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  • EPA Recognizes Boeing for Energy Efficiency Initiatives; Kim Newton Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    EPA Recognizes Boeing for Energy Efficiency Initiatives; Kim Newton Comments

    Boeing has been chosen to receive a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency award for the company’s efforts to integrate energy conservation tools and methods into its business operations. The company said Monday it will accept the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award from the agency during a ceremony that is scheduled to take place in  Washington on April […] More

  • CSRA Lands EPA R&D, Simulation Services Recompete; Larry Prior Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSRA Lands EPA R&D, Simulation Services Recompete; Larry Prior Comments

    CSRA has won a seven-year, $54 million contract to help create simulations for research initiatives at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency‘s research and development office. The EPA re-competed task orders held by CSRA’s predecessor companies for the Scientific Models, Applications, Visualization, Computational Science and Statistical Support contract to support research at multiple locations, CSRA said Wednesday. Falls Church, Virginia-based technology services […] More

  • GSA Taps SolarCity for Renewable Energy Project at 9 Federal Buildings - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Taps SolarCity for Renewable Energy Project at 9 Federal Buildings

    SolarCity will build and operate photovoltaic technology at nine government facilities under a power purchase agreement with the General Services Administration as part of the Federal Aggregated Solar Procurement Pilot initiative. GSA launched the energy procurement and management effort with the Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Forest Service and Energy Department, EPA said Tuesday. The project will span up to 20 years and […] More

  • EPA Taps Unissant for Admin Info System Network Services; Manish Malhotra Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    EPA Taps Unissant for Admin Info System Network Services; Manish Malhotra Comments

    Data analytics company Unissant will provide software development and network services to the Environmental Protection Agency‘s Office of Administrative Services Information System under a contract with the EPA. The company said Aug. 13 it will plan, design, develop, deploy and maintain software applications, Web servers and databases for systems within the OASIS security accreditation boundary. Manish Malhotra, president and […] More

  • ICF Lands $39M Energy Star Program Mgmt Contract with EPA; Paul Vrabel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ICF Lands $39M Energy Star Program Mgmt Contract with EPA; Paul Vrabel Comments

    ICF International has received a $38.8 million blanket purchase agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency to perform technical and analytical services for the Energy Star program. The company will work to develop specifications for Energy Star-labeled products and conduct outreach programs for stakeholders under the recompete contract, ICF said Wednesday. The contract contains a one-year […] More

  • Executive Profile: Tom Zara, Global Practice Lead at Interbrand - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Tom Zara, Global Practice Lead at Interbrand

    Tom Zara serves as global practice lead of corporate citizenship at Interbrand from January 1993 to present, with responsibility in creating and managing brand value. Zara is also the chairman of the Interbrand Inspired Foundation and the Interbrand’s global energy practice lead. He has helped the company build a roster of clients over the past 14 […] More

  • Tetra Tech to Support EPA Research Center for $20M; Dan Batrack Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tetra Tech to Support EPA Research Center for $20M; Dan Batrack Comments

    Tetra Tech will provide the National Homeland Security Research Center of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with technical support services as part of a new five-year, $20 million contract. The contract covers support for NHSRC’s testing, evaluation and reporting work on chemical, biological and radiological contaminants, the company said Tuesday. “Tetra Tech has supported EPA’s mission […] More

  • ICF Forecasts Natural Gas Prices to Increase Through 2020 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ICF Forecasts Natural Gas Prices to Increase Through 2020

    ICF International forecasts natural gas prices to increase between 2015 and 2020 as demand increases from new petrochemical plants, liquefied natural gas export terminals and pipeline exports to Mexico. The Fairfax, Va.-based consulting contractor attributes the increase to the cold winter in the Eastern U.S. and also predicts more drilling for energy to occur in response […] More