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SBA’s size standard rewrite draws angry, frustrated comments
Critics say the rule would turn the small business program into a marketplace dominated by the biggest players.
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Army picks Dragonfly payload system for spectrum sensing
Research Innovations will provide and maintain the ruggedized sensors under a nearly $100 million, five-year contract.
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Air Force eyes overhaul of PLM program as Siemens contract nears 2029 end
An RFI seeking a modernized approach to how it updates and deploys the software it uses to manage data across its weapons systems.
Companies
Valiant divests O&M business to private equity firm
The newly independent Vulcan Government Services will focus on facility operations, maintenance, and logistics services.
Companies
How Salesforce built itself into a prime contractor
National security leader says that close ties to defense and intel customers require a direct role instead of working only through partners.
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Marines want to move Camp Lejeune armory off paper and into the web
A new solicitation for a SDVOSB contract also leans on the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul deviation instead of the standard FAR.
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GAO tosses QinetiQ's protest of TCOM's $625M Polish aerostat deal
The decision clears the way for TCOM to deliver four surveillance aerostat systems to Poland under the foreign military sales program.
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GSA claims $13 billion in suspected fraud
But only two cases totaling $117 million in alleged fraud have been settled by the Justice Department for $29 million, and one of those cases predates the Trump administration.
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Army seeks small biz for live-fire range support deal
Winning bidder must field subject matter experts with master gunner-level expertise to support range assessments, target refurbishment and the Army’s training investment strategy.
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CMS to rethink awards under $3.5B RMADA contract
Protests by Accenture and Rand Corp. pushed the agency to reevaluate proposals and possibly add them to the multiple award vehicle
Companies
CACI places new bet on growing its manufacturing chops
A new facility covering 61,000 square feet is the latest step in a years-long shift from services to technology.
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CMMC's paradox: Scores are up, but confidence is down
As the cyber standard's third-party assessments are on pause, new research shows contractors’ self-reported scores are climbing even as their confidence in those ratings is sliding fast.
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SBA proposes sweeping rewrite of small business size standards
The Small Business Administration says this new methodology would base the standards on market size, not just receipts and number of employees.
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GAO tells the Army to reopen $50B MAPS contract
The Government Accountability Office could reshape how agencies handle small business participation on other contracts that consolidate multiple vehicles.
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Anduril wants both halves of $1.5 DHS counter-UAS contract
The company secured an award for the services track, but argues it should have also won a spot on the hardware/software portion.
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Shutdown hangover: NGA forced into no-compete bridge contract to keep Mojave running
A 43-day funding lapse back in the fall is still costing the agency time — and forcing sole-source awards — as it works toward a follow-on competition for this support services contract.
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Palantir’s no-bid pipeline just got bigger
A new $244M Pentagon memo skips the Federal Acquisition Regulation's process for sole-source justifications and urges agencies to find ways to work with the company.
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DCS loses latest protest, but the challenges might not be over
DCS' challenges to the Army's corrective action involving this $251.7 million task order are dismissed, but the opportunity to raise objections remains if the contract again goes to Amentum.
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DISA sets release date for follow-on cloud solicitation
The Defense Information Systems Agency is pushing to expand its $9 billion cloud vehicle beyond the big four hyperscalers.
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