DARPA plans $95M IDIQs for professional services

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency intends to award up to three five-year indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contracts valued at $95 million for professional and management services.

DHS plans strategic industry day

DHS is planning an industry day to discuss how its myriad of projects further the DHS Unity of Effort initiative launched by Secretary Jeh Johnson.

Army plans for $195M IDIQ for capabilities, expertise support

The U.S. Army released a draft solicitation this week for a five-year, $195 million indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contract to support its efforts for capabilities and requirements development.

Arlington National Cemetery considering RFID tags to track remains

The Defense Department wants to use radio-frequency identification tools to track the remains of soldiers as they arrive at and are buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

ELVIS to get 5-year Air Force commitment

The Air Force is planning to release ELVIS’ request for proposals in late February as it looks for contractor to provide voice and IT support.

VA considers strategy to enhance recruitment, marketing

The Veterans Affairs Department is checking the market for a software-as-a-service contract for a web-based applicant tracking system.

Whistleblower protections extended to contractors

The Office of Special Counsel announced today it intends to allow contractors to file whistleblower disclosures and also receive protections for the disclosures.

Armed Forces Services Corp. awarded $5M for management support

Armed Forces Services Corp. of Arlington, Va., received a five-year, $5.8 million contract for program management support services for the Navy’s Human Research Protection Program (HRPP).

Jordan becomes CEO of FedBid

Continuing to move up in the business world, Joe Jordan has taken the reins as FebBid’s new chief executive officer, the company announced today.

SPAWAR seeks small businesses for info assurance, anti-spoofing assessments

The Navy wants a continual assessment of the latest in information assurance techniques and emerging anti-spoofing technology that may impact global positions system user equipment security.

Navy developing 5-year management support contract

The Navy is conducting research as it looks to create a five-year task order contract for program management, IT and IT portfolio support.

Army plans $135M set-aside R&D IDIQ

Small business have until March 3 to respond to the solicitation for the Army's five-year, $135 million research and development engineering services contract.

DOD plans for helpdesk IDIQ for Defense Health Agency

The Defense Department aims to set up state-of-the-art, affordable shared services contract to support the IT functions of the Defense Health Agency and the Military Health System.

Tetra Tech awarded $11.2M good governance initiative contract

Tetra Tech received an $11.2 million contract support the country of Georgia improve its processes and increase the public's involvement with the government.

DISA looks outside the box for endpoint security solutions

The Defense Information System Agency is looking for the next generation of endpoint security.

DOD wants Military OneSource upgrade for ‘militaryennials’

The Defense Departments wants input from industry on how it can improve the Military OneSource website as the department adjusts strategies for a new wave of warfighters.

DLA seeks support for five years of org changes

The Defense Logistics Agency wants to put support resources in place so it can meet anticipated mission changes and workload in the next five years.

Patent office wants to bolster internal acquisition work

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is looking for a commercial, off-the-shelf product to help its eAcquisition initiative.

Defense authorization bill changes small biz contracting

The 2015 National Defense Authorization Act will impact small business contractors including the use of reverse auctions, women-owned businesses and data gathering. We review several provisions.

GSA dreams about innovations for new SmartPay program

While the contracts for General Services Administration’s SmartPay 2 program stretch into 2018, agency officials already are planning for new and more innovative payment solutions for upcoming iterations of the program.