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  • USAID Seeks Info on Correspondence Tracking Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USAID Seeks Info on Correspondence Tracking Systems

    The U.S. Agency for International Development has submitted a request for information on systems used to track correspondence documents. USAID is in need of a system that would automatically receive and categorize solicited and unsolicited correspondence, and notify officials for feedback and approval, the agency said Wednesday in a FedBizOpps notice. The agency currently manages correspondence […] More

  • Tetra Tech to Support USAID's Water Supply & Sanitation Efforts in Uganda - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tetra Tech to Support USAID’s Water Supply & Sanitation Efforts in Uganda

    Tetra Tech has received a potential five-year, $32 million contract to provide technical expertise for a U.S. Agency for International Development program that seeks to expand water, sanitation and hygiene services across Uganda. The company said Tuesday it aims to assist Uganda’s government in efforts to increase household access to sanitation and improve the quality of health […] More

  • Leidos, Immunovaccine Expand Malaria Vaccine Devt Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos, Immunovaccine Expand Malaria Vaccine Devt Partnership

    Leidos and biopharmaceutical company Immunovaccine have expanded a partnership to develop peptide-based vaccines against malaria. The U.S. Agency for International Development and Leidos selected a vaccine delivery formulation based on Immunovaccine’s DepoVax platform for further research and development through a contract extension, Immunovaccine said Tuesday. USAID issued the new contract after the two companies completed various milestones under the Leidos […] More

  • Tetra Tech to Support USAID Clean Energy Programs in Central Asia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tetra Tech to Support USAID Clean Energy Programs in Central Asia

    Tetra Tech has received a four-year, $24 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from to support the U.S. Agency for International Development‘s efforts to accelerate adoption of clean energy services throughout Central Asia. The company said Thursday it will assist USAID and the agency’s Central Asian country partners to implement sustainable energy services in the region that are competitive with common […] More

  • CGI Gets $68M USAID Cloud Data Center Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CGI Gets $68M USAID Cloud Data Center Support Contract

    CGI has received a potential five-year, $68.2 million contract to support enterprise data center and disaster recovery efforts of the office of the chief information officer at the U.S. Agency for International Development. The company said Monday it will also help USAID implement the Unify360 enterprise software platform in an effort to transition the agency’s data centers to a hybrid […] More

  • State Dept Vet Jay Anania Named Foreign Affairs Director at Buchanan & Edwards - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Dept Vet Jay Anania Named Foreign Affairs Director at Buchanan & Edwards

    Jay Anania, a more than 30-year veteran of the State Department and former U.S. ambassador to Suriname, has joined Buchanan and Edwards as director of foreign affairs at the government information technology and consulting services provider. He will manage BE’s programs with the State Department and the U.S. Agency of International Development in his new position, the company said Wednesday. Mohamed […] More

  • USAID-Inmarsat Partnership Aims to Promote Sustainable Fishing Practices in Southeast Asia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USAID-Inmarsat Partnership Aims to Promote Sustainable Fishing Practices in Southeast Asia

    The U.S. Agency for International Development has partnered with Inmarsat to help Southeast Asian commercial fishing crews adopt sustainable fishing practices. Inmarsat said Friday the alliance seeks to leverage communications technology to support catch documentation and traceability efforts in the region. USAID’s Oceans and Fisheries Partnership Oceans will also work with Inmarsat to aid communications between crew members of medium […] More

  • AECOM, IBM Develop UN Scorecard for Local Govt Disaster Risk Reduction - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AECOM, IBM Develop UN Scorecard for Local Govt Disaster Risk Reduction

    IBM and AECOM have collaborated to develop a new United Nations scorecard designed to help local government agencies and cities build up resilience and reduce risks associated with natural disasters and climate change. Both companies worked with the U.S. Agency for International Development and the European Commission to create the UN Disaster Resilience Scorecard for the UN office […] More

  • Tetra Tech Lands $57M USAID Contract to Promote Clean Energy in Pakistan - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tetra Tech Lands $57M USAID Contract to Promote Clean Energy in Pakistan

    The U.S. Agency for International Development has awarded Tetra Tech a $57 million contract to help USAID promote clean energy practices in Pakistan. Tetra Tech said Thursday it will support project developers and investors in efforts to secure private sector funding sources to generate 2,000 to 3,000 megawatts of electricity over the next four years as part of the Clean Energy for […] More

  • FDA OKs Abbott Zika Virus Detection Molecular Test that Involves Whole Blood Usage - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FDA OKs Abbott Zika Virus Detection Molecular Test that Involves Whole Blood Usage

    The Food and Drug Administration has expanded its emergency use authorization for an Abbott-developed molecular test for Zika virus detection to involve the use of whole blood in addition to previous serum and urine sample usage. Abbott said Thursday the RealTime ZIKA test was created for use on the company’s molecular diagnostics instrument called the m2000 RealTime […] More

  • XLA to Support USAID Operations in Middle East, North Africa - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    XLA to Support USAID Operations in Middle East, North Africa

    XLA has secured a potential five-year, $25 million contract from the U.S. Agency for International Development to support USAID’s operations across the Middle East and North Africa. The company said Monday it will provide acquisition and assistance, administrative and financial management, technical sector and program office support services to USAID’s Middle East Regional Platform and […] More

  • Former NASA CTO Deborah Diaz Named Principal at Deep Water Point - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former NASA CTO Deborah Diaz Named Principal at Deep Water Point

    Deborah Diaz, formerly chief technology officer and deputy chief information officer of  NASA, has joined federal market consulting firm Deep Water Point as a principal. She will provide assistance in strategy development, implementation planning, information technology investment planning and technologies projects to Deep Water Point clients in her new role, the company said Wednesday. “Deborah brings a wealth […] More