Contracts

Special Operations Command completes recompete of $2.4B TREX with four awards

The command uses the contract to buy a variety of products and services related to intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.

Contracts

New defense law helps NGA fend off contract protest

Agency uses 2023 authority to justify a sole-source award to Palantir to move its GARNET platform into production.

Contracts

Stephen Ehikian says GSA is primed for a ‘build back’ phase after his departure

The former acting head of GSA is now working at enterprise AI company C3 AI, which sees growing opportunity for federal, state and local business.

Contracts

MDA unveils final solicitation for $151B missile defense contract

The future Golden Dome system will have to counter ballistic missiles, hypersonics, cruise missiles and other aerial attacks.

Companies

Army chooses 49 for $10B IT hardware recompete

The Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-4 Hardware vehicle includes 40 small businesses as awardees.

Contracts

GSA makes 11 official OASIS+ choices, 4 blocks of apparent awardees

The professional services vehicle's unrestricted track now has 711 primes involved and the small business portions are also adding more companies.

Contracts

Government pacing toward increased IT contract spending despite DOGE cuts

A new administration and new priorities haven’t dampened the federal government’s appetite for IT products and services.

Contracts

Pentagon sets start date for CMMC implementation

Step one involves getting this new cyber and supply chain security standard into solicitations as the Defense Department sees the full rollout as taking three years.

Contracts

NASA continues work on SEWP VI during consolidation uncertainty

The space agency is still processing proposals for the next-generation IT contract while the Trump administration weighs moving the program to the General Services Administration.

Exclusive Contracts

GSA launches FAS Office of Centralized Acquisition Services

The office will be headed by longtime GSA executive Tom Meiron.

Contracts

Companies successfully challenge $237M Army award to Amentum

The Army backs away from its award for protective equipment following a pair of protests, so the branch can re-evaluate proposals and make a new award decision.

Contracts

Accenture prevails in battle for $3.5B Energy contract

Accenture's federal subsidiary clears an investigation over an alleged conflict-of-interest and will continue providing enterprise IT and business support services.

Opinion

What you need to know about the new SAM.gov registration requirements

The FAR Council has clarified the inconsistencies around when companies need to be registered in SAM.gov and as Richard Arnholt of Bass, Berry & Sims writes, the requirements are simpler but not softer.

Contracts

DLA seeks more participants in $3.2B 'C5ISR' supply contract

The Defense Logistics Agency begins an open season to get some initial markers of interest from companies not on the contract.

Companies

Ehikian departs GSA for tech industry post

The General Services Administration's former No. 2 official is now CEO of C3 AI, an artificial intelligence firm pushing to make inroads in the federal market.

Contracts

Aerodyne-Amentum venture wins $1.8B NASA contract

The new contract is called COSMOS and includes support for systems used in NASA's primary mission control center.

Opinion

GSA’s OneGov deals hype billions in savings, but should we buy into it?

Amid all the discount announcements, these short-term agreements raise more questions than they answer about real value to government buyers.

Contracts

FAA starts the bidding for new air traffic control system contract

The eventual winner will have three-and-a-half years to implement the new system.