Sigma Defense wins $102M Navy shipboard engineering contract
The service branch set up this contract to aid in its rolling baseline approach for integrating commercially available products and systems into networks. Sigma Defense has won a potential five-year, $102.5 million contract for engineering services in support of the Navy’s main program for continuous upgrades of networks onboard surface ships. Work under the contract will […]
Serco’s US arm closes $327M acquisition of Northrop’s training business
Serco Inc. pushes its annual revenue past $2 billion and adds 1,000 employees to the now-10,000-person workforce. Serco Group’s U.S. subsidiary has completed its $327 million acquisition of Northrop Grumman’s business unit focused on mission training and satellite ground network communications software. The transaction, first announced in January, pushes Serco Inc.’s annual revenue to beyond $2 billion […]
NOAA keeps 3 incumbents for $250M coastal mapping contract
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration uses this program to aid in decisions regarding flood risks and transportation, among other uses. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded three companies positions on a five-year $250 million contract for shoreline mapping services to aid in how NOAA monitors coastal regions. Dewberry Engineers, NV5 Geospatial and Woolpert […]
MDA previews $151B contract for Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense system
A draft solicitation is imminent for the 10-year, multiple-award vehicle being called SHIELD. The Missile Defense Agency has kicked off the acquisition for one of the Trump Administration’s biggest priorities – the development of a nationwide system for protecting the U.S. from missile attacks. Known as the Golden Dome, President Trump has declared that it will be […]
GSA has been given more of the government’s contracting authority
COMMENTARY | Folding SEWP and CIOSP into GSA may unbalance the system. As Nextgov/FCW reports, the General Services Administration is likely to take over the two most important — and longstanding — GWAC’s outside the agency’s control: NASA SEWP and NIH CIOSP. This is a further expansion of the philosophy outlined in a Trump executive order directing agencies to centralize procurement […]