Pricing lessons from NTT Data's failed FEMA bid protest

NTT Data lost its protest of a $158 million FEMA award to BAE, but this ruling gives insights into how agencies evaluate pricing and why it's important to look how the process is described in solicitations.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Contractors need more information on terrorist threats, PSC says

The Professional Services Council is asking the Defense and State departments to improve and increase communications with contractors about threats they face overseas.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Sevatec part of $265M DHS modernization BPA

Sevatec's strategy nets another major win as the company focuses on adding new customers.

  • By Nick Wakeman

GAO pushes back on SBA interpretation of novation rules

GAO says SBA incorrectly interpreted its own rules when it allowed a Phase III SBIR grant to go to American Systems Corp. There are possible implications to mergers and acquisitions across the market.

  • By Nick Wakeman

With billions at stake, Farm Credit insurance group looks for cloud solution

The Farm Credit Administration manages billions in financial assets and wants a cloud-based solution to help its insurance entity protect them.

  • By Nick Wakeman

PSC, U.S. Chamber join Boeing in intellectual property court fight

The Professional Services Council and U.S. Chamber of Commerce are supporting Boeing in a legal battle with the Air Force over protecting intellectual property.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Big names miss out on $4.5B Justice contract, protests follow

Several incumbents did not make the cut for the Justice Department's $4.5 billion ITSS-5 contract and some have filed protests to complain.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Jacobs JV fights for lost Arctic research contract

A Jacobs-led joint venture is pushing back after it lost a $260.7 million arctic research contract to Battelle.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Gryphon adds cloud, enterprise tech capabilities with Omnitec deal

Gryphon Technologies has acquired Omnitec Solutions in a deal that adds enterprise technology, cloud, analytics and other advisory services.

  • By Nick Wakeman

DOD opens on ramp for supercomputing BOAs

The Defense Department has opened an on ramp process to award more basic ordering agreements to companies with promising supercomputer offerings.

  • By Nick Wakeman

SAIC moves to production on missile encryption solution

SAIC has won a production contract for encryption devices that protect access to ballistic missile sites.

  • By Nick Wakeman

2020 has plenty to expect. Here's what we're watching.

2020 has the potential to be an active year and full budgets should create plenty of opportunity. Here's some of what we are watching in 2020.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Leidos' $728M Air Force cloud bid nixed by subcontractor OCI

Leidos was knocked out of the competition for a $728.2 million Air Force cloud migration contract after the government ruled one of the company's subcontractors had an unmitigated organizational conflict of interest.

  • By Nick Wakeman

DISA turns to LPTA for alert service solution

DISA is using an LPTA evaluation method to award a contract for an alert messaging solution that will be used across the Defense Department.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Air Force makes 20 awards for troubled $13.4B small business contract

The Air Force makes 20 awards under its $13.4 billion SBEAS contract within two days of the final resolutions of pre-award protests.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Best-value battle comes down to price

By Light submitted a fine technical proposal, but so did its competitor. To pick a winner, DISA had no choice but look at price.

  • By Nick Wakeman

SAIC takes large cloud contract away from Leidos

After a protest fight, SAIC can now officially claim a $728.2 million Air Force cloud contract win as a takeaway from its one-time parent Leidos.

  • By Nick Wakeman

EverWatch adds former KeyW exec

EverWatch has added a former KeyW executive as president of its computer network operations practice.

  • By Nick Wakeman

PAE signs off on divestiture before it goes public

PAE has signed a deal to sell its unmanned systems business as part of a larger deal that will see the company go to the public markets.

  • By Nick Wakeman

NTT Data makes deal to expand in federal health

NTT Data is buying a company that focuses on digital transformation and design services in the federal health market.

  • By Nick Wakeman
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