Posts from GovConWire for 09/08/2015

GSA Seeks Public Input to Modify IT Schedule 70

General Services Administration head Denise Turner Roth has announced GSA’s move to solicit input from industry in an effort to help businesses gain more access to the federal procurement space. Roth said Thursday the request for information aims to modify GSA’s IT Schedule 70 in order to attract increased participation from the private sector…

AM General Awarded $428M Army Contract for M997A3 Ambulance

AM General has secured a potential six-year, $428.3 million contract to provide the Army with M997A3-configured ambulances. The service branch, Army National Guard and Army Reserve will use the ambulance for disaster relief operations across the country, the Defense Department said Friday…

Lockheed Martin to Install Aegis Weapon System on US Navy Ships; Chris Minster Comments

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has won a potential 10-year, $427,607,895 contract to integrate the Aegis weapon system into the U.S. Navy’s ships. The company will work to manage the design, installation, assessment and maintenance of the system throughout a vessel’s lifecycle, the Defense Department saidFriday…

DHS Selects 8 Firms, Universities for Mobile Security Tech R&D Program

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded six companies and two universities with contracts worth a combined $10.4 million to help DHS secure federally approved mobile devices. DHS said Thursday the eight awardees will explore tools and methods for mobile device instrumentation, transactional security, device layer protection and security management through the initiative…