Contracts

Air Force Research Laboratory permanently deletes $10B vehicle

The lab decides instead that its industry partnerships "are best served by using flexible, agile, and immediately available acquisition pathways.”

DHS kicks its network, cloud and cyber consolidation vehicle down the road

Industry will have an undetermined amount of extra time to gear up for this contract to centralize IT operations across the entire Homeland Security Department.

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Veterans Affairs tests the market for Microsoft alternatives

The department is looking at the prices of replacement products for its 540,000-user enterprise stack. But with a short turnaround time, Microsoft likely still has an inside track.

Justice agrees to take another look at $1B asset forfeiture support contract

A joint venture of Amentum and Science Applications International Corp. has two decades of incumbency, but a challenger is questioning the fairness of the Justice Department's evaluation of recompete bids.

NASA makes 16 awards for $1.4B consolidated logistics pact

The space agency set up this blanket purchase agreement to move away from 10 separate center-level contracts.

GSA memo to set AI-specific acquisition rules

The language includes changes some industry groups have requested through a public comment period and will go into effect Oct. 19.

Leidos wins $672M airport security equipment recompete

Leidos won the original iteration of this Transportation Security Administration contract in 2021.

Navy picks 7 for $828M business support recompete

The Navy uses this contract to acquire business management support services for its personnel, manpower and training initiatives.

DISA takes second shot at expanding Leidos' Enclave contract

After a protest sank its first attempt, the Defense Information Systems Agency says two dozen companies responded to a market research notice and only Leidos could do the job.

Navy takes first step to craft NGEN network hardware recompete

The service branch wants to incorporate commercial supply chain practices into its IT product delivery function that must support a user base of 1 million personnel.

GAO clears the protest deck for $50B Army MAPS vehicle

The watchdog agency five remaining challenges, including a set of four that questioned the self-scoring process and consolidation of requirements for the professional services contract.

Trax loses White Sands protest, but judge hits government over AI disclosures

The Army tested an artificial intelligence tool on the $450 million competition, and its outputs reached evaluators and the contracting officer. The government did not provide many details on that until the judge pressed.

ICE starts to explore AI, data strategy support contract

Immigration and Customs Enforcement's production environment now needs ongoing operations-and-maintenance support and continued enhancement.

Amentum wins $572M NORAD warning system contract

The North American Aerospace Defense Command uses this system to determine the nature of launches and attacks from adversaries.

General Dynamics IT keeps Army field support work with $510M award

The five-year task order covers logistics, sustainment and maintenance of Army command, control, communications, cyber, ISR and medical systems at 190 locations worldwide.

DHA embarks on health data management contract strategy

The Defense Health Agency wants industry's ideas for working with clinical, administrative, operational, financial, scheduling, encounter, assessment, document and analytics data.