activities for the U.S. Marine […] More

  • Dave Buss: Cubic to Assist Marine Corps in Warfighting Skills Training - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dave Buss: Cubic to Assist Marine Corps in Warfighting Skills Training

    Cubic‘s global defense business will provide a range of training services to the U.S. Marine Corps under a six-month, $11.5 million contract. The company said Thursday it will support the Marine Air-Ground Task Force’s Training Systems Support program that covers Marine warfighting training; command post exercises; battle staff training; mission rehearsal exercises; and mobile command, control, communication and computers […] More

  • CDW to Supply Laptops for Marine Corps' Windows 10 Transition Effort - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CDW to Supply Laptops for Marine Corps’ Windows 10 Transition Effort

    CDW‘s government division has won a $12.7 million delivery order for general purpose laptops to support the U.S. Marine Corps‘ migration to Windows 10 operating system. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company will supply 16,033 laptops to the service branch and is scheduled to complete deliveries by March 30, 2018. USMC will obligate the full […] More

  • Sehlke Consulting Included in 2017 Inc. 5000 List of 'Fastest-Growing' Companies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sehlke Consulting Included in 2017 Inc. 5000 List of ‘Fastest-Growing’ Companies

    Professional services firm Sehlke Consulting has been named in Inc. magazine’s list of the 5,000 “fastest-growing” U.S. companies for 2017, with a recorded 2016 revenue of $6.9 million and three-year growth rate of 1,371 percent. The service-disabled, veteran-owned small business based in Arlington, Virginia, is placed at No. 319 in the 2017 Inc. 5000 ranking, No. 25 […] More

  • Navy Seeks Lead System Integrator Support for AIRWorks Division - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Seeks Lead System Integrator Support for AIRWorks Division

    The U.S. Navy has released a request for proposals on an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for lead systems integrator support services to the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s AIRWorks organization. The contract is structured as a small business set-aside program with an ordering period of five years and includes support for new and existing manned and unmanned aircraft […] More

  • DLA Orders Oshkosh Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DLA Orders Oshkosh Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories

    Oshkosh‘s defense business unit has received a potential five-year, $42.4 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to supply motor vehicle parts and accessories in support of the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps. The sole-source contract contains three base years and two option years, the Defense Department said Monday Oshkosh Defense will perform work at a company […] More

  • SAIC to Enter Marine AAV Survivability Tech Production, Deployment Phase - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC to Enter Marine AAV Survivability Tech Production, Deployment Phase

    Science Applications International Corp. has received approval from the U.S. Marine Corp‘s program executive officer for land systems to kick off the production and deployment phase of its Assault Amphibious Vehicle Survivability Upgrade program. SAIC said Tuesday the Marine Corps authorized the program’s transition into low-rate initial production following issuance of a Milestone C decision and awarded […] More