Posts from GovConWire for 12/02/2015

Reuters: 3 Private Equity Firms Vie for Dell’s Quest Software, SonicWall Assets

KKR & Co. (NYSE: KKR), Vista Equity Partners Management and Thoma Bravo have submitted bids to acquire $4 billion in Dell assets that offer information technology management and email encryption services, Reuters reported Tuesday…

Lockheed Martin Lands $914M FMS Deal to Update Singapore’s F-16s

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will update Singapore’s F-16 fleet under a $914 million sole-source contract as part of the U.S. Air Force‘s foreign military sales program. The Defense Department said Tuesday the company will perform work in Texas through June 30, 2023…

General Dynamics Receives $80M AF Air Defense Comms Contract; Edward Hudson Comments

General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has received a five-year, $80 million contract to maintain the U.S. Air Force’s air defense communications program. General Dynamics Information Technology will work to manage and provide logistics support for the North American Aerospace Defense Command and Pacific Air Forces Air Defense’s communications systems, the company said Tuesday…

AT&T Secures Five-Year GSA Fleet Mgmt BPA; Mike Leff Comments

The General Services Administration has selected AT&T to help government agencies manage their fleets in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Agencies will have the opportunity to purchase AT&T GPS vehicle tracking, vehicle monitoring and diagnostics tools under the five-year blanket purchase agreement, AT&T said Tuesday…

Andy Teich: FLIR Systems Eyes Security Tech Portfolio Growth Through $92M DVTEL Buy

FLIR Systems (Nasdaq: FLIR) has bought New Jersey-based video surveillance hardware and software maker DVTEL for about $92 million cash in a push to expand security product offerings. Andy Teich, FLIR president and CEO, said in a statement released Monday the acquisition complements FLIR’s strategy to deliver end-to-end technology platforms in the enterprise and infrastructure security market…

Centerra to Provide Protective Force Staff for Los Alamos National Lab

Facility management services contractor Centerra Group has received a potential five-year contract from Los Alamos National Security to provide security police personnel and other protective force services support for Los Alamos National Laboratory in Santa Fe, New Mexico…

Randall Coleman Takes Executive Assistant Director Role at FBI’s Cyber Crime Branch

Randall Coleman, an 18-year FBI veteran and former assistant director of the counterintelligence division, has been named executive assistant director for the bureau’s criminal, cyber, response and services branch in Washington…

December 1 Market Close: GovCon Index Rallies as US Stocks Extend Gains

The GovCon Index recovered some ground from Monday’s decline and adjustment from the addition of CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) to end at a gain of 0.649 points to 78.713 on Tuesday. U.S. investors appeared to discount the latest Institute for Supply Management index figure that showed a decline to 48…