Contracts

Army lets some protesters back into ITES-4H competition

But other challenges are still moving forward in court regarding how the Army has evaluated bids for the $10 billion multiple-award IT hardware contract.

‘Shock the system’: Startups and DOGE take over Reagan forum

But lawmakers advised caution and noted that Congress still controls the purse strings.

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Nova Space Solutions wins $823M NASA facility support contract

The aptly-named COSMIC contract covers work at NASA's main facility for testing rocket engines, plus a second major hub for assembling large-scale systems.

DHS still deep into PACTS III evaluations

The potential $8.4 billion small business contract cleared the protest hurdle several months ago, but the Homeland Security Department is still working through all the proposals and has not set a date for awards.

GSA unveils initial group of 28 OASIS+ unrestricted winners

More awards are pending for this government-wide professional services vehicle, which the General Services Administration received 780 proposals for.

Experts recommend using TMF to focus on product — not project — delivery

The memo is one of several “Day One” ideas for the incoming Trump administration from the Federation of American Scientists.

Why successful application modernization can be so hard to do

For this industry roundtable, executives cited misaligned expectations and a lack of strategic planning as problems even as there still are opportunities for success.

FAA awards two more seats on engineering recompete

The Federal Aviation Administration moves ahead on its selections for iteration number two of its Air Traffic Engineering and Program Support contract.

CIO-SP4 court challenges swell to 26 companies

The protesters are continuing to challenge the evaluation process and past-performance scoring for this $50 billion IT contract.

SEWP, GSA and DOD leaders to talk contracting at our next Power Breakfast

Join us for an exclusive morning of insights on government procurement strategies on Friday, Dec. 6.

FAA chooses 4 for $1.4B air traffic control support contract

Each awardee is assigned certain geographic areas and each award has a different ceiling value.

NOAA awards key contract for space situational awareness system

Slingshot Aerospace, Inc. nabbed a contract worth up to $13.3 million to provide a “presentation layer” for the Traffic Coordination System for Space.

IBM wins $930M federal employee travel system contract

The General Services Administration expects 124 civilian agencies to transition to the new system by June 2027.

CMS pulls the plug on $6.6B call center recompete

The incumbent Maximus filed a lawsuit after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services put a labor harmony agreement into the solicitation, but CMS has essentially ended the argument.

OASIS+ clears its final pre-award protest hurdle

A combination of denied protests and corrective actions means that every small business category of the massive professional services contract could be open for business by the end of this calendar year.

Bipartisan quantum funding bill advances from committee

The Department of Energy Quantum Leadership Act of 2024 will head to the Senate floor as part of a push to continue federal investment into quantum computing research and development.

DOD reveals first draft of $15B artificial intelligence contract

The Defense Department wants more companies in the fold for Advana, a multi-domain analytics and AI platform that DOD wants to further scale out.