Posts from GovConWire for 06/07/2016

TSA Picks 15 Teams for Potential $3.3B Nationwide Airport Security Screening IDIQ

Fifteen teams of contractors have been awarded positions on a potential 10-year, $3.3 billion contract to support the Transportation Security Administration‘s passenger and baggage screening programs at various airports throughout the U…

GSA to Issue RFP for Alliant 2 Contract Vehicle June 20

The General Services Administration plans to issue a request for proposals on the potential 10-year, Alliant 2 contract vehicle as early as June 20. GSA said in a presolicitation notice posted Friday on FedBizOpps the Alliant 2 governmentwide contract will cover information technology platforms and support services for federal agencies and that the RFP is for the unrestricted part of the contract vehicle…

Census Bureau Appoints Kevin Smith as Associate IT Director, CIO

The Census Bureau has named Kevin Smith, who previously worked under the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as chief information security officer, as associate director for information technology and chief information officer…

Navy Selects BAE For $53M USS Russell Update, Maintenance Contract

BAE Systems has secured a $53.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy to plan and execute depot-level maintenance and modifications on the USS Russell (DDG 59) destroyer. The Defense Department said Monday the fiscal 2016 selected restricted availability work will be performed at BAE’s San Diego shipyard through February 2017…

Excel Technologies Promotes Vice President Debra Yamanaka to CEO

Excel Technologies Vice President Debra Yamanaka will assume the role of the company’s new CEO. Yamanaka is a resiliency specialist with experience in organizational survivability and crisis management and she oversaw the company’s federal civilian corporate service offerings and operations as its vice president, Excel Technologies said Wednesday…

Deloitte to Provide Analysis Support for NAVAIR Weapons Division

The U.S. Army has granted Deloitte Consulting an indefinite-deliver/indefinite-quantity contract worth $9 million to provide enterprise value map, value chain and governance performance analysis for the Naval Air Warfare Center weapons division…

Exelis Receives Aircraft Self-Protection Tech Support Contract From Navy

Harris subsidiary Exelis has been awarded a potential five-year, $12.3 million contract by the U.S. Navy to provide engineering services and software support equipment for multiple airborne countermeasure systems…

Army Awards Foreign Sales Contract Modification to Kilgore for IR Countermeasure Flares

Kilgore Flares Co. has received a one-year, $24.9 million contract modification from the U.S. Army to produce infrared countermeasure flares for UAE and Qatar under a foreign military sales program. The Defense Department said Monday that Kilgore is scheduled to complete work by June 30, 2017, at a company facility in Toone, Tennessee…

National Post: Canada Eyes Super Hornet Procurement to Help Fill Air Combat Capability Gap

Canada looks to procure Boeing-built F/A-18E Super Hornets as an “interim measure” to address a looming capability gap in the country’s military fighter aircraft fleet, the National Post reported Monday…

Oshkosh Promotes John Bryant to Corporate SVP, President of Defense Business Segment

John Bryant, senior vice president of defense programs at Oshkosh‘s (NYSE: OSK) defense business segment, has been promoted to corporate senior vice president and president of Oshkosh Defense. The company said Monday Bryant’s responsibilities will cover tactical wheeled vehicle programs, product development, manufacturing, operations, vehicle lifecycle sustainment and aftermarket services…

Interior Dept to Issue Solicitation for Network Remote Access Device Blanket Purchase Agreement

The Interior Department’s Fish and Wildlife Service plans to release a solicitation for proposals on June 17 for a potential $10 million blanket purchase agreement the agency will use to procure network remote access systems and services…

June 6 Market Close: GovCon Index, US Stocks Rise on Janet Yellen’s Upbeat Economic Message

The GovCon Index kicked off the first full trading week of June on a positive note with a gain of 0.516 points to 79.534 as U.S. markets appeared unmoved by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s hint at further interest rate increases this year…