Contracts

Army unveils first sketch of commercial tech contract for test, evaluation

Army officials are currently looking at separate product and services pools for this multiple-award vehicle.

Contracts

DISA starts to craft $850M Army-focused cyber recompete

The Defense Information Systems Agency wants to hear from companies with experience in large-scale cyber initiatives and Zero Trust architectures.

Contracts

Army seeks contractor support for war planning, medical logistics

The Army Material Command is in the market research phase of a contract that could run for five years.

Contracts

Army logistics command wants to move away from staff augmentation

A new solicitation signals the Army's push toward more outcomes-based managed services for logistics and installation management.

Contracts

Deloitte awarded $249M Army contract as lone bidder

The firm will support the service branch’s 15-year, $18 billion effort to modernize depots, arsenals and ammunition plants.

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Army walks away from business system consolidation contract

The 10-year, $1 billion program will not proceed. But the winner Accenture Federal Services is not going anywhere thanks to incumbent contracts.

Contracts

Army MAPS protest saga takes new twists

One protest dismissed, one refiled, and proposals are now due June 22.

Contracts

Second company withdraws protest against Army MAPS contract

Seven protests remain active as the Army is signaling another extension of the proposal deadline for this $50 billion professional services vehicle.

Contracts

The Army wants to reinvent how it feeds soldiers in the field

A new sources sought notice targets alternative protein technologies as a means to reduce logistics burdens and strengthen supply chain resilience.

Contracts

Army extends MAPS deadline on same day proposals were due

More companies file protests as the Army amends its solicitation and pushes the deadline for bids to May 20.

Contracts

Army small business office pulls the plug on LinkedIn posts

The office directs followers to its website, but critics say the move cuts off a key connection to the defense industrial base.

Contracts

Army's $50B MAPS vehicle hit with second protest

Complaints about the Army's handling of the tech and professional services vehicle center on ambiguities and alleged poor quality of responses to industry questions.

Contracts

Army sets industry day for high-performance computing recompete

Defense Department communities involved in tech development and transition efforts all have access to the supercomputing systems, which are currently supported by BAE Systems Inc.

Contracts

New test range opens for the startup-war era

The 400,000-acre site in Georgia focuses on bringing new companies, new tech, and operators together.

Contracts

Army’s $50B MAPS contract draws fire on multiple fronts

An industry letter asks for a pause on the professional services recompete and cites unanswered questions, unclear standards and potential regulatory violations.

Contracts

Army launches $50B IT, professional services solicitation

Industry will have roughly one month to finalize bids for the 10-year Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services vehicle.

Contracts

‘We’ll go 40%’: Army wants good-enough tech it can reshape for battle

“We don’t want the product to be perfect,” says 4th Infantry Division’s commander.

Opinion

Army blacks out large portions of $50 billion strategy

The MAPS vehicle consolidates two major Army contracts for IT and professional services, but much of the strategy remains a mystery because of heavy redactions.

Contracts

Army, Anduril enter into new $20B enterprise agreement

Much like with Palantir, the Army is entering into this pact with the idea of establishing pre-negotiated prices so it can buy goods and services on an as-needed basis.

Contracts

Booz Allen wins $697M Army training support contract

The service branch's Mission Command Training Program falls under the direction of the Army chief of staff.