The so-called MAPS contract is yet another big-ticket Army tech acquisition to enter a holding pattern two months into the second Trump administration.
In keeping with past versions, the Defense Microelectronics Activity has structured the new contract to be broad in scope as it looks to bring in more modern computer chips for military systems.
The company can now proceed on pursuing task orders following a judge's ruling that it was eligible for the government-wide professional services contract vehicle after all.
One category of small businesses will be eligible to bid for the contract to work with the Pentagon's Office of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer.
One major goal of the changes is to speed up the timeframe for agencies to get access to the latest technology quickly, “not months or years down the road,” the agency’s acting administrator said.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency gives industry a date for when to expect a final solicitation and provides more detail on how it will conduct the competition.
The head of GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service told employees at a Thursday meeting that the agency will “do about $400 billion” in procurement management under this effort.
GovTribe’s newest list of its most-viewed opportunities highlight professional services, cybersecurity and IDIQ contracts as priorities amid government transition.
This new Federal Highway Administration initiative aims to replace manual counting methods with artificial intelligence-generated data for improved safety planning.
DOGE is considering whether to designate the General Services Administration as the mandatory purchasing center for civilian agencies. But history suggests that competition drives innovation and efficiency, not consolidation.
The Government Accountability Office said VA is making “incremental improvements” to its new electronic health record system during an operational pause on additional deployments but added that “much more remains to be done.”
Contractors are under more pressure than before to justify value and embrace innovation as the DOGE seeks radical efficiencies through cuts and process reforms.