Get counting: Apogen to aid Census Bureau

Apogen Technologies Inc. won two nine-year contracts worth a combined $5.5 million from the Commerce Department to provide Web-based applications development and computer programming support to the Census Bureau.

Air Force taps firm for electronic combat training

AAI Services Corp. won a $6.9 million contract from the Air Force to upgrade its electronic combat simulation system.

Boeing lays out SBI strategy

The Boeing Co. team competing for the upcoming $2 billion Secure Border Initiative Network surveillance system contract touts its experience in managing large projects for the government, as well as Israeli-based expertise in border security.

Army releases RFP for ITES-Hardware contracts

The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity ITES-2H contracts will run for five years and involve seven contractors, including two small businesses.

Acquisition councils propose FAR changes to comply with HSPD-12

Federal procurement officials are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to specify how agencies should procure services in order to meet Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 requirements.

GSA adds SI to HSPD-12 list

SI International Inc. is the latest company named as a qualified systems service provider for Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 by the General Services Administration.

Qwest wins Minnesota networking deal

Qwest Communications International Inc. signed a two-year, $20 million agreement with the state of Minnesota to provide data networking technologies for the Office of Enterprise Technology.

BearingPoint takes on health IT management

<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED) </font color>BearingPoint Inc. has been tapped by a federal office to provide program management support on a national health information network.

Lockheed Martin will proof ID system for HHS

Lockheed Martin Corp. won a proof-of-concept contract to implement biometric identification cards for Health and Human Services Department employees.

ACS wins pharmacy benefits contract in Ohio

ACS won a 13-month, $26.2 million contract to provide pharmacy benefits management services for the Ohio Job and Family Services Department.

Buy Lines | Panel charts course for future of contracting

The Acquisition Advisory Panel, which Congress created to assess the government's procurement and management of services, will issue its final report in a matter of weeks. Hard at work for 18 months, the panel has heard from more than 100 witnesses and held numerous public meetings.

All ears: Industry seeks answers at upcoming Networx summit

When the General Services Administration holds its Networx Transition Summit early next month, industry members expect GSA to tell them what steps it is taking to help federal agencies smoothly switch from the FTS2001 telecommunications contract to the Networx program.

EPA seeks 30,000 PIV cards

The Environmental Protection Agency is looking to purchase 30,000 Personal Identity Verification cards under a firm, fixed-price contract so it can meet an upcoming deadline under Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12.

SAIC to navigate IT for Military Sealift Command

Science Applications International Corp. won a one-year, $11.9 million contract from the Military Sealift Command to supply ashore IT and operations support services.

Business Plus catches Air Force operations support work

Business Plus Corp. won a five-year contract from the Air Force to support the Air Combat Command, Air Operations Squadron at Langley Air Force Base.

GSA seeks 100,000 PIV-II cards

The General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service seeks proposals for vendors to produce 100,000 personal identity smart cards as part of the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 on behalf of the Social Security Administration.

FAA awards sole-source contract for air traffic support

FAA said the contract with consulting firm Mosaic ATM will serve as a bridge for the existing support contract with Subsystems Technology Inc. that runs out at the end of September.

Contract Roundup

Four companies won contracts to furnish services for Air Force Medical Support Agency modernization and other agency staff and branches in the national capital region, Dayton, Ohio, and San Antonio.

Calif. taps Netsmart for health software

Netsmart Technologies Inc. won a contract with a California regional mental health authority to deliver a system to manage processes such as scheduling and clinical assessments.

Gestalt locks on Air Force simulation deal

Professional services firm Gestalt LLC won a three-year, $30 million contract from the Air Force to supply training and simulation technologies.