Maybe he could help...?(click for his web site) The Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento, CA has been issuing firm-fixed-price contracts for Sacramento River levee repairs. Sacramento is California's state capital, and Governor Schwarzenegger must be relieved to hear...
624J TRAM(click to view full) The John Deere Construction and Forrestry Corp. won a $40 million firm-fixed-price delivery order #0004 under previously awarded contract (M67854-07-D-5010) for the Tractor, Rubber Tired, Articulated Steering, Multipurpose Vehicles (TRAM)...
ISO 9001:2000 certified security contractor Triple Canopy in Herndon, VA has been receiving awards from The Joint Contracting Command, Baghdad, Iraq for services in theater. Aug 22/07: A $6.8 million firm-fixed-price contract for internal security services for forward...
Small business qualifier Chugach Government Services Inc. in Anchorage, AK received a $9 million firm-fixed-price contract for operation and maintenance of a water and wastewater treatment plant. Work at Fort Meade, MD, which is expected to be completed by Sept. 14,...
Practice makes perfect(click to view full) The grenade machine gun was invented to provide area-effect infantry firepower that could decimate enemy infantry with fragmentation bursts from multiple 40mm grenades. The Saco/GD Mk19 is one of the world's most common GMGs,...
Tester approved(click to view full) As mechanical things get more complex, the difficulty of testing them increases. Think about the testing set-ups you see in today's auto shops, for instance, vs. the equipment you would have seen 40 years ago. The same dynamic is at...
MH-60R: ALFS & Hellfires(click to view full) Observers often note the spiraling price of aircraft and helicopters, without considering the rising cost of the equipment that goes into them. A recent contract offers an excellent illustration of that dynamic in action....
Bushmaster, ADF(click to view full) It has been one of the most puzzling features of the MRAP competition to date. Thales Australia's Bushmaster vehicle was one of the first mine-resistant vehicles on the ground in Afghanistan and Iraq, where it has served...
Afghanistan is shaping up as a test of the NATO alliance - and thus far, the report is mixed. While a number of allied countries have committed troops, very few of the NATO countries' available helicopters have been committed, despite promises made and commanders'...