Posts from GovConWire for 06/16/2016

GSA Starts Bid Solicitation for Volpe Transport Center Redevelopment Project

The General Services Administration has issued a request for proposals in search of a contractor to redevelop the federally-owned John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts…

Tetra Tech, Mead & Hunt JV Wins Army, Air National Guard Engineering Services Contract

A joint venture of Tetra Tech (Nasdaq: TTEK) and Mead & Hunt has won a $45 million contract to provide architectural and engineering services to the U.S. Army and Air National Guard. The joint venture is scheduled to complete work by June 14, 2021, and perform the task in various locations nationwide, the Defense Department said Wednesday…

Ashton Carter: US Forces Granted Added Flexibility to Support Afghan Military

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said U.S. military forces in Afghanistan will deliver added firepower support and advise ground and air troops of the Afghan military, DoD News reported Wednesday. Cheryl Pellerin writes President Barack Obama approved plans to provide additional flexibility for U…

Rockwell Collins to Supply Parts, Equipment for Navy Electronic Warfare System

Rockwell Collins has received a $24.9 million cost-plus-fixed-fee indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to provide various equipment for the AN/ALQ-231 Intrepid Tiger Electronic Attack System…

Gen. Mark Welsh: Joint Force Needs to Prioritize Resources; AF Eyes Close-Air Support to Replace A-10

Gen. Mark Welsh, chief of staff for the U.S. Air Force, has said the joint force needs to prioritize planning and resources as the U.S. tackles multidomain and transnational threats, DoD News reported Wednesday…

Tony Scott: $3B in Federal IT Systems to Become Obsolete by 2019

U.S. Chief Information Officer Tony Scott estimates that more than $3 billion in information technology equipment currently used across the federal government will reach the end of their product lifecycle over the next three years, Fedscoop reported Tuesday…

House Kicks Off Debate on Huey Helicopter Replacement, Base Realignment & Closure Amendments

The House’s fiscal year 2017 defense policy bill is likely to pass through the lower chamber after Republican lawmakers voted 240-185 to bar a debate on an amendment that would prohibit federal contractors to discriminate LGBT people in employment, Defense News reported Wednesday…

Navy Taps Toyon Research Corp. to Supply Electronic Warfare Pod Components

The U.S. Navy has awarded Toyon Research Corp. a potential five-year, $22.8 million contract to provide to produce AN/ALQ-231 Intrepid Tiger II pod system hardware. Toyon will also provide AN/ALQ-231 incidental engineering and modification services for electronic warfare and attack communications jamming airborne and ground-based systems and laboratories, the Defense Department said Wednesday…

June 15 Market Close: GovCon Index, US Stocks Choppy as Fed Holds Line on Interest Rates

The GovCon Index hit choppy trade in the late afternoon session Wednesday and closed at a narrow loss of 0.094 points to 78.850 as investors examined the Federal Reserve‘s latest policy statement that left current interest rates unchanged…