Who won July's biggest contracts?
Contract activity picked up in the seventh month of 2015, with July seeing some substantial awards come to market with ceilings in the billions of dollars. Who won this month's biggest contracts?
Editor's Note: This article has been updated to include a Syncom Space Services contract that was inadvertently left off the list. It takes the No. 3 spot.
Contract activity picked up in the seventh month of 2015, with July seeing some substantial awards come to market with ceilings in the billions of dollars.
Washington Technology covered 52 awards during July, compared to 39 in June. July’s 52 contract awards number is greater than July 2014’s 44 awards, making this month the first time this year that 2015’s monthly contract number didn’t pale in comparison to the same month’s 2014 number.
Here have been the numbers in previous months:
January:
2014: 53 awards
2015: 38 awards
February:
2014: 43 awards
2015: 33 awards
March:
2014: 66 awards
2015: 58 awards
April:
2014: 69 awards
2015: 41 awards
May:
2014: 63 awards
2015: 43 awards
June:
2014: 46 awards
2015: 39 awards
July:
2014: 44 awards
2015: 52 awards
Some huge contracts were awarded this month. To make the top 10 list in July, you had to have won a contract worth more than $228.5 million.
Interestingly, the No. 10 through No. 6 spots are all related awards.
Multiple award contracts take up three spots this month. The Navy is the contracting agency for five of the 10 top contracts. The Defense Intelligence Agency contracted out two of the top 10, as well.
The top contract awards for July kicks off at number 10:
10. SAIC wins $217.5M contract to support Navy unmanned maritime systems program
SAIC has won a contract to provide specification and design, fabrication, installation, test and evaluation, fielding, maintenance, training, and configuration and program management of both hardware and software in support of unmanned maritime systems, both surface and subsurface, engaged in waterborne and underwater mine countermeasures.
Applied Research Associates has won a contract to provide specification and design, fabrication, installation, test and evaluation, fielding, maintenance, training, and configuration and program management of both hardware and software in support of unmanned maritime systems, both surface and subsurface, engaged in waterborne and underwater mine countermeasures.
8. Exelis nabs $228.5M contract to support Navy unmanned maritime systems program
Exelis has won a contract to provide specification and design, fabrication, installation, test and evaluation, fielding, maintenance, training, and configuration and program management of both hardware and software in support of unmanned maritime systems, both surface and subsurface, engaged in waterborne and underwater mine countermeasures.
7. Five small businesses win $232M C4I services contract
Five companies have won spots on a $232 million contract to provide systems integration and engineering services to the U.S. Navy.
6. ManTech captures $278.5M IT modernization contract
ManTech International has won a $278.5 million contract to support the Defense Intelligence Agency.
5. Dell, Microsoft, GD win $296M Air Force cloud contract
A team led by Dell Federal Systems has won the Air Force’s Collaboration Pathfinder $296 million contract to supply the Microsoft Office 365 cloud platform.
4. Four nab places on $900M Special Operations Command contract
Four companies have won spots on a $900 million contract to provide mission support services to the U.S. Special Operations Command.
3. PAE joint venture wins $1.2B facilities O&M contract
Syncom Space Services has won a $1.2 billion contract to support NASA’s Synergy Achieving Consolidated Operations and Maintenance program.
2. Leidos wins huge DOD health records deal
A team led by Leidos and including Accenture and Cerner has won a $4.3 billion contract to build the Defense Department's massive electronic health records system.
1. 50 companies named to $6B DIA IT contract
Fifty companies have won spots on a $6 billion information technology enterprise solutions contract awarded by the Defense Intelligence Agency.
The contract is currently under protest.
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