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Army mulls bundling billions in professional services, IT vehicles
The service branch wants to create a consolidated and comprehensive marketplace that could replace two large vehicles with $49 billion in combined ceilings.
NOAA awards 'Oceans' block of $8B services vehicle
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration moves ahead on its ProTech 2.0 small business contract with this round focused on NOAA's coastal mission.
Deloitte backs off SHARKCAGE protest
Accenture can now begin working on the $789 million Navy cybersecurity contract after Deloitte withdrew its challenge.
Space Force's new commercial strategy emphasizes partnerships
The introduction to the document emphasizes the desire for a deeper and more integrated relationship with the industry to confront growing threats in space from near-peer adversaries.
DHA starts to preview $290M acquisition support recompete
The draft request for proposals is now available for small businesses to read through and weigh in on.
Army launches $3B energy services recompete
Iteration number four of the Energy Savings Performance Contracts program continues the Army's efforts to use those alternative financing mechanisms.
Leidos books $267M Army C5ISR recompete
The company has supported the branch's Communications Electronics Command since 2011 and in the fielding of more than 9,000 systems to date.
Two more join the T4NG2 protest fray
The $61 billion IT vehicle now has 16 protests at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and most of the complaints continue to focus on the Veterans Affairs Department's self-scoring methodology.
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New bill would greatly expand Defense Department quantum efforts
Proposed legislation would establish a quantum advisor and a new center of excellence.
VA plans to restart EHR deployments before the end of FY25, secretary says
Despite VA’s fiscal year 2025 budget request not allocating any money toward the deployment of its new EHR at additional medical facilities, VA Secretary Denis McDonough said it has “existing money” that will be made available to resume system rollouts.
Marine Corps chooses trio for $249M loitering munitions contract
The Corps wants to have these smaller aerial weapons in the field as soon as federal fiscal year 2027.
DHS lays out timeline for geospatial support recompete
The Homeland Security Department gives industry an idea of its plans to make these blanket purchase agreements available to bid on.
T4NG2 protests grow to 14 with more possible
A dozen companies have gone to the court with questions over how the Veterans Affairs Department evaluated proposals for the $61 billion technology modernization contract vehicle.
Protesters take issue with Air Force's plan to redo $865M award
The Air Force wants to re-evaluate pricing, but the protesters say it doesn't go far enough to fix the problems they see with the communications support contract.
Agriculture chooses three dozen for cloud integration pacts
This is the initial batch of awards for Stratus, a centralized mechanism to further drive cloud computing adoption across the department.
Our next Power Breakfast to spotlight VA procurement practices
The April 12 event will also include insights on small business opportunities at the Veterans Affairs Department and an industry roundtable discussion on the competitive landscape and technology initiatives.
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