Posts from GovConWire for 12/14/2015

Army Opens Solicitation for $499M Small Business Program, Systems Support IDIQ

The U.S. Army Contracting Command has issued a notice of solicitation for a potential five-year, $499 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that covers information technology, business analytics and financial management services from small businesses…

President Obama OKs 5-Day Funding Extension

President Barack Obama approved a stopgap bill before midnight Friday to head off a government shutdown and extend funding through Wednesday, The Hill newspaper reported Friday. Bloomberg reports the five-day government funding extension was cleared by the Senate Thursday and approved by the House earlier Friday through voice votes…

General Dynamics Lands $92M Army Contract to Produce Abrams Tanks

General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) land systems business unit has secured a potential two-year, $92 million contract to build six Abrams M1A2 battle tanks for the U.S. Army. The Army Contracting Command awarded the fixed-price-incentive contract and will obligate $20 million from other procurement funds for fiscal 2015 at the time of award, the Defense Department said Friday…

Tony Dunleavy: Strat Aero Makes UAS Market Push Through Aero Kinetics Buy

Strat Aero has agreed to acquire Fort Worth, Texas-based unmanned aircraft system manufacturer Aero Kinetics for about $24 million and potential incentive payments. London-based Strat Aero provides aeronautical services to civilian, law enforcement and military customers and made the acquisition to expand its UAS operational and flight training offerings, CEO Tony Dunleavy said in a statement released Wednesday…

Tecolote Research Wins $39M Air Force Space Program Support Contract

Tecolote Research has won a $39.3 million contract to assist the U.S. Air Force in the execution of space-related programs through acquisition and financial support. The company will support the space research, development, production and lifecycle acquisition activities of the global positioning systems directorate of the Space and Missile Systems Center, the Defense Department said Friday…