Contracts
GSA sketches out timeline for Alliant 3's first glimpse
The General Services Administration's updates for industry include timing for Alliant 3 and a higher ceiling for the current IT solutions contract.
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Bidders push back on ranking for $10B DHS commodity IT vehicle
A new round of protests is underway after the Homeland Security Department told certain phase one bidders that they are unlikely to win spots on its FirstSource III small business contract.
Opinion
Rust never sleeps: How a programming language enables green tech initiatives
The Rust programming language has the potential to lower the environmental impact and energy usage of data centers while also driving developers to write more secure applications, our commentator writes.
Contracts
Competitor challenges Lumen's $1.5B DISA telecom win
A protestor is arguing that a key person for the winner was no longer available at the time of award.
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DHS getting industry ready for professional services recompete
The current iteration of this multiple-award vehicle called PACTS has a $2 billion ceiling and runs to February 2025.
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Veteran-owned firm wins $341M ICE cloud services award
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency makes this award nearly a year after it started the procurement all over again.
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NNSA awards $400M professional services contract
The National Nuclear Security Administration consolidates program management and other support work into this blanket purchase agreement.
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Sealing Technologies wins $168M Marine Corps cyber contract
The veteran-owned small business will help develop new systems to analyze vulnerabilities.
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LMI books $450M contract to extend DOD STEM scholarship program support
The Pentagon's SMART Program Office awards at least 400 scholarships a year and gave out 480 in 2021.
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Peraton gets second chance at $800M in Social Security IT work
The Social Security Administration will no longer conduct a price realism analysis, which was the main sticking point of Peraton's protest.
Companies
The US Army Is hunting for more soldier-connected tech
A recent solicitation calls for soldier-centered networking and information technology that will link existing and prototype technologies together.
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Energy asks for new R&D in critical materials for clean energy
The Department of Energy launched its new request for information days after the passage of the CHIPS Act.
Contracts
Planned Systems International keeps Air Force special operations support contract
PSI has helped the Air Force run command-and-control systems since 2018.
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Booz Allen continues push for Air Force IT support work
The award has twice now gone to a competitor and followed by the same number of protests.
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NIH's cancer research arm awards $548M professional services contract
Five companies will vie for work to support the National Cancer Institute.
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Senate committee approves AGILE Procurement Act for IT and communications tech
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs advanced the AGILE Act of 2022 in an effort to help improve the federal government’s IT procurement process.
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Applied Research Associates wins $582M DTRA research contract
Work will focus on new technologies and procedures to validate capabilities before they go to the field.
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General Dynamics IT clinches $267M National Guard cyber contract
The program supports 124,000 users at more than 3,000 locations across the country.
Contracts
Senate passes bill to root out conflicts of interest in federal contracting
The Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act sets new disclosure requirements and expands authorities for federal contracting officers.
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