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    Genentech, HHS Form Drug Development Partnership

    The Department of Health and Human Services has partnered with Genentech to develop medicines that can help address national health security requirements under an “other transaction” agreement. HHS’ Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority and the biotechnology firm agreed to share costs of developing a drug portfolio for potential commercialization in compliance with the Pandemic and All […] More

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    Peraton Gets FBI IT Support Contract; Roger Mason Quoted

    The Justice Department has awarded Peraton a potential $32M contract to provide information technology support services to the FBI’s IT applications and data division. Peraton said Monday it will help FBI ITADD implement IT systems for bureau personnel to retrieve, share, analyze and use data to obtain situational awareness and address threats. The contract has a one-year […] More

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    ECS Federal Secures $79M Army Machine Learning Contract

    ECC Federal has received a potential $78.8M cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the U.S. Army to provide computer vision engineering and machine learning services. The Army Contracting Command received one bid for the contract via an online solicitation process and will obligate $40M in fiscal 2018 research, development, test and evaluation funds at the time of award, the […] More

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    CTC-Led Team to Support Marine Corps’ Energy Program; Ed Sheehan Quoted

    Concurrent Technologies Corp. has won a potential five-year, $36M contract to assist the U.S. Marine Corps in efforts to address the service’s energy reliability and resiliency goals. CTC said Thursday it will help Marine Corps Installations Command review Energy Security Assessment documents, recommend upgrades for infrastructure, analyze utility rates and bills and audit energy systems at multiple […] More

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    Engility to Help Sustain Air Force Data Link Gateway Software

    Engility has secured a $49.5M contract to help the U.S. Air Force maintain software for a tactical data exchange system used on airborne platforms. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company will provide software sustainment support for the Joint Range Extension/Joint Range Extension Tactical Equipment Package under the requirements-type, cost-reimbursable contract. The Air Force will obligate $3.2M […] More

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    Prescient Edge Wins $65M Contract to Support DIA Counterintelligence Activity

    Prescient Edge has won a potential $65.1M contract to assist the Defense Intelligence Agency in threat identification and neutralization efforts. The company will help DIA’s counterespionage division in efforts to address threats to agency missions, information and employees, the Defense Department said Monday. DIA received 20 offers for the small business set-aside contract and will obligate $7.3M […] More

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    Huntington Ingalls Awarded Navy Coastal Riverine Force Support Contract

    A Huntington Ingalls Industries business unit has secured a potential five-year, $34M contract to help U.S. Navy coastal riverine forces maintain expeditionary equipment. HII said Monday its technical solutions group will provide engineering, logistics, technical and field team support as well as organizational and intermediate-level maintenance services to CORIVFOR groups one and two. The company will also help manage hull, […] More

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    Lynn Dugle: Engility to Offer Technical Research, Analysis Services Through DoD Contract Vehicle

    Lynn Dugle, president, chairman and CEO of Engility, has said the company seeks to provide technical research, scientific and analytical support for Defense Department missions via a potential $28B contract vehicle. “DoD has been working on ways to more rapidly deliver needed capabilities to the front line and I’m glad to see this translate to action,” added Dugle, a two-time Wash100  […] More

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    ECS Federal Gets FBI Cybersecurity Support Contract

    ECS Federal has received a potential $37.7M contract to help the FBI form and manage two cybersecurity programs. A FedBizOpps notice posted Friday says the contractor will deliver a range of services to help the bureau set up the Cybersecurity Red and Blue Team program and the Enterprise Compliance and Continuous Monitoring Support Program under the […] More

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    TSA Orders $70M in Smiths Detection-Made Baggage Screening Equipment

    Smiths Detection has received a $70M order from the Transportation Security Administration to deploy computerized tomography imaging systems to airports nationwide. The company said Friday it will provide CTX 9800 systems through 2019 in an effort to help TSA personnel detect and identify explosives in luggage content. The baggage screening platform is designed with 3D CT technology and certified by the […] More

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    NOAA Picks Three Firms for Commercial Weather Data Pilot’s Round Two; Karen St. Germain Quoted

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded separate contracts to GeoOptics, Spire Global and PlanetIQ to support the second round of NOAA’s Commercial Weather Data Pilot program. The three satellite firms will supply space-based radio occultation information through July 31, 2019 to help NOAA assess the data’s potential value to its models used in weather predictions, […] More

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    Johns Hopkins APL to Help Air Force Manage Space Asset Portfolio

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory a five-year, $23.8M contract to provide life cycle support for the military branch’s space assets APL will support concept development, design, implementation, transition and management of tactical space and small satellite platforms under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Defense Department said Thursday. The Air Force […] More