SmallGovCon

MARCH 6, 2025

2024), the Air Force sought cyber protection and engineering support under the GSA VETS II contract. ” “While the agency did not know that DecisionPoint was the prime contractor at the time of its initial evaluation, the agency was aware of this fact when it conducted its post-corrective action evaluation.”

Evaluation 71

Evaluation Bidding Government Contracts Accountability 71

GovCon Wire

MAY 15, 2024

The Georgia Institute of Technology’s nonprofit research organization will continue to provide systems engineering, test and evaluation and technical support for the Missile Defense Agency under a potential $339 million contract extension.

Engineering 64

Engineering Contract Evaluation 64

ExecutiveBiz

MAY 16, 2024

Epirus has completed engineering developmental testing of the Indirect Fire Protection Capability – High-Power Microwave counter-drone system, which the aerospace and defense company has provided to the U.S.

Engineering 64

Engineering Evaluation 64

ExecutiveBiz

JUNE 19, 2024

Digital engineering is a method of product development that uses digital modeling to inform the final version of a technology. Army, sees it as a “happy medium” that could reduce prototyping costs and evaluation timelines and is “critical to defining the future” of Army […]

Engineering 59

Engineering Innovation Evaluation IT 59

GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Amentum, an advanced engineering and innovative technology provider, has secured a $105 million contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Airborne Electronic Attack Systems Division to develop its next generation ectronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems.

Contract 52

Contract Electronics Evaluation Engineering 52

ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The Department of Defense seeks to determine the interest and ability of industry partners to provide research, development, test, evaluation, engineering and technical services in support of the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research & Engineering.

Engineering 59

Engineering Evaluation Procurement Government 59

ExecutiveBiz

JANUARY 8, 2025

million contract from Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific for engineering, integration and operations support of uncrewed aerial systems, or UAS, used by the U.S. Under the five-year deal, design, upgrade, testing, delivery and evaluation services will be provided for the integration of electronic […] Navy and the U.S.

Contract 52

Contract Electronics Evaluation Integration 52

GovCon & Trade

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Procurement at Issue The Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) issued a Request for Task Order Proposals (RTOP) to holders of the SeaPort Next Generation indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract seeking to procure administrative and engineering support services. 4106(f)(1) and 10 U.S.C.

Bidding 147

Bidding Thresholds Price Evaluation 147

ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Serco has been awarded the Autonomy and Vehicle Control Systems / Testing and Evaluations contract by the U.S.

Contract 105

Contract Evaluation Engineering Management 105

GovCon Wire

MAY 29, 2024

The Department of Homeland Security is planning to release a final request for proposals for a recompete contract potentially worth over $100 million to provide enterprise engineering and operations support services to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

Engineering 52

Engineering Contract Evaluation Integration 52

ExecutiveBiz

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Under the contract, the companies will deliver research, development, testing and evaluation, technical assistance and systems engineering […] Navy has awarded Epsilon C5I, KBR Wyle Service, Toyon Research and Booz Allen Hamilton spots on the $89.8

Quantity 52

Quantity Contract Evaluation Engineering 52

ExecutiveBiz

APRIL 19, 2024

A joint venture between Jacobs Solutions and Geosyntec Consultants has secured a spot on a potential five-year, $375 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to offer NASA environmental engineering, restoration and compliance services.

Media 85

Media Quantity Consulting Contract 85

American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Transitioning these fleets away from internal combustion engines (ICEs) to EVs has become a key strategy in their efforts to reduce emissions,” Pournazeri explains. Compared to traditional internal-combustion-engine vehicles, EVs have fewer moving parts, which translates to lower maintenance needs and costs.

Management 118

Management Government Government Efficiency 118

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 23, 2024

In this post, we explore the challenges of big data analytics and showcase how ArcGIS GeoAnalytics Engine , a spatial analytics library for the Apache Spark environment, can be used on Amazon EMR to effectively address these problems. GeoAnalytics Engine on Amazon EMR can make the analysis feasible and aid in spatial prediction strategies.

Demand 59

Demand Engineering Data Export 59

Public Contracting Institute

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In a recent protest, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) held that although performance risk was not specifically listed as an evaluation criterion, an agency may always consider risk that is intrinsic to the stated evaluation factors. South Dade A/C and Refrig., B-421406, April 25, 2023.

Evaluation 40

Evaluation Quality E-procurement Government Contracts 40

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In this post, we’ll explore how Thorn used Amazon Web Services (AWS) in conjunction with generative artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize their internal customer support for organization-wide IT, security, and engineering. Thorn is a registered 501(c)(3) organization that builds technology to defend children from sexual abuse.

Engineering 126

Engineering Efficiency Integration Integrity 126

Whistleblower Network News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Tommie (“Toni”) Savage’s federal employee whistleblower case has stretched on for nearly a decade and a half since she began to experience retaliation for blowing the whistle on systemic contracting fraud within the Army Corps of Engineers. Savage alleged that her whistleblowing caused her workplace to turn hostile.

Whistle-blowing 110

Whistle-blowing Engineering Government Contracts Contract 110

Public Contracting Institute

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In a solicitation for design-build construction services related to Fort Bragg, NC, Midnight alleged that the evaluation was improper and used unstated evaluation criteria. Midnight asserted that the Corps unreasonably evaluated the awardee’s technical approach as superior due to its inclusion of a conceptual design.

Evaluation 40

Evaluation Price Government Contracts Consulting 40

GovCon Wire

AUGUST 30, 2024

The Air Force Research Laboratory has begun seeking feedback on a draft request for proposals for a potential five-year, $499 million contract to provide research, engineering and technical management support for the development, integration, experimentation, evaluation and demonstration of space technologies.

