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General Dynamics has received a one-year, $25.4 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to support classified information technology systems at the agency’s mission services office. The Defense Department said Thursday General Dynamics will provide classified office computing, networking, desktop, infrastructure, equipment, software, data and communications support services to MSO under the cost-plus-award-fee contract. Work is […] More

CAE has secured a contract to supply the Canadian coast guard with a simulator for both Bell 412EPI and Bell 429 helicopters. The contract awarded by Public Works and Government Services Canada covers the CAE-built 3000 Series simulator equipped with two cockpits for the two Bell Helicopter-built aircraft, CAE said Thursday. The Canadian coast guard uses […] More

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will adopt an acquisition management system designed by Compusearch to act as FEMA’s official contract writing system. FEMA will use the PRISM system to interface with the agency’s financial management system and more than 300 contracting professionals and other acquisition workers at the agency will have access to the tool, Compusearch said Friday. The Department of […] More

InQuisient has unveiled a new tool that aims to help federal chief information officers meet Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act requirements. The company said Wednesday FITARA Fast Track works to assist CIOs by providing an automated daily management tool to streamline the acquisition process. The tool also aims to function as a portfolio management tool that could tie […] More

Meggitt Training Systems has received a $5.8 million order from the U.S. Marine Corps to produce 166 small arms training systems for use in marksmanship, collective and judgmental scenarios. The company said Tuesday this third order makes a total of $25 million worth of awards placed so far for the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainers system under a $32.7 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract. Kathleen […] More

Upsite Technologies has teamed up with Access Floor Systems.com to offer federal agencies a line of airflow management systems for data centers through a General Services Administration schedule contract. The Upsite Technologies-built AisleLok suite of modular containment platforms and airflow management tools will be available for purchase on the GSA Advantage ordering system, Access Floor Systems said Tuesday. […] More

Spectrum Solutions will use OSIsoft and Esri software to implement an energy information management program for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under a $6 million contract. Spectrum Solutions will combine OSIsoft’s PI System, Esri’s ArcGIS geospatial information system and the PI Integrator for Esri ArcGIS in order to facilitate situational awareness for energy managers, OSIsoft said Wednesday. “Our goal is […] More