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Navy has awarded 10 companies spots on a firm-fixed-price, multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity construction contract worth $249 million.
A contractor got into a pricing squeeze when the customer, in this case the Marine Corps, way underestimated the quantities for the services under the fixed-pricecontract. Why don’t you, contractor, just submit an REA for a go forward, change the unit pricing. This one just seeks a change in the unit prices.
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billion recompete contract to provide wireless mobility devices and related services for military personnel and federal civilian employees stationed within the country and U.S. The Department of Defense said Friday the firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantitycontract has a one-year base period valued at
Navy's cargo offload and discharge systems under a firm-fixed-pricecontract. The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division in Orlando, Florida, launched a competitive procurement process for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantitycontract and received one offer, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
Vectrus”) a task order against a commercial items contract that contained several Contract Line Item Numbers (“CLINs”) associated with housing maintenance. The decision was mixed, depending on the type of pricing was in the various CLINs and the issue of whether a release applied. Vectrus Sys. 63239, January 4, 2024.
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We get a lot of questions about federal government contracting as federal government contracting attorneys, which makes sense. If the contractor with the lowest priced domestic end product is a small business, the penalty is 30%. Looking for the latest government contracting legal news? Email us Need legal assistance?
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million contract from the U.S. The Army announced the award of the firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantitycontract in a notice published Cummins Power Generation has won a potential $509.5
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million contract from the U.S. Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has secured a $197.5 Navy for the full rate production of 56,000 FMU-139D/B bomb tactical electronic fuze systems.
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million firm-fixed-price, cost contract from the U.S. The Department of Defense said Friday the indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantitycontract is intended to boost the F-35 Joint Program Office’s efficiency and productivity by […] Epsilon, an IT support and cybersecurity provider, has booked a $184.5
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billion contract to provide helicopter support services. According to an award notice published Monday, USFS conducted a full and open competition for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantitycontract requiring vendors to provide Type 1 helicopters. The agency said most of the awardees under the firm-fixed-price
million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantitycontract from the U.S. and Australian navies and the Foreign Military Sales program under the fixed-price-incentive-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost reimbursable IDIQ, the Department of Defense said Tuesday. Navy for hardware products.
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million contract to provide sustainment, program management and integrated logistics support services for engines used to power the Osprey tiltrotor military transport and cargo aircraft. Navy has awarded Rolls-Royce a potential two-year, $695.3
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million contract for the repair, maintenance and modernization of non-nuclear surface ships in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantitycontract covers continuous maintenance, emergent maintenance and Chief of Naval Operations availabilities, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.
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billion contract to provide helicopter support services. According to an award notice published Monday, USFS conducted a full and open competition for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantitycontract requiring vendors to provide Type 1 helicopters. The agency said most of the awardees under the firm-fixed-price
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billion firm-fixed-pricecontract to provide logistics services to support military operations around the world. The Department of Defense said work on the multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantitycontract will run concurrently over the next five to 10 years. Global […]
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