Contracts

MetTel challenges Coast Guard award that went to Verizon

The protester alleges the award violated terms of the government-wide Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract vehicle.

Opinion

Inside DHS: Procurement, IT and industry insights

Our next Power Breakfast features key Homeland Security Department officials and executives at their largest contractors discussing DHS' initiatives and industry's role in them.

Contracts

Court narrows scope of T4NG2 protest case

Arguments against how the Veterans Affairs Department evaluated bids for the $60 billion IT vehicle are allowed, but other claims will not move forward.

Contracts

Eagle Harbor's $377M Energy training win upheld

The company weathered multiple protests before it finally secured the contract to manage and operate the department's national training center.

Contracts

Air Force awards global transport platform-as-a-service contract

The mystery winner of this classified contract will provide forward-deployed personnel with secure access to multiple networks and communication channels.

Contracts

Deloitte’s $340M HHS award faces competitor's challenge

General Dynamics IT is alleging the Health and Human Services Department incorrectly evaluated proposals for the financial systems support contract.

Contracts

Nuclear security IT contract faces challenges from disappointed bidders

The National Nuclear Security Administration chose General Dynamics IT for this bundled award that also includes cyber and mission integration work.

Contracts

Resolution in the works for $1.9B IRS contract

The agency is offering a corrective action in response to protests over evaluations and transparency.

Contracts

GSA names first group of Polaris small business vehicle selections

Exactly 100 companies have made the initial cut for the government-wide IT vehicle with three more blocks of awards to come later this year.

Contracts

Defense industrial base unprepared for quick conflict responses, report warns

A study from George Mason University's Baroni Center for Government Contracting calls for a national strategy to bolster U.S. readiness and production capacity.

Contracts

FirstSource III battle moves to court

Three companies are challenging the evaluations and other factors behind awards for the Homeland Security Department's $10 billion commodity IT contract.

Companies

Maximus weighs next steps after CMS bid protest decision

The company could take its fight over the $6.6 billion Contact Center Operations contract to the courts.

Contracts

Protests challenge DHS' $10B FirstSource III contract

Close to a dozen companies are taking issue with the Homeland Security Department's evaluation process, pricing, and best-value decisions for the small business commodity IT vehicle.

Contracts

NASA sets out new timeline for SEWP VI

The strategic pause on this $60 billion IT vehicle is over after NASA says it will answer all industry questions by early November with proposals due the following month.

Contracts

GAO decision shows how subjective 'best practices' are

Slalom’s loss to IBM in a $305.6 million competition and subsequent protest defeat is a lesson in why bidders need to seek clarity before they turn in their proposals.

Contracts

Question answered: Accenture Federal wins Air Force Cloud One Next contract

The window is open for the lone other bidder to file a protest over the five-year, $1.6 billion award.

Contracts

Maximus wins partial victory in $6.6B CMS battle but several issues remain

The majority of Maximus' protest involving the Contact Center Operations contract was denied, but the Government Accountability Office does say parts of the solicitation's harmony agreement clause were ambiguous.

Contracts

Dispute over $1.9B IRS contract heads to court

Four disappointed bidders are challenging the tax collection agency's evaluation of bids for the enterprise program and project management support program.

Contracts

Army's ITES-4H contract hit by more challenges

Ten companies are now contesting the evaluation process, which will delay awards for the $10 billion commercial IT product vehicle.

Contracts

Nonprofit awarded $950M Navy contract to boost submarine production

BlueForge Alliance, founded by a pair of Texas A&M professors, will focus on improving the submarine industrial base.