Air Force seeking ideas in $500M advanced manufacturing tech effort

The Air Force's latest call for white papers from industry seeks ideas on bolstering advanced manufacturing technologies and will award up to $500 million under this effort.

Air Force wants white papers for $975M cyber program

The Air Force has put out a call for white papers from industry to help the service branch further put together a $975 million contract for developing and transitioning future cybersecurity technologies into warfighting capabilities.

Startup satellite imagery provider gets In-Q-Tel backing

Capella Space, a startup commercial satellite imagery provider, is partnering with the intelligence community’s venture capital investment arm to further accelerate product development and delivery in the government arena.

DHS extends current commodity IT contracts

The Homeland Security Department will take more time to get to the finish line for the $10 billion recompete of its main small business IT commodity equipment and software contract vehicle.

DOD releases $1B in tech development work for bids

The Defense Department has unveiled a pair of solicitations with a combined $1 billion ceiling value for technology development and integration work, including with the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center.

VA restarts on-ramp for $25B services vehicle

The Veterans Affairs Department restarts the on-ramp process for a potential $25 billion professional services contract vehicle

NGA further previews $947M 'Clover' services vehicle

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency gives small business a new glimpse at its $947 million professional services vehicle known as "Clover" through the release of a draft solicitation.

Navy reopens $50B professional services vehicle for bids

The Navy kicks off the rolling admissions phase for its $50 billion SeaPort NxG professional services vehicle for companies to take a second chance at winning a seat on.

DISA unveils $11B IT 'Enclave' services solicitation

The Defense Information Systems Agency puts its much-anticipated $11.2 billion 'Enclave Services' contract for broad IT services out for industry to bid.

Even with positive vaccine news, will COVID's economic impacts weigh on budgets?

Pfizer had universally-welcome news to share Monday morning on its coronavirus vaccine but that does not take away the pandemic's human and economic cost, including what it may mean for government budgets.

DISA taking more time to prep $11.7B IT 'Enclave' contract

The Defense Information Systems Agency is telling industry that more time is needed to get a multi-billion dollar IT services contract ready for bids.

DHS previews large cloud acquisition for industry to see

The Homeland Security Department gives industry their first detailed glimpse at how the agency is undertaking a massive cloud services contract that will go to a single winner.

DHS prepping $2B cloud draft solicitation

The Homeland Security Department gets closer to having a more detailed preview of a $2 billion cloud operations contract ready for industry to see.

GSA stands by decision to shorten STARS II

Despite pressure from industry, the threat of litigation and questions from Capitol Hill, GSA isn't moving away from a new, shorter period of performance for the STARTS II 8(a) contract.

Bidding begins for $1.5B DOD professional services vehicle

The Defense Department unveils the final solicitation for the recompete of a $1.5 billion professional services contract vehicle to support its acquisition and research offices.

More protests hit $400M FDA contract

The incumbent plus three more companies are protesting their elimination from a $400 million contract to support the Food and Drug Administration's regulatory efforts.

Air Force sticks with precedent for $1B cyber competition

The Air Force's next iteration of a nearly $1 billion cyber research-and-development contract will seek the same pool of companies as the current version.

Deloitte wants back in on $400M FDA competition

Deloitte has filed a protest after being eliminated from the competition for a $400 million Food and Drug Administration contract to support regulatory enforcement activities.

DIA unveils solicitation for $12.6B IT contract

The Defense Intelligence Agency reveals the much-anticipated solicitation for a potential 10-year, $12.6 billion contract that aims to consolidate much of its IT acquisition activity into a single vehicle.

GSA unveils solicitation for $50B STARS III vehicle

On the heels of pulling the plug on one small business IT contract, the General Services Administration formally starts bidding for the 8(a) STARS III $50 billion vehicle.