Contracts

Protests persist for FBI's long-delayed $5B IT contract

History looks to be repeating itself as the FBI keeps facing protests after each downselect phase and elimination of bidders.

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Navy unveils solicitation for $173M network engineering contract

This is part of the Navy's larger push to replace and consolidate its existing afloat networks into a common environment.

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CBP seeks consulting support for investment office

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency's investment team gives senior leaders information to make decisions on where funding should go.

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Jacobs renews its fight to keep $2.8B contract

Special Operations Command chose Peraton for IT systems and infrastructure support work over the incumbent.

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Protests could delay Polaris awards

The small business IT contract faces challenges to how bidders can revise their proposals to update their past performance and experience examples.

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NIST releases revised cyber requirements for controlled unclassified information

The proposed revisions will ideally serve as a “balanced, strong starting point” for agencies and contractors that deal with sensitive information, a NIST official said.

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Federal Transit Administration seeks bids on $670M grant oversight contract

The multiple-award contract will support FTA’s main infrastructure grant program that distributes money to state and local governments.

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A reader's guide to the upcoming draft CMMC rule

Market observers have advice on what to read and how to comment when the Defense Department releases its proposed cybersecurity rule for the industrial base.

Companies

General Dynamics wins $2.5B tribal health record modernization contract

The Indian Health Services' care network covers approximately 2.8 million Native Americans and Alaska Natives.

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White House wants better deals from contractors

A new administration push is underway to use procurement data and purchasing power as part of efforts to generate more savings.

Podcasts

WT 360: How artificial intelligence can help make better proposals

Artificial intelligence is both a powerful tool and a new one that companies need to master, so proposal specialist Bruce Feldman is here to explain how AI can speed up the bid writing process and make it more efficient.

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IRS hits key digitization goal months ahead of schedule

The tax collection agency now says that around 94% of individual payers will no longer have to mail anything.

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NASA seeks ideas for extracting oxygen from lunar rocks

The space agency has scheduled an industry day to explain how it wants to build a sustained presence on the moon and the important role that rocks will play.

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AI executive order draws some praise, but where are the resources?

The order’s guardrails on artificial intelligence development and adoption also spotlight the importance, quality and location of data.

Contracts

More troubles for GSA's Polaris small business contract

A new protest raises a common complaint others have raised: mentor-protégé joint ventures have an unfair edge in the competition for the IT solutions vehicle.

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USAID chooses 7 for $800M program support vehicle

Economic- and security-centric development programs in Mexico and Central America are the focus of this contract.

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Federal CIO to industry: Build opportunity roadmaps off of executive orders

Clare Martorana believes companies should look to White House initiatives like the digital services memorandum as a guide for future business.

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Veterans Affairs makes awards on $60B IT vehicle recompete

The highly touted contract known as T4NG2 has 30 winners and almost certainly many more disappointed bidders.

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DHS agrees to evaluate Arch Systems' allegedly 'corrupted' proposal

But the agency is not providing details on why it was unable to view the company's bid.

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Fingers crossed: DOD's CMMC lead anxious for November release

The proposed final rule for the defense industrial base's new cybersecurity standard could hit the street any day.