Contracts

Peraton wins $1B Interior cloud brokerage contract

The scope of work involves acquiring and managing storage, application and other services across multiple hosting providers.

Companies

Cadmus touts $162M EPA safe drinking water support award

The private equity-backed consulting firm has worked on these Environmental Protection Agency programs for close to 20 years.

Contracts

Interior starts the bidding for $2B cloud integration contract

Like its predecessor, this second iteration of the Foundation Cloud Hosting Services vehicle focuses on buying such support from federal technology integrators.

Contracts

Protests loom on eve of T4NG2 proposal deadline day

With protests pending, the Veterans Affairs Department cannot make awards for this $60 billion vehicle that is its go-to technology transformation contract.

Contracts

VA CIO warns against sacrificing 'consistency' for more contractor diversification 

The Veterans Affairs Department is engaging more with smaller vendors to fulfill some of its projects as its chief information officer also is pushing back against calls for the agency to break large contracts into smaller pieces.

Opinion

Letter alleges CIO-SP4 unfairly favors large businesses over small firms

In response to an agency report on the protests, one company claims that half of the large businesses expected to win a seat on the $50 billion IT contract could not qualify if they were small businesses.

Contracts

Navy command wants IT systems development support

The Military Sealift Command wants contractor support as it develops new IT solutions to comply with Navy and Pentagon mandates.

Contracts

Army awards $365M analysis, acquisition support recompete

This third iteration of the Army's Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance program supports a program executive office responsible for training and other simulation technologies.

Contracts

CGI part of team creating intern program with Ohio HBCU

The company is working with Columbus, Ohio's housing authority and Central State University to create a program that will give students hands-on experience in addressing housing issues.

Contracts

State Department works toward electronic health record for diplomatic corps

The department leans on a paper-based system to manage health care support for 75,000 people around the world.

Contracts

Army told to redo $475M IT services buy

The Government Accountability Office agrees with a protestor that parts of the solicitation didn't make sense.

Contracts

Air Force chooses 3 dozen for $32B training system recompete

This is iteration number four of the Training Systems Acquisition vehicle that covers a broad range of products.

Contracts

Army awards 12 seats on $450M modernization vehicle

Awardees will work on enabling and accelerating the branch's idea of overmatch for gaining overwhelming advantages over adversaries.

Opinion

Which path will, and should, small business contracting follow?

Another new initiative to increase small business participation in federal contracting brings up the disconnect between the amounts of money and companies in the system. It's time to ask whether growing both of those numbers is possible.

Contracts

NGA chooses 5 for $947M professional services vehicle

The contract called "Clover" is for acquisition and financial management support.

Contracts

Army awards 29 spots on $900M info management contract

This fourth iteration of the so-called "IMCS" contract continues support for the Army's Network Enterprise Command that operates and defends computer networks.

Contracts

FDA announces contract for automation in drug performance analyses

The Food and Drug Administration is asking for proposals for automated devices that can provide high-definition imaging and critical analyses of drug performance as the agency works to integrate more AI.

Contracts

Debt defaults are not shutdowns, but both raise money fears

Question number one that companies in the government market want answered is how payments for their work on contracts will, or will not, happen in a debt default situation. No one knows for sure.

Contracts

DHS' cyber agency seeks small biz support for strategic planning

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has set a date to explain its changes to a management consulting services contract.

Opinion

CIO-SP4 protests move toward final decision

No action appears likely to resolve the 130-plus protests involving this $50 billion IT vehicle, which indicates the Government Accountability Office will decide on the contract's next steps.