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  • DLA Seeks Info on Strategic, Technical Support for Energy Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DLA Seeks Info on Strategic, Technical Support for Energy Efforts

    The Defense Logistics Agency is seeking market information regarding strategic plan consulting and technical support for energy-related activities. The agency said Thursday in a FedBizOpps notice that it seeks these services in support of its energy arm and intends to award a corresponding potential four-year, firm fixed price contract. The selected contractor would support the […] More

  • Avon to Supply Joint Service Aircrew Masks Under $93M Army Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Avon to Supply Joint Service Aircrew Masks Under $93M Army Contract

    Avon Protection Systems has landed a potential seven-year, $92.7M contract to provide joint service aircrew masks and related accessories to the U.S. Army. The company will manufacture M69 Joint Service Aircrew Mask for Strategic Aircraft, as well as provide engineering services under the firm-fixed-price contract, the Department of Defense said Friday. DoD expects the company to […] More

  • Inmarsat, Collins Aerospace Form Inflight Internet Service Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Inmarsat, Collins Aerospace Form Inflight Internet Service Partnership

    Inmarsat and Collins Aerospace have partnered to provide onboard Wi-Fi connectivity for aviation customers under a new value added reseller agreement. Under the deal, Collins Aerospace will resell the Jet ConneX service as part of its ARINCDirectSM offering to facilitate inflight internet and air-ground data transfer for business jet operators, Inmarsat said Thursday. ARINCDirect works to help customers plan and manage flight […] More

  • DHS, CBP Request Access to SpaceX South Texas Site for Survey - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS, CBP Request Access to SpaceX South Texas Site for Survey

    The Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection are seeking access to SpaceX‘s South Texas facility for surveying purposes, The Herald reported Wednesday. James Gleeson, SpaceX spokesperson, said in a statement that the department intends to conduct a survey within the site, a facility that would launch transport rockets to Mars in […] More

  • Lockheed Martin to Grow California Workforce With New Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Martin to Grow California Workforce With New Partnership

    Lockheed Martin‘s Skunk Works division has partnered with California’s Office of Business and Economic Development to drive job growth in the state. The agreement creates new engineering and manufacturing jobs and authorizes Lockheed to invest $100M in new facilities within the Southern California area, the company said Thursday. Jack O’Banion, vice president of business development […] More

  • General Dynamics, Three Other Companies Pitch Autonomous Land Vehicles for Army, Marines - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics, Three Other Companies Pitch Autonomous Land Vehicles for Army, Marines

    Four firms have submitted proposals to address the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Cops‘ intent to further apply autonomy and robotics to warfighting, Army Times reported Wednesday. General Dynamics proposed its Multi-Utility Tactical Transport or MUTT eight-wheeler, which uses a flatbed configuration, while Polaris is pitching its MRZR X, a four-wheeled vehicle designed for all […] More

  • General Atomics to Integrate Hosted Payload for NOAA Space Data Collection Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics to Integrate Hosted Payload for NOAA Space Data Collection Program

    A General Atomics business unit has received a delivery order from the U.S. Air Force to integrate a satellite payload into an orbital test bed in support of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration mission. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems will launch a 242.5-pound OTB satellite for the Argos Advanced Data Collection System designed to collect global data for environmental and […] More

  • ElectroCore to Distribute Cluster Headache Prevention Tool Under Federal Supply Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ElectroCore to Distribute Cluster Headache Prevention Tool Under Federal Supply Contract

    ElectroCore, a provider of bioelectronic medicine, has received a five-year contract to distribute a hand-held medical therapy product across the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, Bureau of Prisons, Indian Health Services and Public Health Services. The company said Wednesday it will provide its gammaCore technology to more than 21M patients under a federal […] More

  • Elbit's U.S. Arm to Provide Component for Raytheon Targeting System; Raanan Horowitz Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Elbit’s U.S. Arm to Provide Component for Raytheon Targeting System; Raanan Horowitz Quoted

    Raytheon has selected Elbit Systems‘ U.S.-based subsidiary to provide a laser component for the Multi-Spectral Targeting System, an electro-optical surveillance system designed for use with military aircraft systems. Elbit said Thursday its subsidiary will deliver the component, known as the Two Color Laser System, to Raytheon in 2019. Raanan Horowitz, president and CEO at Elbit […] More

  • Navy OKs Key Management Infrastructure Task Order for Leidos - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy OKs Key Management Infrastructure Task Order for Leidos

    Sharon Pritchard, competition advocate at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, has confirmed the justification of a task order for Leidos under a multiple award contract for technical and cybersecurity services. The company would provide key management infrastructure services under the order as part of the Unrestricted Cyberspace Science, Research, Engineering and Technology Integration […] More

  • FCC OKs Google Plan to Use Radar-Based Sensors for Control Applications - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FCC OKs Google Plan to Use Radar-Based Sensors for Control Applications

    The Federal Communications Commission has given Google approval to operate radar-based motion sensors for device control applications, Reuters reported Wednesday. The sensors, known as Soli, are built with touchless hand gesture technology that allows users with speech or mobility disabilities to remotely control devices, the report noted. Soli uses a radar beam to sense three-dimensional […] More