NASA develops next simulation, training contract

NASA has kicked off development of the follow-on contract for a $132 million simulation and software pact now held by L-3 Communications.

The agency is looking at procurement approaches, small business requirements and organizational conflicts of interest as it developments the next iteration of its Simulation and Software Technology Contract.

Lockheed nabs support contract for Navy combat center

Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training has won a $17.7 million services contract with the U.S. Navy to support the Center for Surface Combat Systems.

The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract involves Foreign Military Sales to Norway and South Korea.

Lockheed Martin will provide training material, development and maintenance, instructor services, program management, administration and training systems services, the Defense Department said in a release.

Work will be performed in Dahlgren, Va., and in Moorestown, N.J., and is expected to be completed by December 2015.

Funds in the amount of $2 million will be obligated at the time of the award, and will not expire at the end of fiscal 2013.

DIA hunts for innovation at industry day

The Defense Intelligence Agency wants your help with innovation and is inviting industry participation at its Innovation Day 2013, which will be held at its headquarters on June 27.

The event will be unclassified, and is an opportunity for industry to hear presentations from agency senior leadership on the agency’s current and emerging challenges in a tight fiscal environment that getting even tighter.

3 Phoenix scores $75M contract to support sub systems

3 Phoenix has won a $75 million contract to provide engineering services for Navy open architecture and network-centric operations and warfare systems in support of submarines.

Under the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, 3 Phoenix will provide engineering services to support software development, procurement of commercial off-the-shelf products and hardware and software integration required to improve technology on the subs, the Defense Department said in a release.

Contractor convicted of spying on former company

A business development executive at a government contracting firm has been found guilty of spying on his former employer.

Robert Edwin Steele, 38, of Alexandria, Va., was convicted of 14 counts of unauthorized access to a protected computer.

According to a statement by the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Steele left one company in December 2010, but kept a secret administrative account, and used that to download hundreds of proprietary documents from his former company.

Can you afford to chase premium price? Maybe.

When the government awards a contract to other than the lowest priced offeror, it pays a price premium to make that award. How much price premium the government will pay is left to the judgment of the selecting official. This amount varies by type of service or product being procured, details of each solicitation, and experience of the source selection official.

GD C4 Systems wins $16M contract to replace radars

General Dynamics C4 Systems has won a $16 million contract modification to develop a new radar system for the U.S. Army’s Range Radar Replacement Program.

The High/Medium Power Close-in Radar system will acquire information about the launch and early stages of flight for munitions and other low-flying objects, the company said in a release.

Northrop names new CEO for U.K., Europe

Northrop Grumman has named Andrew Tyler CEO of its business in the United Kingdom and Europe, effective July 1.

As CEO, Tyler will play a leading role in supporting the company’s current programs, develop strategies for growth and will identify new business opportunities for Northrop Grumman’s activities in the United Kingdom and in Europe, including NATO countries, the company said in a release.

Raytheon makes customer-focused move

I don’t usually pay too much attention to when companies move locations and open new offices, but Raytheon’s recent move to consolidate the headquarters of its new Intelligence, Information and Services business in Northern Virginia is worth commenting on.

It’s emblematic of what executives are telling me is a top priority – staying close to customers.

Sequestration dampens CACI's quarter results

Sequestration and the draw down in Iraq and Afghanistan have conspired to bring down revenue at CACI International.

But the company has made several moves to shore up the bottom line, including layoffs and share repurchases.

The unspecified number of layoffs cost the company $2 million in CACI’s third quarter, which ended March 31, and could cost $3 million to $5 million in the fourth quarter, which ends June 30, according to statements made during the company’s analyst call on Thursday.