Eagle II and the big "so what"

The Homeland Security Department said this week that it's re-evaluating all the large business bids for the service delivery category. But haven't they been doing that since December?

IBM wins $8.5M contract for Army training system

IBM Corp. has won an $8.5 million option to continue work on the Army Learning Management System.

Defense Engineering Inc. wins $12.3M contract for enterprise data storage

Defense Engineering Inc. has won a $12.3 million contract with the Army to support the U.S. Information Technology Agency.

Who won February's biggest contracts?

February saw a dip in activity compared to January, but it still turned out to be a good month for government contracting. Who won the biggest contracts this month?

Oops, Navy forgets 7 Seaport-e winners

When you make 921 contract awards at the same time, something is bound to go wrong. Such was the case for the Navy, which reported Monday that they left seven winners off their most recent Seaport-e round of awards.

Lockheed prevails in bid protest fight; here's why

GAO's decision against Booz Allen Hamilton and SRA International and in favor of Lockheed Martin offers some good pointers about what to make sure you include in responses to solicitations.

Protest season opens for OASIS

So far, 10 companies have filed protests because they were not included in the pool of 123 OASIS contracts that went to small businesses.

CDW-G signs $40.5M licensing agreement with DOD for Adobe software

CDW-G has won a $40.5 million joint enterprise licensing agreement with the Defense Department to expand its access to Adobe software.

Leidos nabs $7.3M Navy contract to support mental health research

Leidos has won a $7.3 million contract to provide research services for behavioral health and epidemiology projects at the Naval Health Research Center’s Behavioral Sciences and Epidemiology Department.

D&S Consultants wins $8.7M IT contract at Guantanamo Bay

D&S Consultants has won a $8.7 million contract to provide information technology operations and maintenance support services to the Army at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Four to provide training for Naval program offices

Four contractors have won contracts to provide training for program offices at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific’s Training Development and Support Center.

SAIC wins $33M anti-terrorism contract

SAIC has won a $33 million option to provide the Navy with anti-terrorism/force protection global sustainment at Navy regions around the world.

Will protest decision bring Eagle II relief?

Don't count on it. A recent GAO decision to deny a bid protest of Eagle II small-business awards could clear the way for the $22 billion contract to get underway. But it's not quite that simple.

HP wins $40M order for Navy hardware replacement

HP has won a $40 million delivery order to provide PCs for the Navy’s OCONUS Navy Enterprise Network, or ONE-Net, the service’s enterprise network of bases outside of the continental United States.

Sometimes no competition makes good sense

A recent GAO protest decision sheds some light on when a brand name requirement in a solicitation isn't such a bad idea, and why protesting the decision just seems silly.

Abt wins EPA task order for communications support

Abt Associates has been awarded a communications support task order from the EPA's Climate Change Division.

Navy expects CANES awards by late June

The Navy expects to make awards for the CANES network deployment by the end of June, and meanwhile Northrop Grumman reaches the end of its CANES contract extension by late March.

DLT Solutions wins $46M BPA for software maintenance, support

DLT Solutions has won a $46 million blanket purchase agreement to provide the Air Force with software maintenance and support.

SAIC wins $13M contract for distributed common ground system

SAIC has won a $13 million task order with the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic to provide support services for the Distributed Common Ground System – Marine Corps Integrated Project Team.

Northrop Grumman wins $33M task order to improve combat system trainers

Northrop Grumman has won a $33 million task order with the Navy to continue development and improvement of combat systems trainers.