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Perspecta Lands $75M OTA Award to Modernize DoD Background Investigation System; Mac Curtis Quoted
Perspecta intends to use data analytics, commercial off-the-shelf applications and other emerging technology to help the Department of Defense update its personnel security clearance and adjudication system as part of a $75M other transaction agreement.
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Army Solicits Proposals for Missile Defense Sensor Prototype Dev’t Contract
The U.S. Army has issued a request for proposals for novel platforms designed to meet the service’s requirements for the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor program. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday says the service will use the other transaction authority for the rapid prototyping initiative to award a three-year, firm-fixed-price contract to a single offeror in the fourth quarter of 2019.
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Army Eyes Six OTA Awards Under ‘Enterprise IT as a Service’ Program
The U.S. Army plans to award six contracts under the Enterprise Information Technology as a Service program using its “other transaction†authority, Bloomberg Government reported Friday. “We are using the OTA process to do the prototyping of how to execute EITaaS more rapidly,†Tara Clements, a spokesperson for the Army’s program executive office for enterprise information systems, said in an email.
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Army to Host Industry Day for ‘Enterprise IT as a Service’ Program
The U.S. Army will hold a government-industry collaboration day May 7 at Fort Belvoir in Virginia to discuss the service’s Enterprise Information Technology as a Service program. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday says interested stakeholders have until April 29, Monday, to register for the event, which will discuss the Army’s strategy to upgrade its enterprise network and the other transaction authority as well as feature one-on-one sessions.
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in Contract Awards, News
Persistent Systems Gets Army OTA to Demo Networked Radio Tech
Persistent Systems received a 12-month other transaction agreement to demonstrate a radio system in support of the U.S. Army's network modernization efforts.
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DDS Seeks Vendors to Build New Federal Background Investigation System
The U.S. Defense Digital Service is seeking vendors that could provide a new partially automated and cloud-based prototype system for security clearance processes.
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in Industry News, News
Air Force Wants to Increase Space Industry Partnerships in 2019
The U.S. Air Force, through its Space Enterprise Consortium, plans to increase the availability of commercial space technologies in its military projects in 2019 and to encourage collaboration between large defense contractors, space vendors and startups, Space News reported Monday. Air Force Capt. Benjamin Leaf, SpEC program manager, said the consortium would serve as “a […] More
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in Industry News, News
Brian Piedfort: Other Transaction Authority Helps Simplify Government Buying Process
Brian Piedfort, vice president of business development at consortium management firm Advanced Technology International, has said using other transaction authorities can offer federal agencies the speed and flexibility to procure new technology platforms. He wrote in a commentary posted Friday on Federal News Network that OTAs work to accelerate the procurement process due to less restrictions compared […] More
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in News, Space News
Northrop Announces OmegA Rocket Development Milestones; Mike Laidley Quoted
Northrop Grumman has completed development and testing work on the OmegA rocket’s first and second stage components. The company said Friday it also concluded the rocket’s cryostage design and developmental testing phase as well as the preliminary design of the launch system. Northrop reported the recent milestones days after it secured a potential $791.6M other-transaction […] More
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Army’s Armament Development Center Seeks Unmanned Logistics System Prototype
The U.S. Army’s Armament Research Development and Engineering Center is seeking a prototype for an unmanned system that can perform logistical tasks in support of forces on land. ARDEC will issue a request for prototype proposal to develop and demonstrate an Autonomous Unmanned Logistics System supported by the Ground Vehicle Systems “other transaction” agreement, according to […] More