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  • HHS to Back Regeneron’s Ebola Drug Development, Manufacturing Efforts
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    HHS to Back Regeneron’s Ebola Drug Development, Manufacturing Efforts

    Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has landed a potential 23-month, $38 million contract from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to further develop the company’s experimental drug against Ebola virus. HHS’ Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority could provide $11.3 million in additional funds for Regeneron to produce alternative anti-Ebola monoclonal antibody drugs for clinical research […] More

  • Air Force Seeks Info on Aerial Comm Systems for Nuclear Environments
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    Air Force Seeks Info on Aerial Comm Systems for Nuclear Environments

    The U.S. Air Force has issued a request for information on airborne communications systems for nuclear environments as well as pricing and other market details for a potential broad agency announcement. The service said in the notice posted Wednesday on FedBizOpps that interested parties should submit an abstract that contains the requested information to the Air Force Materiel […] More

  • Air Force Eyes Laser-Shooting Combat Aircraft By 2020; Gen. Hawk Carlisle Comments
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    Air Force Eyes Laser-Shooting Combat Aircraft By 2020; Gen. Hawk Carlisle Comments

    The U.S. Air Force could start to use laser weapons in combat missions within five years, Ars Technica reported Friday. Air Force Gen. Hawk Carlisle told the Air Force Association Air & Space Conference this week he believes directed-energy weapons pods could be installed in a fighter plane “very soon,” Sean Gallagher reports. “That day is a lot closer than I think a […] More

  • CACI to Help Navy Build, Install Airborne C4I Systems; Ken Asbury Comments
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    CACI to Help Navy Build, Install Airborne C4I Systems; Ken Asbury Comments

    The U.S. Navy has awarded CACI International a 20-month, $63.5 million contract to support the Naval Air Warfare Center’s research and development work on C4I (command, control, computers, communications, intelligence) technologies. CACI said Monday it will help NAWCAD design, produce and install rapid reaction aerial vehicle C4I systems for the Navy and Marine Corps. “This […] More

  • Deltek: Agencies Increased Use of LPTA Method to Evaluate IT Bid Proposals
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    Deltek: Agencies Increased Use of LPTA Method to Evaluate IT Bid Proposals

    A new Deltek report indicates that federal agencies’ use of the “lowest price-technically acceptable” methodology to acquire professional services and information technology offerings rose from 29 percent in fiscal 2012 to 32 percent during fiscal 2014. Overall, the U.S. government adopted an LPTA source selection process in 5,740 acquisition activities last year, a 24 percent […] More

  • DHS Awards Galois, Waverley Labs DDoS Defense Program Contracts
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    DHS Awards Galois, Waverley Labs DDoS Defense Program Contracts

    The Department of Homeland Security has awarded $2.33 million in contracts to Galois and Waverley Labs for support of the science and technology directorate’s cybersecurity research and development program on distributed denial of service attacks. DHS said Friday the $1.7 million “DDoS Defense for a Company of Peers” contract with Oregon-based Galois covers the development of a DDoS response tool […] More

  • Northrop Picks Kitron to Supply F-35 Avionics Components
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    Northrop Picks Kitron to Supply F-35 Avionics Components

    Kitron AS has entered into a 10-year agreement to manufacture electronic modules that Northrop Grumman will use in the production of F-35 communications, navigation and identification systems. Northrop integrates software-based radio technology into its CNI platform for Lockheed Martin-built F-35s in an effort to help pilots transmit data and voice communications during their missions, Kitron […] More

  • FLIR Surveillance Awarded Navy Infrared Imaging System Contract
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    FLIR Surveillance Awarded Navy Infrared Imaging System Contract

    FLIR Surveillance has received a 10-year, $49.9 million contract to supply an imaging infrared system to the U.S. Navy. The Combatant Craft Forward Looking Infrared variant 2 imaging platform has image processing tools and optics that work to detect infrared radiation or light that emanates from surface targets during day and night, the Defense Department said Friday. CCFLIR2 […] More

  • GSA Creates New Special Item Number for 3-D Printers, Services; Walter Johnson Comments
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    GSA Creates New Special Item Number for 3-D Printers, Services; Walter Johnson Comments

    The General Services Administration has added a new special item number for three-dimensional printers and services to the Multiple Award Schedule 36 acquisition vehicle for office equipment and supplies, Federal Times reported Friday. Aaron Boyd writes SIN 51-400 is designed to serve as a central facility for vendors and federal agencies that plan to buy 3-D […] More

  • Navy Taps Capstone for CNIC IT Support Task Order
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    Navy Taps Capstone for CNIC IT Support Task Order

    Capstone has received a task order to continue its Tier II information technology services to the Commander, Navy Installations Command’s headquarters. The Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk’s Philadelphia office awarded the task order to Capstone through CNIC’s Program Management Oversight Services indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple-award contract, Capstone said Sunday. The contract covers data, voice and video teleconferencing […] More

  • Uniformed Services University Orders Research Equipment From Henry Jackson Foundation
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    Uniformed Services University Orders Research Equipment From Henry Jackson Foundation

    The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine will provide research equipment to the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences as part of a $18.26 million task order. The Defense Department said Friday the order includes a magnetic resonance imaging system, a super resolution microscope and other equipment. USUHS plans to install the equipment in its biomedical […] More

  • Air Force Selects Roboteam for Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robot IDIQ
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    Air Force Selects Roboteam for Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robot IDIQ

    Maryland-based Roboteam has received a $25 million contract to provide a small robot system for the U.S. Air Force to carry out explosive ordnance disposal operations. The Defense Department said Thursday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract also covers logistics and maintenance services. Roboteam will perform contract work at international locations through Sept. 16, 2022, DoD added. The obligated amount of $4.8 million […] More