Contracts

Resolution in the works for $1.9B IRS contract

The agency is offering a corrective action in response to protests over evaluations and transparency.

Contracts

GSA names first group of Polaris small business vehicle selections

Exactly 100 companies have made the initial cut for the government-wide IT vehicle with three more blocks of awards to come later this year.

Contracts

Accenture's federal arm wins major Army ERP contract

The Army is looking to centralize several of its business systems into a single SAP platform over the next eight years.

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Defense industrial base unprepared for quick conflict responses, report warns

A study from George Mason University's Baroni Center for Government Contracting calls for a national strategy to bolster U.S. readiness and production capacity.

Contracts

ODNI told to redo financial management contract

The Government Accountability Office looked at Guidehouse's protest against the award and found inconsistencies in how proposals were evaluated for this contract that supports the entire intelligence community.

Companies

CACI acquires Applied Insight to build up cloud migration offerings

The all-cash transaction also expands CACI International's presence with defense and national security agencies, plus reunites a pair of former Acacia Group businesses.

Contracts

FDA backs away from $500M data modernization award

The Food and Drug Administration will take another look at proposals in the wake of protests that challenged how it evaluated the bids.

Contracts

Energy chooses nonprofit for $5B national lab contract

Fermi Forward Discovery Group will manage and operate the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory that focuses on particle physics research.

Contracts

FirstSource III battle moves to court

Three companies are challenging the evaluations and other factors behind awards for the Homeland Security Department's $10 billion commodity IT contract.

Contracts

Accenture books $90M CISA mission support award

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency wants more data analytics and vulnerability management solutions.

Companies

Godspeed Capital acquires majority ownership of airport engineering firm

BNP Associates will use this new investment to further expand the simulation and engineering services it offers for federally-funded projects.

Companies

Maximus weighs next steps after CMS bid protest decision

The company could take its fight over the $6.6 billion Contact Center Operations contract to the courts.

Contracts

Protests challenge DHS' $10B FirstSource III contract

Close to a dozen companies are taking issue with the Homeland Security Department's evaluation process, pricing, and best-value decisions for the small business commodity IT vehicle.

Contracts

Army Corps of Engineers seeks R&D support across multiple domains

A new broad agency announcement covers seven labs, emphasizes climate change, engineering, remote sensing and IT advancements.

Contracts

NASA sets out new timeline for SEWP VI

The strategic pause on this $60 billion IT vehicle is over after NASA says it will answer all industry questions by early November with proposals due the following month.

Podcasts

WT 360: AI’s increasing adoption across GovCon operations

Unanet’s Kim Koster discusses what she learned about artificial intelligence in helping put together her company's newest GAUGE report, which looks at how government contractors work in the market.

Contracts

GAO decision shows how subjective 'best practices' are

Slalom’s loss to IBM in a $305.6 million competition and subsequent protest defeat is a lesson in why bidders need to seek clarity before they turn in their proposals.

Contracts

Accenture Federal joins global AIDS fight with $190M State capture

Accenture Federal Services will provide data and systems engineering support to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, a 20-year program for combatting AIDS and HIV worldwide.

Contracts

SAIC did not bid for $1.6B Air Force cloud reseller contract

Science Applications International Corp. is pursuing the Cloud One Next program's modernization track, not the one won by Accenture's U.S. federal subsidiary.

Companies

Four Inc. acquired by private equity firm

Sverica Capital Management plans to bring more investment and resources to the value-added reseller.