Navy Awards 21 Spots on $750M Command-and-Control Equipment Supply IDIQ The U.S. Navy has awarded 21 companies positions on a potential five-year, $750 million contract to provide command-and-control systems and related support services to the Department of the Navy. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic in Charleston, South Carolina, awarded the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract through a competitive procurement process with 28 proposals received, the Defense Department said Wednesday…

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Progress Electric Wins Air Force Base Engineering Services Contract Progress Electric has landed a potential $45 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide a range of base engineering services at Joint Base Charleston in South Carolina. The Defense Department said Wednesday the contract covers management, labor, equipment, transportation and design support for maintenance, repair and construction work…

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BAE to Help Navy Design, Build Airborne Reconnaissance Tech for Buried Threats Detection A BAE Systems subsidiary has secured a potential $12.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy to develop a soil-penetrating airborne reconnaissance prototype for threat assessment and neutralization. The Defense Department said Wednesday the cost-reimbursement contract has a base value of $9…

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Lockheed Martin Lands $50M Air Force Reentry Field Support Equipment Production Contract The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $50 million firm-fixed-priced contract to manufacture and deliver seven reentry field support equipment sets and four support equipment sets. Lockheed’s space systems business will also provide interim contractor support and design requalification and recertification services in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, through March 2020, the Defense Department said Wednesday…

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Federal News Radio: Four Firms Receive FRTIB Investment Consulting Contracts The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board has awarded investment consulting contracts valued at up to $4 million each to AON Hewitt Investment Consulting, Mercer Investment Consulting, NEPC and RVK, Federal News Radio reported Tuesday…

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Octo Consulting Secures Army Data Infrastructure Task Order; Mehul Sanghani Comments Octo Consulting Group has received a $29.8 million task order to provide digital services for a U.S. Army program that aims to modernize global network infrastructure for warfighters and coalition partners…

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Raytheon Lands $119M Contract for Lot 9 Air Force Decoy Jammer Vehicles Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has received a $118.5 million contract to manufacture the ninth batch of miniature air-launched decoy jammer vehicles and support equipment for the U.S. Air Force. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company’s missile systems business will produce the vehicles in Tucson, Arizona, through June 30, 2020…

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MBDA to Supply Qatar Navy Missiles Under $1.11B Deal MBDA‘s Italian subsidiary has been awarded a potential $1.11 billion contract to build  three kinds of missile for installation on Qatar’s naval ships. The Qatar Emiri Naval Forces will receive Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles and  Aster 30 Block 1 and Vertical Launch MICA air defense missile systems from MBDA Italia, the company said Wednesday…

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Washington Headquarters Services Taps Boston Consulting to Support DoD Cost Mgmt Efforts The Washington Headquarters Services has awarded Boston Consulting Group an $8.1 million contract to provide subject matter expertise and analysis services in support of the Defense Department‘s efforts to implement cost management policies, systems and procedures…

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Defense News: UK Agency Teams With BAE, Northrop for F-35 Support Hub Bid A British defense support organization has partnered with BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman to compete for the rights to be Europe’s F-35 avionics sustainment hub, Defense News reported Wednesday…

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June 29 Market Close: GovCon Index Extends Post-Brexit Shock Reversal as Primes Lead Surge Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index staged a second consecutive session of recovery Wednesday from the post-Brexit shock that loomed over global financial markets during the prior two trading days with McKesson Corp…

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