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  • CityLab: DHS Presolicitation for Border Wall Construction Draws Interest from 180 Contractors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CityLab: DHS Presolicitation for Border Wall Construction Draws Interest from 180 Contractors

    Approximately 180 companies have responded to a Department of Homeland Security presolicitation notice for the design and construction of wall structures between the U.S. and Mexico, CityLab reported Tuesday. Kriston Capps writes DHS’ Customs and Border Protection said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Friday that it plans to release a formal request for proposals for […] More

  • Navy Cancels RFP on Commercial Recycling of USS Enterprise's Non-Nuclear Parts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Cancels RFP on Commercial Recycling of USS Enterprise’s Non-Nuclear Parts

    The U.S. Navy has halted a proposal solicitation for the commercial recycling of the retired USS Enterprise‘s non-nuclear components. The military branch said Monday it needs more information to determine an executable and environmentally sound approach for the disposal of USS Enterprise. The Huntington Ingalls Industries-built nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was decommissioned in February after almost 55 years in active service. The service branch’s disposal […] More

  • Report: Air Force Reschedules Issuance of Final UH-1N Helicopter Replacement RFP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Air Force Reschedules Issuance of Final UH-1N Helicopter Replacement RFP

    The U.S. Air Force has postponed the release of a final request for proposals on the military branch’s UH-1N Huey fleet replacement program to summer 2017, DoD Buzz reported Thursday. Oriana Pawlyk writes the interested bidders informed the Air Force that they could not meet baseline requirements outlined in the original draft RFP for the UH-1N Replacement Program. The service branch plans to issue a second draft RFP […] More

  • GSA Seeks Proposals for SmartPay 3 GWAC Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Seeks Proposals for SmartPay 3 GWAC Vehicle

    The General Services Administration has issued a request for proposals on the third iteration of its governmentwide acquisition contract vehicle for charge cards and other payment services. GSA said Thursday it expects approximately 560 agency clients and organizations to use the SmartPay 3 GWAC to procure fleet, travel, chip-based charge cards, virtual accounts and other payment support services. Contracts awarded […] More

  • Wes Bush: Northrop Undecided on Whether to Bid on Air Force T-X Trainer Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Wes Bush: Northrop Undecided on Whether to Bid on Air Force T-X Trainer Program

    Northrop Grumman CEO Wes Bush has said the company has not reached a decision on whether to submit a proposal for the U.S. Air Force’s $16 billion T-X trainer aircraft program, Defense News reported Thursday. Bush said at a quarterly earnings call Thursday that Northrop is still evaluating the request for proposals and that it is more interested to […] More

  • VA Seeks Proposals for Game-Based Training IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VA Seeks Proposals for Game-Based Training IDIQ

    The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a request for proposals for a potential five-year contract to provide gaming training products for the Veterans Health Administration. VA said in a FedBizOpps presolicitation notice posted Dec. 21 the Serious Educational Game Solutions contract will be a set-aside program for service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses and will include consulting support […] More

  • GSA Starts Phase 1 Solicitation for New Labor Dept HQ Development Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Starts Phase 1 Solicitation for New Labor Dept HQ Development Project

    The General Services Administration has released a request for proposals as part of a selection process for the new location of the Labor Department‘s future headquarters. GSA said Tuesday owners of the three Washington, D.C.-based properties that were shortlisted in late November for the project will compete under the two-phase solicitation process. The agency is considering locations such […] More

  • GSA Solicits Letters of Interest for Construction Mgmt Support for New FBI HQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Solicits Letters of Interest for Construction Mgmt Support for New FBI HQ

    The General Services Administration has asked potential vendors to submit letters of interest to provide construction management services for the new consolidated FBI headquarters in Washington. GSA said in a FedBizOpps presolicitation notice posted Thursday CM support for the bureau’s future 2.1 million-square-foot facility includes consulting and professional services, budget and finance, contracting documentation, design reviews, cost […] More

  • GSA Issues Building Systems Integration RFP for Kastenmeier Federal Courthouse in Wisconsin - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Issues Building Systems Integration RFP for Kastenmeier Federal Courthouse in Wisconsin

    The General Services Administration has begun to seek proposals for the integration of building systems in the Robert W. Kastenmeier Federal Courthouse onto GSA’s Building Systems Network. A selected contractor will install a fully-licensed Niagara N4 software; develop and integrate graphics based on the Niagara framework; and deliver software and associated licensing for a Niagara 4 Supervisor that would be applied […] More

  • Navy Solicits Proposals for Cybersecurity Support Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Solicits Proposals for Cybersecurity Support Services

    The U.S. Navy‘s Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division has begun to solicit proposals from interested vendors for a range of cybersecurity support services. NAWCWD plans to award a five-year, single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to aid the analysis, design, development, test, integration, deployment and operations of information technology systems and services, according to a FedBizOpps notice posted Monday. […] More

  • Navy to Release Undersea Warfare Combat System Production RFP in December - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy to Release Undersea Warfare Combat System Production RFP in December

    The U.S. Navy has issued a draft statement of work on the production of a surface ship undersea warfare combat system and the service branch plans to seek proposals next month. The Navy said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday that the USW combat system program will involve Advanced Capability Build software integration and Technical Insertion hardware development, […] More