Contract 69

Contract Evaluation Engineering Integration 69

FedScoop

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The new government website evaluation tool , which is called “gov metadata,” was created by Luke Fretwell and his son, Elias, as part of the Civic Hacking Agency, a project focused on technology for the public good. The Agriculture Department said it would research whether its metadata were being pulled correctly.

Government 108

Government Government Engineering Education 108

ExecutiveBiz

AUGUST 30, 2024

CACI will continue testing and evaluating fleet systems to ensure high readiness and reliability levels for the U.S. Navy’s Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona Division under a five-year, $80 million task order.

Engineering 52

Engineering Evaluation Contract 52

AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

LLMs also promote consistency in application evaluation, removing potential bias, and provide scalability to handle large volumes of applications, even with surges in numbers like those seen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Proof of residency for three years, evaluated using a scoring system. import json import os import boto3 from boto3.dynamodb.conditions

Evaluation 52

Evaluation Data Import Utilities 52

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 22, 2024

Chaos engineering is one component of resilience testing that helps to assess and enhance the robustness of our systems. Chaos engineering, often misunderstood as intentionally breaking the production environment, aligns with the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Well-Architected Reliability pillar.

IT 120

IT Engineering Education Integration 120

FedInsider

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Featured Speakers: Danny Page × Danny Page Inside Sales Engineer Danny Page is the Inside Sales Engineer for Rubrik. Close Inside Sales Engineer, Rubrik Inc. To view the CART feed for this webinar: Register for this webinar, login from the link provided, and click on the CART Tab and click the link to begin using CART.

Participation 122

Participation Engineering Networking Budget 122

GovCon Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Air Force’s Air Combat Command and 16th Air Force for cyber test and range engineering support services. The Air Force Cyber Operational Test Evaluation and Range Support II

Evaluation 64

Evaluation Contract Engineering 64

AWS Public Sector

MAY 31, 2024

With the benefits mentioned above, RAG architecture applications are very common in intelligent search engines and chatbots. The modular architecture thus allows for quick experimentation with each module to evaluate the performance of new features while holding all other variables constant.

Evaluation 128

Evaluation Data Efficiency Integration 128

SmallGovCon

DECEMBER 21, 2023

In RELX, the Air Force was accepting quotations for an electronic search and data tool license that was capable of meeting specific requirements that the LexisNexis search engine could do. Only two offers were submitted, one by the protester, RELX, Inc. d/b/a LexisNexis, and one by West Publishing Company.

Sustainability 104

Sustainability Price Government Contracts Evaluation 104

FedInsider

APRIL 22, 2024

Featured Speakers: Dylan Hudak × Dylan Hudak Senior Solution Engineer Dylan Hudak is a Senior Solution Engineer with Flexera. To view the CART feed for this webinar: Register for this webinar, login from the link provided, and click on the CART Tab and click the link to begin using CART.

Participation 104

Participation Engineering Inventory Networking 104

FedInsider

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Combs previously served as Cyberspace Systems Engineer for the United States Air Force (USAF). She was awarded the inaugural USAF Information Assurance Fellow – the analysis, synthetization, and evaluation of the complex challenges in cyberspace. Born and raised in Oklahoma, Ms.

Engineering 103

Engineering Leadership Networking Telecommunication 103

Federal News Network

AUGUST 21, 2024

So in this case, this was a procurement under GSA stars three GWAC vehicle and the task order RFP sought a range of technology support services for the Air Force Civil Engineering Center, and it was structured as a primarily fixed price task order with a one year base period and four one year options and an optional six month extension.

Evaluation 104

Evaluation Procurement Contract Price 104

FedInsider

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

He provides technical leadership and guidance for the NG911 Interoperability and Compliance Program designed to ensure that NG911 solutions built by industry will be evaluated for compliance to standards and demonstrated interoperability. This engagement includes industry, academia, public safety practitioners and associations.

Telecommunication 98

Telecommunication Engineering Networking E-auction 98

GovCon Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

Navy has awarded a potential $250 million contract modification to the University of Washington’s Applied Physics Laboratory to sustain its provision of research, development, test and evaluation support for Department of Defense programs. The modification raises the ceiling value of a previously awarded contract to $925.8

Evaluation 80

Evaluation Sustainability Contract IT 80

GovCon Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Navy has awarded electronic, computer and mechanical engineering company J.F. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract supports fleet operator training, as well as research, development, test, evaluation and acquisition programs across the service, the Department of Defense said Taylor Inc. a contract valued at $563.2

Contract 59

Contract Electronics Quantity Evaluation 59

ExecutiveBiz

AUGUST 20, 2024

million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide a digital engineering ecosystem for testing and assessing missile defeat kill webs. The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Modern Technology Solutions Inc.

Quantity 59

Quantity Evaluation Engineering Contract 59

FedInsider

JANUARY 24, 2024

For more information regarding concern and/or program cancellation policies please contact: Certs@FedInsiderNews.com * To receive CPE credit you must arrive on time, fill out and submit your evaluation to registration as you leave. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants.

Media 145

Media Leadership Evaluation Management 145

FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

As the science advisor to the Homeland Security Secretary, Dr. Kusnezov heads the research, development, innovation and testing and evaluation activities in support of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) operational Components and first responders across the nation. Joseph Boye attended Old Dominion University.

Accountability 142

Accountability Consulting Leadership Collaboration 142

ExecutiveBiz

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Washington Headquarter Services has awarded American Systems a modification to a task order issued under a potential five-year, $496M contract meant to provide the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering with mission support. The modification, worth $31.8

Contract 105

Contract Engineering Evaluation 105