Lockheed wins $112M contract for undersea warfare systems

Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training has won a $111.5 million contract with the U.S. Navy for the development, integration and production of undersea warfare systems.

Under the cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-only, firm-fixed-price contract, the company will develop, integrate and produce AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 Surface Ship Undersea Warfare Systems.

Fast 50 call for nominations

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2013 Fast 50. The deadline for submitting applications is July 1.

Our annual list ranks the 50 fastest growing small-business contractors in the government market.

Any small business in the government market can nominate itself. To be considered, companies need to submit five years of government contracting revenue data, which will be used to calculate their compound annual growth rate. Companies are ranked by their growth rate, not by their overall revenue.

Microsoft to expand cloud service into Australia

Microsoft is building two new cloud computing centers in Australia in a move to expand its Windows Azure business into the country, Yahoo News is reporting.

The data centers will be built in the states of New South Wales and Victoria.

Windows Azure has around 200,000 customers, but Microsoft has not released any revenue numbers, Yahoo News reported.

Honeywell wins $26M contract for cyber-related support services

Honeywell Technology Solutions has won a $25.9 million task order contract to continue providing the U.S. Navy with technical and analytical support services for the Office of Compliance and Assessment.

The contract has a $14.2 million base.

The company will provide cyber-related services, including command cyber readiness inspections, cybersecurity inspections and command assessments/trainings.

Metron wins $18.3M research contract for unmanned submarine

Metron Inc. has won a $18.3 million contract for research and development of a large displacement unmanned undersea vehicle.

This cost-plus-fixed-fee contract has a base value of $7.3 million, and has two option years.

Under this cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, Metron will conduct in-lab integration and testing of autonomy and mission planning software with bench test hardware selected for deployment on the undersea vehicle.

EPA IG kicks off audit of Lockheed cloud project

The inspector general for the Environmental Protection Agency has kicked off an audit of the agency’s recently completed migration of its email and collaboration software to the cloud.

EPA migrated to the cloud earlier this year via a contract with Lockheed Martin Corp. Lockheed and Microsoft worked together on the $9.8 million project. When Lockheed won the contract in October, it claimed that EPA would save $12 million over the life of the four-year contract.

Exelis wins $48M night vision goggles contract with Army

ITT Exelis has won a $48 million contract option with the U.S. Army for follow-on production of enhanced night vision goggles.

These enhanced night vision goggles will allow soldiers to detect and identify potential threats in differing environmental conditions during night missions, the company said in a release.

15 small-biz teams win $22B DHS Eagle 2 awards

The Homeland Security Department has made 15 small-business awards under its $22 billion Eagle II contract.

The companies will be competing with each other in the small business track of functional category 2, which covers IT program support. The contract has a five-year base with a two-year option.

The noise surrounding LPTA, sequestration masks a deeper shift in the market

There has been a fairly dramatic shift in the risks and rewards of competing in the government market. This shift is driven by changes in technology and related changes in buying behavior.

The risks and accompanying rewards of serving the market have decreased as government agencies increasingly adopt technologies and behaviors that are not inherently unique to the government market space. That is a signal that shouldn’t be ignored.

Paragon Systems wins $42.5M command and control security contract with Air Force

Paragon Systems has won a $42.5 million contract with the U.S. Air Force to provide a command and control frame work for its security services.

These services are to include perimeter security guards, construction surveillance technicians, security controllers and alarm monitors, the Defense Department said in a release.