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Acquisition
GSA opens Polaris to next set of small-business bidders
The General Services Administration has released the final solicitation for service-disabled and HUBzone small businesses to bid on the Polaris IT vehicle.
Defense
DOD's game plan for inflation relief
A new memo from the Pentagon's pricing chief gives contracting officers a framework on how to help companies deal with the higher costs of everything.
Acquisition
Commerce names desired winners for $1.5B enterprise IT vehicle
The window is open those who believe one or more of these intended awardees are actually not small businesses.
Defense
CACI-led team wins $5.7B Air Force enterprise IT pact
Wave number one of the branch's "Enterprise IT as a Service" effort seeks to push more basic IT functions out to industry.
Acquisition
Guidehouse to acquire Grant Thornton's public sector arm
This transaction is similar to the one that launched Guidehouse as the market knows it today.
Acquisition
GSA adds $25 billion to ceiling value of Alliant 2, sketches out timeline for Alliant 3
The General Services Administration's updates for industry include timing for Alliant 3 as well as a higher ceiling for the current Alliant program.
Acquisition
Sealing Technologies wins $168M Marine Corps cyber contract
The veteran-owned small business will help develop new systems to analyze vulnerabilities.
Acquisition
The changing antitrust climate for contractors
Large transactions in the defense and government market do not typically get the attention of advocates for strong antitrust enforcement—but a few recent actions may signal a change.
Acquisition
GSA puts Polaris contract back in motion
A much-debated aspect of this government IT solutions procurement appears to have been changed.
Acquisition
General Dynamics' $11B DOD 'Fourth Estate' IT protest denied
Barring more action, this lets Leidos proceed on its work for the 10-year Defense Enclave Services award and consolidate IT systems for 22 DOD agencies.
Acquisition
NRO finalizes imagery contract worth 'billions of dollars'
The National Reconnaissance Office is looking to support around 500,000 federal government users with this expanded program.
Acquisition
ManTech agrees on $4.2B sale to Carlyle Group
The all-cash transaction will end ManTech's current 20-year run as a public company.
Acquisition
GSA's new thinking for evaluating Polaris bids
After collecting industry feedback, the General Services Administration will give a new proposal due date and open the bid submission portal.
Acquisition
GSA to slow down process for Polaris IT vehicle
The agency will spend the time reviewing feedback on how joint ventures can bid.
Defense
Leidos takes $11B DOD 'Fourth Estate' IT contract
Leidos wins yet another one of the largest defense IT services and systems integration contract opportunities out there with the award of this $11.5 billion program at the Defense Information Systems Agency.
Acquisition
State Department offers glimpse of $8B IT services contract
The multiple-award contract dubbed "Evolve" is the successor to the Vanguard contract held by Science Applications International Corp. since 2010.
People
Roper named CEO of drone company Volansi
Will Roper, the former Air Force acquisition chief, has been named CEO of Volansi, a commercial drone manufacturing company.
IT Modernization
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.
Cybersecurity
CBP taps CACI for $1.8B modernization contract
Customs and Border Protection awarded an $1.8 billion back-office IT modernization contract through the General Services Administration's assisted acquisition service.
IT Modernization