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United Launch Alliance plans to launch no earlier than Sunday, Jan. 6, a National Reconnaissance Office payload aboard its Delta IV Heavy rocket, Spaceflight Now reported Friday. The report said engineers have begun to address a small hydrogen leak in the engine section discovered during the Dec. 19 launch attempt. The NROL-71 was originally scheduled to lift […] More
The U.S. Navy told Congress its plans to buy two Ford-class aircraft carriers in an effort to save billions of dollars as the military service pursues its 355-ship fleet goal, Reuters reported Tuesday. The service branch approached Huntington Ingalls Industries last year to obtain a detailed pricing on the potential cost of a block buy. Sen. Tim […] More
Sprint‘s accessibility technology business has received contracts to deliver captioned telephone and telecommunications relay services within the states of Kansas and Maine. The Kansas relay service is accessible 24 hours a day and will help people who have hearing or speech disabilities to communicate with traditional phone users via a specialized text and third-party operator, […] More
DynCorp International will continue to provide aviation field maintenance services for the U.S. Army‘s theater aviation sustainment management group under a six-month, $41.6M contract extension. The company said Monday it has supported TASM operations outside the continental U.S. since October 2013 and will continue support efforts through June 30 under the extended contract. “DI is proud to continue […] More
DynCorp International has won a potential $75M contract to maintain rotary-wing aircraft for the U.S. Air Force‘s 811th Operations Group. The company will provide equipment, management, personnel and service support under the firm-fixed-price contract, the Department of Defense said Monday. USAF received five offers for the project via a competitive acquisition process and will finance contract […] More
A Visiongain forecast, released by ReportLinker, says military sensor technology adoption will help drive the global sensor fusion market between 2019 and 2029. ReportLinker said Thursday the market will experience growth over the next decade as military organizations seek to obtain insights from sensor data. The report also provides an analysis of the following key industry […] More
The U.S. Army has issued a request for information on potential sources of delivery and production services for 120 mm M31 fin assemblies. The military service also aims to validate the respondents’ capacity to deliver the components until the end of February, according to a FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday. In addition, the potential contractor is required […] More
The Department of Labor is seeking industry feedback on a proposed project to replace the agency’s financial management system. DOL said it seeks information from industry to help determine potential vendors, the new system’s technical characteristics and functionality as well as project cost, according to a request for information FedBizOpps posted Thursday. The current FMS […] More
A 140-page review of the defense industrial base provides key takeaways for government contractors and one of those points is the need to work with the Pentagon to leverage existing tools to reduce risks to the supply chain, National Defense reported Thursday. The industrial base report sheds light on the U.S. government’s procurement policies and […] More
The Internal Revenue Service is seeking commercial tools that could search and collect data on social media sites to help the agency monitor tax compliance. The plan comes amid the growing number of businesses and individuals using social media to advertise, promote and sell products and services, according to a request for information FedBizOpps posted […] More
The Marine Attack Training Squadron plans to issue a solicitation for an upcoming contract for organizational-level maintenance support work on the AV-8B Harrier strike aircraft. Interested firms can view the request for proposals on the FedBizOpps website by Jan. 22., the U.S. Marine Corps said Thursday. The government will evaluate offers using a “best value” procurement method. […] More
The Defense Logistics Agency is seeking market information regarding weapons system parts for the Boeing-made Chinook twin rotor helicopter. The agency said Thursday in a FedBizOpps notice that it intends to procure components of the helicopter’s weapons system from a qualified firm on a sole-source basis. These components include rotating and controllable swashplates for the system’s […] More
