Contracts

IRS previews its plans for $353M professional services competition

A new draft solicitation details how this multiple-award contract will be for small businesses only and supports the agency's activities related to the Inflation Reduction Act.

Contracts

Deloitte fights for another shot at $789M SHARKCAGE cyber contract

The company is challenging the Navy's evaluation of proposals and selection of a rival for the cybersecurity contract.

Companies

Navy's research lab starts the bidding for $115M computing contract

The Naval Research Laboratory seeks proposals for new protocols and systems with an eye toward transitioning from development to fielding.

Contracts

Serco to get second shot at $171M Air Force cyber contract

The company objected to how proposals were evaluated and convinced the Air Force to take a second look.

Contracts

Veterans Affairs replaces one T4NG2 prime

The Small Business Administration has determined one original awardee is in fact not small, so that company is out and a second is in for the $60 billion IT services vehicle.

Contracts

Dell wins $1.3B DHS Microsoft supply recompete

This is iteration number five of the blanket purchase agreement that covers subscriptions, licenses and other needed services.

Companies

House Oversight leaders introduce government AI transparency bill

This isn’t the first proposal that would require agencies to notify individuals when government decisions are influenced by AI.

Contracts

New court ruling rolls back minority business programs

A federal judge in Texas says that by excluding White-owned businesses from its programs, the Minority Business Development Agency is violating their constitutional rights.

Opinion

Palantir's teaming approach on display in $178M Army targeting tech win

Our eyes go immediately to Palantir's lineup of industry partners for the "TITAN" program that show both disruption and teaming, especially when seeing both longstanding and emerging players on the list.

Contracts

Groundswell wins $205M DIA human resource system contract

This is the first of two awards the Defense Intelligence Agency plans to make for its larger human capital modernization effort.

Contracts

NTT Data fights to keep FBI DNA database program

The company claims the FBI misevaluated proposals when it picked someone else to take over the management of a nationwide DNA database program.

Contracts

Air Force picks six for $988M human performance support contract

The program focuses on how humans work with weapons systems and is a consolidation of three predecessor contracts.

Contracts

Court rejects protests over $450M DHS BPA awards

The Customs and Border Protection can now start using the blanket purchase agreements to acquire enterprise IT and application development services from small businesses.

Contracts

State is taking an ‘important step’ for planned EHR, as key lawmaker moves to speed it up

State’s Bureau of Medical Services has been working for more than a decade to replace its current paper-based medical record system with an electronic solution to better meet the healthcare needs of its diplomatic corps.

Contracts

CIO-SP4 lawsuits consolidated as case moves forward

Any other company wishing to challenge how the National Institutes of Health's acquisition arm is running the competition will be added to this proceeding.

Contracts

Army finalizes $910M test, engineering award

The protest window is now closed, for good, which clears the way for work to start at the Army's Redstone Test Center.

Contracts

Energy tries again to award $45B Hanford tank contract

The department wraps up its evaluation of revised proposals following a court challenge, but the outcome is the same for now unless another protest follows.

Contracts

Amentum books $591.6M Navy fleet support contract

The company will work with U.S. allies and provide ship and systems engineering services.

Contracts

Non-compliance ruling sparks protest over $12B Army IT contract

DH Technologies says its issue was minor and didn't give the company a competitive advantage.