Posts from GovConWire for 11/25/2014

Virginia Contracting Activity Releases Slides from DORE Pre-Solicitation Conference

The Virginia Contracting Activity has released Thursday the slide presentations from the pre-solicitation conference on the data science, operations, requirements and exploitation program. The DORE program aims to provide support services for collection concept development, planning and operations; Internet of Things, social media and open source projects; application, Web and collaboration; requirements development and test support; rapid-response SME support; academic/private sector outreach and contract project management…

Dave Schmitz: Cubic to Help US Army Train on Tactical Vehicle, Laser Engagement Systems

Cubic Corp. (NYSE: CUB) has received a more than $51 million U.S. Army order of tactical vehicle and integrated laser engagement systems for the service’s home-station training program. The technology incorporates laser emitters affixed to military weapons and sensors to simulate combat and records data during combat training exercises, Cubic said Monday…

Army to Award Biometrics API Contract to Novetta Solutions Subsidiary

The U.S. Army‘s Mission and Installation Contracting Command-West Point plans to award Novetta Solutions company IBG a sole-source contract to perform research and development work on a biometrics application program interface…

QinetiQ Buys SR2020’s Seismic Data Processing Tech; Magnus McEwen-King Comments

QinetiQ has bought SR2020‘s seismic imaging and processing technology for approximately $1.7 million to complement QinetiQ’s distributed acoustic sensor and vertical seismic profiling offerings…

L-3 Orders FLYHT Aircraft Data Monitoring Tech for Airbus A320; Bill Tempany Comments

A division of L-3 Communications has tapped FLYHT Aerospace Solutions to provide Airbus with flight tracking and performance monitoring tools for installation and retrofitting on the A320 aircraft…

Chris Wisner: GSA to Open New Leasing Services Contract Competition

The General Services Administration will launch a third iteration of its contract vehicle for federal property leasing and brokerage services. GSA said Monday it has posted a draft solicitation for a contract that will cover work to help the agency’s realty contracting officers perform market surveys, document preparation and site visits…

Lockheed Gets Initial UK F-35B Order

The U.K. defense ministry has placed an initial production order for four Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) F-35B fighters. The agency said Monday the British government plans to buy a total of 14 F-35Bs during the next five years and build the necessary infrastructure to accommodate the fleet…

November 24 Market Close: GovCon Index Starts Thanksgiving Week With Increase

The GovCon Index kicked off the week of Thanksgiving with aMonday close of 70.122 — up 0.74 percent from Friday’s trading day. According to Bloomberg, investors reacted with confidence to data that signals growth in the U…