Posts from GovConWire for 11/25/2015

Air Force Taps 22 Firms for $983M Clinical Staff Support Contract Modification

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $983.5 million contract modification to 22 companies to continue to provide healthcare personnel for the service branch’s military treatment facilities. The modification is part of the Clinical Acquisition for Support Services program and extends the ordering period to April 1, 2018, the Defense Department said Tuesday…

BAE, SAIC Win $225M Marine Corps Amphibious Vehicle EMD Contracts

The U.S. Marine Corps has selected BAE Systems and Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) to develop amphibious combat vehicle Increment 1 prototypes under two contracts worth up to $225 million…

Energy Dept Invests $125M in Energy Tech Projects; Ernest Moniz Comments

The Energy Department has awarded $125 million to support various technology projects intended to help meet the nation’s energy requirements. Universities, small and large businesses, national laboratories and nonprofit organizations will develop energy systems under the department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy OPEN 2015 program, the Energy Department said Monday…

General Dynamics Lands $103M Contract Modification for Virginia-Class Subs Work

A General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) subsidiary will perform development studies and provide design and lead yard services for the U.S. Navy‘s Virginia-class submarines under a $102.9 million contract modification…

Four Firms Win $110M Army Counter Narco-Terrorism IDIQ

The U.S. Army has awarded AOC Intel, CULMEN International, METIS Solutions and ITA International a $110 million contract to develop technology for use in the counter narco-terrorism program. The companies will share the work to deliver goods and services to support program requirements under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Defense Department said Tuesday…

Leidos Subcontracts Thales for Testing, Integration Work on NATO Missile Defense System

Thales has received a subcontract from Leidos to help validate NATO’s ballistic missile defense system. Thales will design and test interfaces with NATO’s sensors and weapons, provide integration services and evaluate the BMD system on the integrated test bed under the subcontract, Thales said Friday…

DOE, Nvidia to Collaborate on Open-Source HPC Compiler Development

Nvidia has partnered with three U.S. Energy Department-funded national laboratories and the National Nuclear Security Administration to build an open source compiler technology for high-performance computing systems…

November 24 Market Close: GovCon Index Up on Cubic Earnings, Dow and S&P 500 Rally Late

The GovCon Index rebounded Tuesday with a gain of 0.133 points to 79.681 on earnings from defense and transportation contractor Cubic Corp. (NYSE: CUB) that exceeded analyst estimates for both its full 2015 fiscal year and fourth quarter…