Posts from GovConWire for 04/29/2016

NAVSUP Issues Solicitation for $993M Wireless Telecommunications Services IDIQ

The Naval Supply Systems Command has issued a solicitation for a potential five-year, $993.5 million contract to continue to provide wireless telecommunications services to the Defense Department, Department of the Navy, Air Force, Army and other federal agencies…

L-3 Subsidiary Secures $200M AF Contract for Warfighter Readiness & Training Research

An L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) division has landed a $200 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to offer warfighter readiness and training research. L-3 Link Simulation and Training will research, develop, evaluate and validate training approaches, methods, tools and infrastructure, the Defense Department said Thursday…

Northrop Lands $62M Option on Air Force Comms Payload Support Contract

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received a $61.7 million contract modification to support battlefield airborne communication node technology for the U.S. Air Force. The modification exercises an option on a previously awarded contract for BACN payload operations and support services, the Defense Department said Thursday…

Harris’ Exelis Unit to Provide Radar Systems Sustainment Under $73M AF Awards

Harris (NYSE: HRS) subsidiary Exelis has received two contract modifications with a combined value of $73.5 million from the U.S. Air Force to provide system engineering and sustainment support for two radar systems…

Lockheed to Help Navy Evaluate Freedom-Class LCS Program

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $74.6 million contract modification by the U.S. Navy to help the service branch conduct special studies, reviews and analyses of the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship program…

Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Thomas Waldhauser Nominated to Head AFRICOM

Lt. Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, director of joint force development at Joint Staff J7, has been nominated to serve as the next commander of U.S. Africa Command. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Thursday Waldhauser’s nomination, if approved by Congress, will result in a promotion to the rank of general…

AF Seeks Industry Partners to Develop Power Sources, Antennas for EM Research Program

The U.S. Air Force looks for industry partners to take part in a potential $12 million program that seeks to develop power sources and antennas for aerospace and defense uses, Military & Aerospace reported Wednesday…

Vivek Kundra: Salesforce Releases ‘Cloud Lightning’ Platform for Govt Clients

Salesforce has introduced a technology platform that seeks to help public-sector organizations build applications intended to connect agencies with their employees, partners, suppliers and customers…

Industry Groups React to DoD’s Source Selection Method for ‘Encore III’ IT Services Vehicle

Two government-contracting trade organizations have urged the Defense Department to take action to address their concerns about DoD’s use of a “lowest price, technically acceptable” method for selecting vendors for its Encore III information technology acquisition program…

April 28 Market Close: GovCon Index Reverses Course, Plunges 1% on CACI Guidance Cut

The GovCon Index had all of its Wednesday gains wiped out in Thursday trade with a sharp decline of 1.482 percent to 76.842 after a third-quarter revenue miss and guidance cut from government services contractor CACI International (NYSE: CACI)…