GD takes on F-18 advanced computer work

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems has won a $19.3 million contract with the U.S. Navy to provide the F/A-18 aircraft with advanced mission computers.

The company has been delivering these types of computers since 2002.

These Type 3 advanced mission computers will be used on the F/A-18E/F and E/A-18G Super Hornet aircraft, General Dynamics said.

DISA looking for more PKI support

The Defense Information Systems Agency is developing a new cyber security contract and has stared collecting market data on possible providers of public key infrastructure services.

DISA released a request for information for Defense Department public key infrastructure operations and sustainment and a performance work statement for contractors.

Do you have a diversification plan?

One of the hot topics in today’s market is diversification. By that, I don’t mean that companies are adding new lines of business such as IT and home appliances.

Those are conglomerates, and successful conglomerates are a very rare breed.

Rather, when the executives I talk to speak about diversification, it is more in the context of moving into adjacent markets -- taking a service that you provide to one set of customers, and then taking it to another set of customers. The idea is that it helps spread your development costs across multiple customers, and it should even out the ups and downs of the markets.

Nominations open for contractor of the year awards

The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards, presented by the Fairfax Chamber of Commerce, and Professional Services Council, has opened the nomination period executive and contractor of the year awards.

The awards have been said to be the “Academy Awards of Government Contracting,” and this year will mark its 11th annual presentation. 

Northrop Grumman takes on $71M contract for unmanned helicopter

Northrop Grumman has won a $71 million contract with the U.S. Navy to produce six Fire Scout unmanned helicopters, adding onto the 14 that the company is already under contract to produce and deploy in 2014.

Ultimately, the Navy plans to purchase a total of 30 aircraft under a rapid development effort, the company said in a release.

Northrop wins $58M DISA modernization job

Northrop Grumman Corp. has won a $58 million task order to modernize and sustain the Defense Department’s joint command and control system.

The task order was awarded under the Defense Information System Agency’s $211 million Global Command and Control System-Joint engineering support services contract, which has a period of performance of 54 months.

DCAA gets its own bad review

The Defense Contract Audit Agency got a bit of a slap from the Defense Department’s inspector general.

DCAA audits are the bane of many contractors existence because they are seen as nitpicking and slow. It takes years for some audits to be closed. One executive told me that he has audits just now being closed from 2007.

FAA posts updates on former ONE-IT contract

The Federal Aviation Administration has posted a list of updates about its ONE-IT procurement, which is now known as Information Technology Shared Services Solution Delivery, or ITSS-SD.

The purpose of this announcement was to update contractors who are interested in it, according to the FedBizOpps website.

Seven more win spots on $22B EAGLE II contract

The Homeland Security Department has awarded seven more contracts under its $22 billion Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions II contract vehicle, or EAGLE II.

The department had already awarded six contracts back in the beginning of December. The contracts have a five-year base and two option years.

SRA International wins $29M IT development contract

SRA International has won a five-year, $29 million contract to develop information technology-related capabilities for four of the Air Forces logistics centers.

The air logistics centers are located at Robins Air Force Base, Hill Air Force Base, Tinker Air Force Base and the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group.