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  • NASA Seeks Industry Partners to Build Human Lunar Landers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Seeks Industry Partners to Build Human Lunar Landers

    NASA aims to partner with U.S.-based companies to design and develop new reusable landing platforms designed to bring astronauts back to the lunar surface. The agency said Friday it plans to begin testing of new landers on the moon in 2024 through multiphase partnerships in support of its goal to launch a crewed mission in 2028. […] More

  • Air Force Seeks New Tools, Methods to Accelerate Data, SIGINT Processing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Seeks New Tools, Methods to Accelerate Data, SIGINT Processing

    The U.S. Air Force aims to acquire new technologies or methods for real-time processing of data and collection of cyber and signals intelligence communications. The service requires new processing techniques and tools that will support its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission to protect “blue” coalition forces, according to a broad agency announcement that FedBizOpps posted […] More

  • DARPA Seeks Proposals for Counter-Hypersonics Tech Development Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Seeks Proposals for Counter-Hypersonics Tech Development Program

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has started to solicit proposals to research and develop technology platforms that will work to counter hypersonic vehicles. DARPA said in a broad agency announcement posted Nov. 6 on FedBizOpps the Glide Breaker program wants prospective offerors to build and demonstrate platforms designed to intercept moving hypersonic threats in […] More

  • NASA Seeks Power & Propulsion Tech Proposals for Deep Space ‘Gateway’ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Seeks Power & Propulsion Tech Proposals for Deep Space ‘Gateway’

    NASA has issued the final solicitation for proposals to develop a power and propulsion element of the Gateway program. The agency’s proposed Gateway will serve as the orbital outpost for manned and robotic exploration missions to the moon, Mars and other deep space destinations, NASA said Thursday. “We believe partnering with U.S. industry for the […] More

  • Army Solicits Proposals for Second Phase of Next-Generation UAS Demonstration - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Solicits Proposals for Second Phase of Next-Generation UAS Demonstration

    The U.S. Army has issued a request for proposals for the development of conceptual designs based on requirements for the service branch’s future fleet of unmanned aircraft systems. Proposals for the Phase II Conceptual Design and Technology Assessment of the Next Generation UAS Technology Demonstration will aid the creation of a procurement program for the […] More

  • DARPA to Hold Proposers Day for Microrobotics Development Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA to Hold Proposers Day for Microrobotics Development Program

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will conduct a Proposers Day on July 17 in Arlington, Va., to solicit vendors for the development of insect-scale robotic platforms. Registration for the Short-Range Independent Microrobotic Platforms Proposers Day will run through July 13, DARPA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Friday. The SHRIMP program will include three 12-month […] More

  • DARPA Tactical Technology Office to Host Proposers' Day on Disruptive Warfare Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Tactical Technology Office to Host Proposers’ Day on Disruptive Warfare Tech

    An office within the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will host a virtual proposers’ day to disseminate information on investment plans under the Disruptive Capabilities for Future Warfare broad agency announcement. DARPA said Friday its Tactical Technology Office seeks to discover and exhibit the use of unorthodox, alternative approaches and technologies that are intended to disrupt traditional warfighting […] More

  • DTRA Solicits Nuclear Threat Detection Tech Proposals - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DTRA Solicits Nuclear Threat Detection Tech Proposals

    The Defense Threat Reduction Agency has released a broad agency announcement in search of new technology platforms that can detect nuclear threats. A FedBizOpps notice posted Monday says DTRA aims to identify equipment for threat diagnostics and characterization, sensitive site exploitation, contamination avoidance, and consequence management through a five-year solicitation. The agency will collect and evaluate white […] More

  • Air Force Seeks Space Tech R&D Proposals - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Seeks Space Tech R&D Proposals

    The U.S. Air Force has requested proposals from small businesses that can research and develop technologies to optimize the U.S. military’s space systems. The Air Force said Friday in a FedBizOpps notice that the Spacecraft Object Tracking and Characterization program will cover space systems such as launch platforms, payload adapters, on-orbit systems, communications links, ground systems and […] More

  • DARPA to Hold OpFires Program Event for Potential Bidders - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA to Hold OpFires Program Event for Potential Bidders

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will conduct an information drive for parties interested to participate in a program that seeks a ground-launched weapon system that can utilize different payloads. DARPA’s Tactical Technology Office will sponsor a Proposers Day to detail the objectives of the OpFires program ahead of a planned broad agency announcement, DARPA said through a […] More

  • NASA Taps 5 Companies to Study Power & Propulsion Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Taps 5 Companies to Study Power & Propulsion Tech

    NASA has awarded five companies $2.4 million in combined funds to study power and propulsion technologies that can support the development of a solar electric propulsion platform for deep space missions. The studies will help NASA identify requirements and reduce risk for a 50 kilowatt-class SEP system that will support human missions into deep space, the agency said Thursday. […] More

  • Air Force Seeks White Papers for Multi-Domain Aerial Warfighting Network R&D - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Seeks White Papers for Multi-Domain Aerial Warfighting Network R&D

    The U.S. Air Force has begun to seek white papers from industry for a potential $24.9 million program to research, develop, integrate and test novel technology platforms and techniques that work to provide agile data transmission and networking capabilities to aerial platforms. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday says the solicitation for white papers is part […] More