DOD asks EHR providers about infrastructure info

The Defense Department is asking for the minimum infrastructure specifications that providers need to know to support an enterprise-level electronic health record (EHR) product.

Navy plans for tactical data link support IDIQ

The Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center anticipates a five-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for tactical data link (TDL) systems support.

GSA releases RFI on Networx replacement

The General Services Administration has taken another step in developing the follow-on to the Networx telecommunications contract, and they are looking for input from industry.

Three companies awarded $119M USPTO contract

Three companies will take part in a five-year, $119 million contract to support the Patent and Trademark Office’s IT initiatives.

Boeing wins $104M DARPA project to lower satellite launch costs

The Boeing Company has won a $104 million DARPA contract to advance more efficient small satellite launch systems and bring costs down.

DARPA plans cyber capture the flag competition

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking to make several awards to support its Cyber Grand Challenge including tasks to build the challenges they want hacked.

CBP plans $50M set-aside work for background checks

The Customs and Border Protection is soliciting a five-year, $50 million set-aside contract for administrative staffing to support the agency’s efforts to complete background checks and security investigations.

DHA seeks support for military health system reforms

The Defense Health Agency needs program management and product support as it implements Military Health System governance reforms.

BLM seeks data management system

The Bureau of Land Management is gathering input from industry on developing a modern system for reporting information on minerals and lands documents.

DLA plans for $482M cataloging IDIQ

The Defense Logistics Agency intends to establish five-year, $482 million task order contract to support J6 Enterprise Technology Services.

DHS wants mobile biometrics in border agents’ hands

Border Patrol officials want the ability to collect biometric and biographical information on people that agents catch or encounter in the field.

Navy expects CANES awards by late June

The Navy expects to make awards for the CANES network deployment by the end of June, and meanwhile Northrop Grumman reaches the end of its CANES contract extension by late March.

DOD seeks outsourced collaboration capabilities

The Defense Department is pressuring itself to deploy a subset of outsourced voice of Internet protocol and unified communications services. Now it wants to know what industry can provide under the time constraints.

DOD wants a 21st Century payroll system

The Defense Department has kept annuitants’ pay records on an old mainframe system that dates back to 1980. Now the department wants a new system that works smoothly in the 21st Century.

VA seeks support for IT Virtual Campus

The Veterans Affairs Department is looking for companies that can enhance its virtual campus software infrastructure and also provide cloud hosting services.

Four capture $60M State video conferencing contract

Four small business have won seats on a five-year, $60 million State Department contract for video teleconferencing solutions.

New bills would boost small-biz contracting goals

House Small Business Committee Chairman Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) introduced two bills this week that would put more pressure on agencies and prime contractors to send more business to small companies.

Army Corps solicits 3 BPAs for GIS support

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to set up three blanket purchase agreements worth a total of $9.9 million for geographic information system support.

GSA makes 123 OASIS small-business awards

The General Services Administration OASIS Small Business contract got off to a fast start on Monday with GSA naming 123 small-business winners of the 10-year, $60 billion professional services contract.

Navy drafts proposal for telecom development, integration work

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division has released a draft solicitation Feb. 19 for telecommunications and communications systems development and integration work.