Opinion
CIO-SP4 drove spike in bid protests
Unhappiness with the National Institutes of Health's main IT contract vehicle contributed to a 22% increase in protests during the government's 2023 fiscal year.
Contracts
Space Command unveils new $480M satellite support contract
The new contract will shift the work from a large business to an 8(a) small business.
Contracts
LMI secures $604M Border Patrol recompete win
This largest award in LMI's six-decade history expands the scope of work to the agency's entire headquarters organization.
Contracts
DISA opens $334M commissary tech support contract for bids
One company will take on the responsibility of managing hardware and software that supports the military's global network of grocery and household goods stores.
Contracts
SEWP VI heads toward final solicitation
NASA sees its three-decade-old contract vehicle for buying IT products and services as having more flexibility.
Contracts
Awards for $60B Veterans Affairs IT vehicle look imminent
VA sounds confident enough to give a timeline for when it will make selections for the T4NG2 contract, even as one protest remains active in the courts.
Contracts
FEMA lays out timeline for audit support contract
The Federal Emergency Management Agency wants woman-owned small businesses to take heed of this upcoming opportunity to work with its chief financial officer.
Contracts
GSA starts the bidding for employee travel system competition
The General Services Administration will choose a single company to provide a "configurable (and) commercial" service that manages travel and expense services for other civilian agencies.
Contracts
Leidos secures climate resilience, electric vehicle charging contracts
The Defense Department's office for energy and the Air Force choose Leidos-led teams for different aspects of their overall climate agendas.
Contracts
Tyto Athene wins $66M DHA e-commerce support contract
The Defense Health Agency uses the systems to help keep payments going across military and private sector health care networks.
Contracts
Library of Congress chooses 8 for $450M agile development vehicle
The U.S.' de facto national library is responsible for a collection of approximately 162 million items in at least 450 languages.
Contracts
CGI Federal touts $522M EPA IT modernization win
The Environmental Protection Agency's focus for this program is on new technologies that can support its agenda for addressing climate change and other societal priorities.
Contracts
NOAA gives first look at space traffic control system plan
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has taken the lead on building a satellite traffic coordination system to gather data from other government agencies and major satellite operators.
Contracts
Army unveils first draft for $4B in R&D services recompetes
Small businesses are the intended audience for this draft solicitation but the Army is working on a second contract for a full-and-open competition next year.
Contracts
Losing bidder protests $333M VA cybersecurity award
The company alleges that the Veterans Affairs Department unreasonably evaluated its bid and conducted a flawed best-value tradeoff decision.
Contracts
4 more providers join $900M satellite services contract
Space Force uses the vehicle to acquire satellite capabilities from a base of global, commercial network providers.
Contracts
DOD starts to sketch out broad research support recompete
The so-called RETS vehicle puts contractors at the heart of the Defense Department's technology innovation and investment agenda.
Contracts
OPM puts data at the center of human capital modernization
Contractors should focus on data standards as they develop solutions, a senior Office of Personnel Management official says.
Contracts
All sides ask court to dismiss case involving $1B DISA contract
It is unclear if the Defense Information Systems Agency will stand by its choice of American Systems or restart the competition.
Companies