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  • Air Force Preps Second RFP for Follow-On GPS III Devt Competition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Preps Second RFP for Follow-On GPS III Devt Competition

    The U.S. Air Force is due to release a solicitation notice this week for the second phase of an industry competition to produce the service branch’s 11th and succeeding GPS III  satellites, Inside Defense reported Thursday. Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin submitted separate proposals in 2016 for the production of up to 22 space vehicles under the GPS III program. […] More

  • Sierra Nevada-Turkish Aerospace Industries Team to Offer Trainer Aircraft for Air Force T-X Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sierra Nevada-Turkish Aerospace Industries Team to Offer Trainer Aircraft for Air Force T-X Program

    Sierra Nevada Corp. and Turkish Aerospace Industries have developed a trainer aircraft in order to compete for the U.S. Air Force’s T-X program that seeks to replace the T-38 jet, Quwa reported Monday. Bilal Khan writes SNC and TAI established a Colorado-based subsidiary, Freedom Aircraft Ventures, to offer the Freedom Trainer aircraft. The Freedom Trainer jet will be equipped with […] More

  • DISA to Solicit Proposals for $96M IT Products & Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DISA to Solicit Proposals for $96M IT Products & Services Contract

    The Defense Information Systems Agency plans to issue a formal request for proposals later this month for a range of information technology products and services that will be delivered outside the continental U.S. DISA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday that the planned single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will be valued at $95.9 million and will include […] More

  • Navy to Solicit Guided Missile Frigate Concept Proposals - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy to Solicit Guided Missile Frigate Concept Proposals

    The U.S. Navy plans to issue a request for proposals in November for design development activities in support of the service branch’s future guided missile frigates. A presolicitation notice posted Monday on FedBizOpps stated that the Navy looks to award multiple contracts through an open and competitive solicitation for the conceptual design of the FFG(X) ships. The Navy […] More

  • Education Dept Releases IT Investment Mgmt Support RFP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Education Dept Releases IT Investment Mgmt Support RFP

    The Education Department seeks contractor support to implement information technology governance and investment management programs that will cover the areas of capital planning, investment control, budget formulation, IT portfolio management and enterprise architecture. ED said in a request for proposal notice posted Friday on FedBizOpps the department plans to award a potential five-year, firm-fixed-price contract to […] More

  • House of Representatives Seeks Contractors to Support PaaS Cloud Migration Effort - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    House of Representatives Seeks Contractors to Support PaaS Cloud Migration Effort

    The House of Representatives has begun to solicit proposals from potential vendors that can provide services to support the lower chamber’s migration to a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-certified cloud platform. The House’s office of the chief administrative officer announced plans to move from the CAO-hosted public web environment to a platform-as-a-service-based cloud system through […] More

  • CBP Solicits Bids for $297M Border Patrol Agent Recruitment Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CBP Solicits Bids for $297M Border Patrol Agent Recruitment Contract

    The Customs and Border Protection has begun to solicit proposals for a potential five-year $297 million recruitment and hiring services contract. CBP said Tuesday in a FedBizOpps notice it seeks a contractor to help the agency hire up to 5,000 border patrol agents as required by the “Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements” executive order. Offerors should be […] More

  • Coast Guard Seeks Small UAS for Legend-Class Cutters - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Coast Guard Seeks Small UAS for Legend-Class Cutters

    The U.S. Coast Guard plans to acquire small unmanned aircraft systems that can provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support for the Legend-class national security cutters, C4ISRNET reported Wednesday. USCG issued a draft request for proposals for small UAS in March and the service branch plans to release a full RFP later this year. A potential fiscal year […] More

  • NASA Issues Europa Mission Lidar Sensor RFP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Issues Europa Mission Lidar Sensor RFP

    NASA has begun to solicit proposals for a light detection and ranging sensor system that will support the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s lander mission to Jupiter’s Europa moon. The agency said Friday in a FedBizOpps notice the LIDAR sensor should feature altimetry and hazard mapping functions to help the spacecraft perform a safe and accurate landing […] More

  • DLA Preps Network Infrastructure Upgrade RFP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DLA Preps Network Infrastructure Upgrade RFP

    The Defense Logistics Agency plans to issue a request for proposals on a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for network modernization support services by July 12. DLA will launch the small business set-aside procurement effort to identify contractors that can help the agency modify and update its telecommunications and network infrastructure, according to a FedBizOpps notice posted Monday. The contract will […] More

  • Report: Belgium Issues F-16 Fighter Aircraft Replacement RFPs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Belgium Issues F-16 Fighter Aircraft Replacement RFPs

    Belgium has kicked off a search for new multirole fighter aircraft that will replace the Belgian air force’s fleet of Lockheed Martin-built F-16 planes, IHS Jane’s 360 reported Monday. Gareth Jennings writes Belgium requested proposals from multiple international defense organizations for the Eurofighter Typhoon, Lockheed’s F-35A, Boeing‘s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Dassault Aviation‘s Rafale and Saab‘s Gripen E. Belgium aims to select a platform in […] More

  • Report: Sikorsky to Offer Black Hawk Variant to Air Force Huey Replacement Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Sikorsky to Offer Black Hawk Variant to Air Force Huey Replacement Program

    Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary plans to offer a modified version of the Black Hawk helicopter as a potential replacement for the U.S. Air Force‘s UH-1N Huey aircraft, DoD Buzz reported Wednesday. Oriana Pawlyk writes Sikorsky will pitch its HH-60U platform that is currently part of the Air Force’s inventory to the UH-1N replacement program. The military branch looks to procure 84 new helicopters as part of efforts […] More