Posts from GovConWire for 05/20/2016

Navy Picks 6 Firms for NAVFAC Construction, Renovation Services IDIQ

The U.S. Navy has awarded six companies spots on a potential five-year, $49 million to provide construction and renovation services for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command. NAVFAC awarded the multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract through a competitive procurement process with seven offers received, the Defense Department said Thursday…

AE Industrial Partners Acquires Composite & Metallic Parts Manufacturer AC&A

AE Industrial Partners has acquired AC&A, a manufacturer of composite and metallic parts and tooling for the aerospace, defense, space and automotive markets. The private investment firm said Thursday the deal follows AEI’s purchase of Belcan, an engineering project management and technical staffing company, and Kellstrom Materials, a parts support and supply chain management provider for airlines and air transport operators…

Army Picks Lockheed Rocket Pods for $332M FMS to Israel, Finland, Jordan, Singapore

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will provide the U.S. Army various rocket pods for Israel, Finland, Jordan and Singapore under a $331.8 million foreign military sales contract. The Defense Department said Thursday Lockheed’s missile and fire control business will supply 290 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System alternative warhead rocket pods, 34 GMLRS unitary rocket pods and 529 GMLRS reduced-range practice rocket pods…

Former Parsons Exec Joseph Nicholas Named STG SVP, Cyber Sector Lead

Joseph Nicholas, formerly vice president of the cyber intelligence and operations sector at Parsons, will join Reston, Virginia-based information technology services contractor STG on May 23 as senior vice president and sector leader for cybersecurity and secure information systems…

Army Awards Black & Veatch $70M Ballistic Missile Defense Program Support IDIQ

Black & Veatch has won a potential five-year, $70 million contract to perform architectural and engineering services for the U.S. Army’s ballistic missile defense program. The Defense Department said Thursday that Black & Veatch’s special projects business will carry out work through May 18, 2021, with funding and location based on each individual task order…

Jack Deasy Named O3b Networks’ Government Solutions VP

O3b Networks has appointed Jack Deasy, a former Federal Communications Commission bureau manager and Latin American telecommunications specialist, as its vice president for the government solutions business…

Herrick Technology Labs to Build Multi-Mission RF Transceiver for Air Force

Herrick Technology Laboratories has won a $24.8 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force develop poly-function transceiver software and hardware. The Defense Department said Thursday that HTL aims to deliver a software-based radio frequency transceiver that can support the Air Force’s multiple tactical missions in the electromagnetic spectrum…

SpaceNews: SpaceX to Help Launch NRO Satellite in March 2017

A National Reconnaissance Office spokeswoman has said that Space Exploration Technologies is contracted to launch the NROL-76 national security payload into space for the agency in March next year, SpaceNews reported Wednesday…

General Dynamics Receives New Digital Modular Radio Order from Navy; Paul Parent Comments

General Dynamics’ mission systems business unit has received a contract modification from the U.S. Navy to produce additional 30 digital modular radios for use in naval surface vessels and submarines…

Booz Allen to Provide Intelligence, Consulting Support for Missile Defense Agency

Booz Allen Hamilton has received a potential five-year, $25.2 million contract to provide intelligence support and consulting services to the Missile Defense Agency. The company will work to determine requirements and related products to help MDA’s intelligence requirements division facilitate use of technical engineering and acquisition intelligence in order to sustain the Ballistic Missile Defense System, the Defense Department said Thursday…

May 19 Market Close: GovCon Index Held Down on Continued Rate Hike Speculation, RBC Downgrades Lockheed & Northrop

The GovCon Index felt the pressure from U.S. investor worries about a potential interest rate hike in June and closed at a decline of 0.520 points to 77.071. CAE (NYSE: CAE) was one of the GovCon Index’s lone bright spots with a gain of 2…