Applied Engineering Management Corp. received a not to exceed $36.2 million firm-fixed-price task order under a previously awarded contract (N00178-05-D-4183, #JN01) to provide maintenance for Electronic Navy Housing (eNH). eNH is an integrated enterprise system that...
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L-3 Buys Northrop Grumman’s Electro-Optical Group
L-3 Communications has moved to buy Northrop Grumman's Electro-Optical Systems (EOS) business for $175 million in cash. L-3 currently offers EO/IR (electro-optical/infrared) sensors, high-definition turrets, tactical sights and laser designators for air, land and sea...
$7.7M for 17,433 M249 SAW Barrels
M249-CB SAW(click to view full) FN Manufacturing Inc. in Columbia, SC received a $7.7 million firm-fixed price contract for 17,433 M249 Short Barrels. Work will be performed in Columbia, SC, and is expected to be complete by Oct 31/08. There was one bid solicited on...
$21.5M for Consolidated Drill Sgt. School
"Build it right, maggots!"(click to view full) The Ttec-Tesoro Joint Venture in Norcross, GA received a $21.5 million firm-fixed price contract for design-build of the Consolidated Drill Sergeant School at Fort Jackson, SC. It includes classrooms, dining facility and...
L-3 Consolidates a Marine & Power Systems Group
L-3 Communications may be a Tier 2 defense firm in size, but it may be one of the most diversified. On March 11/08, the firm announced a strategic realignment to form a new Marine and Power Systems Group, with $1.2 billion in sales. Steven Kantor, currently corporate...
GAO 2008: F-35 Program Status Report
F-35A #AA-1(click to view full) America's Congressional Government Accountability Office (GAO) has been conducting annual reviews of the F-35 A/B/C Joint Strike Fighter program for several years, analyzing everything from program approach to the wisdom of the...
GAO Report 2008: DoD Contracted Services & Ethical Safeguards
In recent years, the US Department of Defense has moved civilians into positions of responsibility alongside DoD employees. Some work is straightforward - public relations, facility maintenance, et. al. Other work contains the potential for entanglement, such as...
British Tactical Truck Order Rises to GBP 1.35B
MAN SX, up-armored A deal announced on June 29, 2006 by UK Defence Procurement Minister Lord Drayson will add more trucks to Britain's program to replace its Armed Forces' tri-service fleet of 4-tonne, 8-tonne, and 14-tonne cargo and recovery trucks. The UK Ministry...
Boeing on KC-X: “Methinks We Doth Protest to You”
KC-767: In the dark?(click to view full) Our FOCUS Article "The USAF's KC-X Aerial Tanker RFP" has covered the lead-up to Boeing's protest, in the wake of the Airbus/NGC win. Today, Boeing issued a release that discussed its claims in the coming GAO protest. Boeing...

