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  • SOCOM to Hold Industry Day on Light Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SOCOM to Hold Industry Day on Light Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle Program

    U.S. Special Operations Command is planning to hold an industry event on Nov. 14 and 15 to discuss efforts for the light tactical all-terrain vehicle. The event will take place at NexTech Solutions’ facility in Tampa, Fla. and will feature informational briefings, question-and-answer sessions and one-on-one meetings for companies are interested in becoming a prime […] More

  • Cybercom, Nonprofit Form Cyber Tech Prototyping Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cybercom, Nonprofit Form Cyber Tech Prototyping Partnership

    U.S. Cyber Command and the nonprofit organization Maryland Innovation and Security Institute have established a new partnership that seeks to facilitate collaboration among government, industry and academic institutions to build new cyber platforms, Fifth Domain reported Friday. DreamPort “provides a venue for robust collaboration, problem solving and innovation; includes prototyping; and provides many contracting options,” […] More

  • Sierra Nevada to Help Maintain SOCOM Tactical Radio Software - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sierra Nevada to Help Maintain SOCOM Tactical Radio Software

    Sierra Nevada Corp. has received a five-year, $47M contract to provide sustainment support and other services for the U.S. Special Operations Command‘s Tactical Radio Application Extension and Android TRAX software. The company will help USSOCOM maintain, integrate, demonstrate and manage the performance of fielded systems, as well as train field service representatives under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity […] More

  • Four Firms Secure Winning Spot in Final ThunderDrone Competition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Four Firms Secure Winning Spot in Final ThunderDrone Competition

    Four companies have booked winning berths in a three-day prototyping competition held in June that sought technologies that could thwart enemy unmanned aerial systems, the National Defense Magazine reported. The U.S. Special Operations Command organized the event called Game of Drones, which is the third and final installment of the ThunderDrone competition. The winning counter-UAS prototype […] More

  • Harris Unveils New Handheld Radio for Army Tactical Communications - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris Unveils New Handheld Radio for Army Tactical Communications

    Harris has unveiled a two-channel tactical handheld radio the company designed to help U.S. Army users transmit data and voice communications in real time. AN/PRC-163 Army Radio employs a software-defined architecture that allows operators to integrate new waveforms and applications into the system, Harris said Monday. The device is equipped with crossbanding technology for military personnel to […] More

  • Report: SOCOM Briefs Industry on Purpose Built Non-Standard Commercial Vehicle Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: SOCOM Briefs Industry on Purpose Built Non-Standard Commercial Vehicle Program

    The U.S. Special Operations Command held an industry day in February to discuss with vendors its performance specifications and technical requirements for the Purpose Built Non-Standard Commercial Vehicle program, The Drive reported Wednesday. The PB-NSCV program seeks to facilitate the procurement of a purpose-built vehicle with a common chassis and drivetrain designed to replace SOCOM’s fleet […] More

  • Mayvin Wins SOCOM Special Program Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mayvin Wins SOCOM Special Program Support Contract

    The U.S. Army has awarded Mayvin Consulting Group a potential five-year, $47.5 million contract to provide scientific, engineering and technical assistance services to the U.S. Special Operations Command. Mayvin will support USSOCOM’s manager for special programs through the company’s program, business and project management, logistics and engineering services, the Defense Department said Friday. DoD expects the company to […] More

  • Cubic Business Unit Opens New Office in Tampa, Florida; Mike Twyman Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic Business Unit Opens New Office in Tampa, Florida; Mike Twyman Comments

    Cubic‘s mission solutions business unit has opened a new office in Tampa, Florida, in a push to expand support for U.S. military customers. The company said Thursday the office will be led by Lawrence Hollister, executive director of Cubic Mission Solutions, and will aid the delivery of military command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technologies. […] More

  • Report: Army Eyes 2018 Solicitation for Light Ground Mobility Vehicle Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Army Eyes 2018 Solicitation for Light Ground Mobility Vehicle Platform

    The U.S. Army looks to issue a request for proposals in 2018 to acquire a light ground mobility vehicle designed for transportation of infantry troops across future combat zones, Defense News reported Thursday. Col. Shane Fullmer, joint light tactical vehicles program manager at the Army, told reporters at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting […] More

  • Jacobs Gets SOCOM Enterprise O&M Support Contract Modification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs Gets SOCOM Enterprise O&M Support Contract Modification

    Jacobs Engineering Group has secured a $7.3 million modification to a previously-awarded task order for enterprise operations and maintenance services to the U.S. Special Operations Command. The Defense Department said Tuesday the modification increases the total potential value of the task order from $771.3 million to $778.6 million. The Special Operations Forces Acquisitions, Technology and Logistics office initially […] More

  • Industry Teams Monitor Potential SOCOM Light Attack Aircraft Buy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Industry Teams Monitor Potential SOCOM Light Attack Aircraft Buy

    Industry participants in the U.S. Air Force‘s OA-X light attack aircraft demonstration are eyeing a separate opportunity to sell light attack planes to the U.S. Special Operations Command, Defense News reported. The Air Force released a presolicitation notice on FedBizOpps in July to gain industry feedback on “platform-agnostic” light attack aircraft technologies that can address the needs […] More

  • Boeing Gets SOCOM Helicopter Engineering Task Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Gets SOCOM Helicopter Engineering Task Order

    Boeing has received a potential $27 million task order from the U.S. Special Operations Command to provide non-recurring engineering services ahead of the production of Block 2 MH-47G helicopters. The Defense Department said Thursday that Boeing will use the funds to prepare for the manufacturing of MH-47G aircraft using reworked, recapped and salvaged contractor and government furnished components. […] More