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The Department of the Air Force has posted a request for information in search of industry feedback and comment on the service branch’s plan to replace its current UH-1N Huey fleet with an off-the-shelf helicopter. A FedBizOpps notice issued Friday says the Air Force intends to procure up to 84 new helicopters of the same configuration as the […] More
The Energy Department has awarded Rochester, Minnesota-based consortium Broker Exchange Network $700,000 in funds to help launch an online marketplace startup intended for companies in the solar industry. Broker Exchange Network will use the funds to further develop the EnergyBin site in an effort to facilitate the sale and procurement of solar components and replacement parts for commercial and residential […] More
Lockheed Martin has designated Derco Repair Services as an authorized F-16 repair center under the Lockheed Hologram certified parts program in a move to expand the defense contractor’s global supply chain services for F-16 operators. Lockheed grants the Hologram designation to repair and overhaul facilities that pass its quality assurance requirements, the company said Wednesday. Derco will join two other […] More
OSIsoft has partnered with Carahsoft to offer public sector organizations the former’s sensor-based data capturing and integration software through the latter’s contracts under the General Services Administration‘s Schedule 70 and NASA‘s Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V. The partnership also seeks to identify new methods to help customer agencies achieve their missions with OSISoft’s PI System, the company said Wednesday. Steven Sarnecki, vice president of the U.S. federal and public sector […] More
Draper will work to develop an implantable device to help give a sense of feeling and proprioception to patients that use prosthetic limbs under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency-funded program. Draper said Tuesday the University of Texas-Southwestern has conducted tests on the Hand Proprioception and Touch Interfaces program that involved electrode component in animal studies that will proceed to human-based […] More
Avnet has added information management and protection software products of Commvault to the former’s General Services Administration schedule contract. Avnet said Wednesday agencies can purchase Commvault’s data backup and recovery, cloud and infrastructure management platforms and services via the governmentwide procurement vehicle for information technology offerings. Pete Rzonca, president of Avnet’s government solutions business, said the company and its partners will offer Commvault-made technologies […] More
EmeSec has unveiled a new suite of training services established to help companies prepare for the compliance requirements of the Federal Acquisition Requirements and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations related to controlled but unclassified information. The company said Wednesday it will help government and private contractors assess CUI readiness, validate compliance to requirements mentioned on a National Institute of […] More
A new survey from the nonprofit technology industry association CompTIA has indicated high confidence among government officials in what the organization brands as benefits of smart cities tools and services. CompTIA said Tuesday 50 percent of local, state and federal government personnel surveyed believe the Internet of Things and smart cities will provide value to their organizations. “Improved decision-making made possible […] More
The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Comprehensive Health Services Inc. a contract to provide medical and staffing services to a temporary shelter for unaccompanied children from foreign countries that have entered the U.S. CHSi received the contract from the office of refugee and resettlement under HHS’ division of children’s services, the company said Monday. CHSi said […] More
CyrusOne has purchased a 23-acre land property in Aurora, Illinois, near a Chicago-based data center the colocation services provider bought in April from CME Group. The property is located at 32W 130 Molitor Road and is set for development over the next few years to connect with the CME Globex global trading platform alongside CyrusOne’s existing Aurora […] More
Continental unit Veyance Technologies will supply the U.S. Army with M-88 track shoes under a potential $19.9 million firm-fixed-price contract from the Defense Logistics Agency. The sole-source contract contains one base year and one six-month option that the Army has also exercised at the time of award, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Veyance will perform work in Ohio through March 12, 2018. […] More
Wyle Laboratories has won a five-year, $41.8 million contract to help the U.S. Navy prevent and mitigate corrosion in the military branch’s naval aviation weapons throughout the systems’ sustainment life cycle. The Defense Department said Wednesday that Wyle will provide engineering support, proficiency training and technical guidance and advice on complex technical problems under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Wyle will perform […] More
