Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 09/02/2015

Army Seeks Proposals for Potential $580M Modular Handgun Contract

The Army Contracting Command has issued a solicitation for proposals from industry for key components of its new Modular Handgun System as a replacement for its M9 pistol, the Army Times reported Tuesday…

DARPA Taps Leidos for Shared Spectrum Access Program Phase 2

Leidos has secured a potential one-year, $7.9 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to conduct research and develop a spectrum sharing platform for use between communications systems and radars…

Booz Allen to Provide R&D, Engineering Services for Navy’s Comm-Electronics Tech Systems

Booz Allen Hamilton has received a $26.8 million U.S. Navy contract to provide research and development and engineering services for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s communications-electronics systems…

Air Force Seeks Contractor to Help R&D Warfighter Training System

The U.S. Air Force plans to issue a contract for research and development work on a live, virtual and constructive mission training platform for warfighter readiness activities. The AF Research Laboratory wants to build and demonstrate an LVC training toolset that can operate with various computer networks and architectures, the military branch said in a broad agency announcement published Aug…

Reuters: Shipbuilding Contractors Show Interest in Coast Guard Icebreaker Program

Huntington Ingalls Industries and General Dynamics have expressed interest in the U.S. Navy‘s program for icebreaker vessels after the administration proposed to accelerate the buying process, Reuters reported Tuesday…

Business Incubator 1776 Unveils $12M Seed Fund for Startups

Washington-based business incubator 1776 has launched a $12.5 million seed fund for pre-Series A startups in the fields of education, energy, health, smart cities and transportation. The company said Tuesday it is looking to invest in early-stage businesses that can potentially disrupt regulated industries…