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  • Johns Hopkins Laser Communications Platform Wins TechConnect Defense Innovation Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Johns Hopkins Laser Communications Platform Wins TechConnect Defense Innovation Award

    Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has been recognized at the 2017 Defense Innovation Summit in Tampa, Florida for its high-bandwidth, free space optical communications system. The APL laser communications system landed TechConnect‘s defense innovation award which recognizes potential benefits of technologies to national and warfighter security, Johns Hopkins said Tuesday. JHUAPL also had an opportunity […] More

  • XAP to Help DoD Org Implement Education & Career Planning System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    XAP to Help DoD Org Implement Education & Career Planning System

    XAP has secured a five-year contract to develop a virtual system for the Defense Department‘s educational organization to electronically offer postsecondary-planning resources for students in grades 7 to 12 with DoD military and civilian parents. The Department of Defense Education Activity chose XAP’s Choices360 as a platform for high students studying at DoDEA-managed schools to access tools […] More

  • MTSI to Develop Interceptor, Sensor Concept Models for MDA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MTSI to Develop Interceptor, Sensor Concept Models for MDA

    Modern Technology Solutions Inc. has received a $10 million contract modification to help the Missile Defense Agency develop interceptor and sensor concept models. MTSI will also create algorithms for interceptor and sensor on-board systems as well as simulate methods and tools for the agency to define, execute and aggregate data sets, the Defense Department said Monday. […] More

  • Engility to Modify Additional EW Weapons Systems for Navy, Australia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility to Modify Additional EW Weapons Systems for Navy, Australia

    Engility has received a $9.3 million contract modification to update additional electronic warfare weapons systems used on manned and unmanned aerial vehicles, training systems and other electronic attack platforms for the U.S. Navy and the Australian government. The Defense Department said Monday the modification covers EW systems development, systems engineering, hardware and software engineering, data and threat analysis, mission […] More

  • ProSol Wins DISA Contract for Distributed Tactical Comm System Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ProSol Wins DISA Contract for Distributed Tactical Comm System Support

    The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded Professional Solutions1 a potential five-year, $48 million contract to provide global logistical services management support for DISA’s Distributed Tactical Communication System. ProSol will also deploy field service representatives to support the Defense Department‘s Enhanced Mobile Satellite Service Gateway program under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, DoD said Friday. The Defense Information Technology Contracting […] More

  • Lockheed to Engineer Air Force C-5 Surveillance Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Engineer Air Force C-5 Surveillance Tech

    Lockheed Martin‘s aeronautics business unit has secured a $14.7 million contract modification to support engineering and manufacturing development work on communications, navigation, surveillance and air traffic management systems for the U.S. Air Force‘s C-5 transport aircraft. The Defense Department said Friday the company will also help the military service incorporate an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast out technology into […] More

  • Report: Air Force Eyes Increased Use of 'Other Transaction Authority' Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Air Force Eyes Increased Use of ‘Other Transaction Authority’ Contracts

    Maj. Gen. Sarah Zabel, U.S. Air Force director of information technology acquisition process development, has said the military branch is interested in using more “other transaction authority” contracts to speed up procurement especially in IT acquisitions, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. OTAs permit the Defense Department and military services to award contracts outside the traditional acquisition process, and […] More

  • ManTech Gets Air Force Task Order to Support Warfighting Tech Planning, Analysis - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ManTech Gets Air Force Task Order to Support Warfighting Tech Planning, Analysis

    ManTech International has received a potential five-year, $37 million task order to help a U.S. Air Force directorate assess, plan and optimize the service branch’s warfighting capacities. The company said Thursday it will also support the Force Structure Analyses Directorate in efforts to update planning, budgeting and programming processes for multiple technology platforms. Work also covers […] More

  • SpaceX Gets USAF Contract Modification to Continue Rocket Engine Tech Devt - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpaceX Gets USAF Contract Modification to Continue Rocket Engine Tech Devt

    Space Exploration Technologies has received a $40.8 million contract modification to further develop a rocket propulsion system prototype for the U.S. Air Force‘s Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program. The Defense Department said Thursday SpaceX will continue development of the Raptor engine technology through April 30, 2018, under the modification. USAF awarded the company a $61.4 million “other transaction” agreement last year […] More

  • Torch Technologies Wins $86M MDA Contract to Produce Digital Missile Target Models - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Torch Technologies Wins $86M MDA Contract to Produce Digital Missile Target Models

    Torch Technologies has won a potential five-year, $86.2 million contract to create  digital representations of adversary missiles and flight test targets for the Missile Defense Agency. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will model various targets that are common across Ballistic Missile Defense System programs to aid development, testing and assessment activities. Torch Technologies will also […] More

  • TechTrans Wins Multi-Country Cessna Aircraft Maintenance Training IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TechTrans Wins Multi-Country Cessna Aircraft Maintenance Training IDIQ

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded TechTrans International a potential four-year, $45 million contract to provide Cessna 208 aircraft maintenance training support to multiple foreign military sales customers. TechTrans will work with the Air Force Security Assistance Training Squadron under the  indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract through Oct. 18, 2021, the Defense Department said Thursday. Work will take pace in Houston, Texas […] More

  • Navy Selects American Electronics for NAWCAD Engineering Support IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Selects American Electronics for NAWCAD Engineering Support IDIQ

    American Electronics has won a potential $27.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide engineering, technical and management services to the the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division. The company will support NAWCAD’s Rapid Capability Engineering Department and the Engineering, Prototyping and Business Operations Division under the indefinite-deliver/indefinite-quantity contract, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Work […] More