Contracts

General Dynamics IT expands supercomputer chops with Alabama win

The company will support a state-wide network that provides schools, colleges and libraries with access to supercomputer resources.

Opinion

CACI again wins $5.7B Air Force contract, but new protests follow

The service branch is trying to award its enterprise IT-as-a-service contract for a second time.

Contracts

CIO-SP4 protests not quite done yet

Two more companies believe their elimination from contention for the $50 billion IT vehicle was wrong.

Opinion

Why RFIs have short response windows, part 2

Thanks to reader feedback, here is a fresh take on why agencies might issue sources sought notices with little time for a response.

Contracts

IBM, Booz Allen challenge awards for $2.6B IRS pact

Both companies believe they should be on this blanket purchase agreement for modernization services.

Opinion

New rule does little to clarify communications between agencies and industry

While years in the making, the significant changes to how agencies and industry can communicate appear more cosmetic.

Contracts

General Dynamics IT fights for $246M VA records contract

The incumbent argues the winner cannot meet the requirements and there are different understandings of the solicitation.

Opinion

What does this tight response deadline tell us?

A new request for information out of the Veterans Affairs' IT office makes me wonder if the VA has unstated reasons for creating such a short window for responses.

Opinion

Lack of differentiation turns Army task order into a price shootout

Neither bidder's technical proposal stood out for the Army as the branch competed a data center contract.

Opinion

What 2022 tells us about 2023 and beyond

A look back at the top stories of 2022 offers us some insights and foreshadowing into what government contractors will care about in 2023 and the years after that.

Contracts

NOAA developing contract for coastal remediation efforts

Work includes data and information systems that support continuing efforts to address the damage from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion nearly a decade ago.

Contracts

Incumbent and challenger protest $300M VA award

Allegations include poor evaluations, an improper best-value tradeoff and charges of an organizational conflict-of-interest on the part of the winner.

Contracts

Navy moves ahead on $100M weather contract

Proposals are due soon for the software engineering and development support recompete.

Contracts

EPA wants small business to support superfund work

The Environmental Protection Agency is developing contract to acquire support for how it manages the restorations of heavily-contaminated.

Contracts

SBA to rethink loan monitoring award

The agency will conduct a second evaluation of bids in a head-to-head contest to support SBA lending partners.

Contracts

Protest leads to spot on $1.8B training contract vehicle

The Office of Personnel Management admits to making a mistake in its initial selections for awards.

Contracts

$25B VA professional services contract hit with protests

Three companies are challenging how the VA evaluated their bids to join the vehicle called VECTOR.

Opinion

DOD's huge cloud vehicle should open doors to innovation

Each bidder may be on the potential $9 billion contract, but their competition for work will be fierce and fuel advancements in battlefield tech.