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  • Hughes to Provide Satcom Integration Services for USCG Aircraft; Rick Lober Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hughes to Provide Satcom Integration Services for USCG Aircraft; Rick Lober Quoted

    The Naval Air Systems Command has chosen Hughes Network Systems to integrate satellite communications systems on C-27J aircraft used for the U.S. Coast Guard‘s humanitarian aid and disaster relief efforts. The company said Monday it will partner with Virginia-based procurement and logistics firm ADS, Inc. to provide satcom integration services to support the Coast Guard’s HADR-focused intelligence, surveillance […] More

  • DHS Seeks Software Upgrade Services for USCG's Data Mgmt System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Seeks Software Upgrade Services for USCG’s Data Mgmt System

    The Department of Homeland Security is looking for modernization services for the U.S. Coast Guard’s web-based system that manages reports on mission activities such as safety patrols, public affairs and search and rescue operations. The Coast Guard aims to award a firm-fixed-price contract to upgrade its AuxData system into a commercial-off-the-shelf or software-as-a-service platform to streamline […] More

  • Northrop Supports USCG Offshore Patrol Cutter Design Review - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Supports USCG Offshore Patrol Cutter Design Review

    Eastern Shipbuilding Group collaborated with Northrop Grumman to conduct a final critical design review of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter on June 27 and 28. Northrop said Monday it serves as the integrator of command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and control systems under the OPC program. The company will manage an OPC C4ISR test and […] More

  • Report: DoD to Raise EHR System Deployment Contract Ceiling by $1.1B - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: DoD to Raise EHR System Deployment Contract Ceiling by $1.1B

    The Defense Department plans to increase the ceiling amount of a potential 10-year, $4.3 billion contract to update and deploy a new electronic health records platform by approximately $1.1 billion, Nextgov reported Tuesday. An industry team composed of Leidos, Cerner and Accenture won the MHS Genesis EHR contract in July 2015. Stacy Cummings, program executive officer […] More

  • Knight Point's Cloud IaaS Platform Gets FedRAMP ATO From Coast Guard - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Knight Point’s Cloud IaaS Platform Gets FedRAMP ATO From Coast Guard

    The U.S. Coast Guard has granted Knight Point Systems an authority to operate under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program to offer the company’s infrastructure-as-a-service platform to government organizations. Reston, Va.-based Knight Point received ATO certification on May 22 for the CloudSeed  IaaS offering designed to help federal clients view, manage and secure workloads […] More

  • DHS Seeks Commercial Tech for UAS Sensor Demo - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Seeks Commercial Tech for UAS Sensor Demo

    The Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate has announced plans to select commercially available sensors through the end of the year for potential use with unmanned aircraft systems. S&T said Friday it will give selected vendors one week each to demonstrate technology to as part of the Robotic Aircraft Sensor Program, the department said Friday. Representatives […] More

  • Coast Guard Uses Satellites, Sensors to Back Arctic-Based Comms, Situational Awareness - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Coast Guard Uses Satellites, Sensors to Back Arctic-Based Comms, Situational Awareness

    The U.S. Coast Guard uses sensor technologies and satellites to perform communications, situational awareness, navigation and remote sensing operations in the Arctic region, National Defense reported Tuesday. A 2018 report by the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center says some of the technologies the Coast Guard uses for navigation and domain awareness include personal locator beacons; long-rang […] More

  • Coast Guard Seeks Proposals for Long-Range/Ultra-Long Endurance Drone Tech Demonstration - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Coast Guard Seeks Proposals for Long-Range/Ultra-Long Endurance Drone Tech Demonstration

    The U.S. Coast Guard has released a request for proposals for a program to conduct a demonstration of long-range/ultra-long endurance unmanned aircraft systems designed to perform intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations. A FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday says the LR/U-LE UAS Technology Demonstration Plan seeks to evaluate the performance of drones through a six-week, four-phase demonstration […] More

  • Telephonics Wins Coast Guard Aircraft Multimode Radar IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Telephonics Wins Coast Guard Aircraft Multimode Radar IDIQ

    Telephonics will supply radar systems for integration onto U.S. Coast Guard surveillance aircraft under a potential $31.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy. The contract covers the purchase of 19 multimode radar systems for the Coast Guard’s HC-27J aircraft and the required logistics support and engineering technical services, the Defense Department said Monday. Work will run […] More

  • Coast Guard to Discuss Fiscal 2019 Procurement Plans With Industry - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Coast Guard to Discuss Fiscal 2019 Procurement Plans With Industry

    The U.S. Coast Guard plans to host an event on May 2 to gain insight into commercial technology offerings and discuss the military branch’s anticipated requirements for the next fiscal year. USCG said Monday its industry day will take place at the Telecommunication and Information Systems Command facility in Alexandria, Virginia, and will include question-and-answer sessions about contracting opportunities […] More

  • US Coast Guard Seeks 3D Printing Equipment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    US Coast Guard Seeks 3D Printing Equipment

    The Department of Homeland Security has released a solicitation notice on three-dimensional printer supplies for delivery to the U.S. Coast Guard‘s aviation logistics base in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Interested vendors can submit offers through Wednesday, according to a FedBizOpps notice posted Friday. A selected contractor must obtain a certificate of conformance with clause 52.246-15 under […] More