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GSA, DHS Extend Bid Submission Deadlines for 2 Small Biz IT Contract Vehicles
Mary-Louise Hoffman
The Department of Homeland Security and the General Services Administration have extended the deadlines for solicitation responses to two separate information technology contracts reserved for small businesses. DHS posted a notice Thursday on SAM.gov to inform vendors of a 14-day extension and they can submit second phase bids for FirstSource III co...
DHS Awards 30 Small Biz Research Contracts
Thirty small businesses have won contracts from the Department of Homeland Security to develop proofs of concept across 11 technology areas, including artificial intelligence-powered distress monitoring automation. Awardees will carry out projects within a five-month period under the first phase of DHS' Small Business Innovation Research progr...
DOE Taps Small Businesses for Clean Energy, Climate Innovation Projects
The Department of Energy has awarded $53 million to multiple small businesses to develop clean energy materials and systems in support of the Biden administration's net-zero emission goals. DOE said Wednesday it will issue the funds through the department's Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer program...
4 Small Businesses Win $100M in DOE Lab Support Contracts
Naomi Cooper
Four small businesses have won two-year, basic ordering agreements worth $100 million combined to provide a range of contingent support services to the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The minority-owned companies will assign personnel to assist ORNL across information technology, engineering, project management, busines...
Army Taps 4 Small Businesses for $120M Training & Development Contract
Angeline Leishman
Four small businesses have won spots on a five-year, $120 million contract to facilitate training and development services for U.S. Army personnel. Twenty-three bids were submitted to the Army Field Directorate Office at Fort Eustis in Virginia for the firm-fixed-price contract via an online solicitation, the Department of Defense said Thursday. All...
DOE Taps Small Businesses for $105M Clean Energy R&D Funding Opportunity
The Department of Energy plans to invest $105 million in small business-led research and development projects that will focus on creating technologies that could help address the impacts of climate change. DOE said Monday that previous grantees under the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs are eligible ...
James Taiclet: Lockheed Targets $1B Supply Chain Payment by Year's End
Brenda Marie Rivers
James Taiclet, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), has said the company has expedited payments to 10K suppliers that include 5.9K U.S. small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic and estimated that accelerated supply chain invoices will reach more than $1B by the end of this year....
$105M DOE R&D Funding Opportunity Opens for Small Businesses
The Department of Energy plans to award $105M in total research and development grants for the second phase of its fiscal 2021 Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer initiatives....
GovConWire's "Winning Business and FY21 Opportunities Forum" Set for Oct. 20
GovConWire Events will host the Winning Business and FY21 Opportunities Virtual Forum featuring keynote speaker Brian Barnes, Associate Administrator of the Office of Small Business Utilization with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), on October 20th. To register for the Winning Business and FY21 Opportunities Forum, as well as view futu...
NIH Adds 200+ Small Businesses to $20B CIO-SP3 IT Contract Vehicle
More than 200 small businesses have won spots during the on-ramp process for the National Institutes of Health's potential $20B governmentwide acquisition contract for information technology products and services....
FAA Requests Feedback on Expanding Small Business Industry Base for Construction Projects
Minh Huebner, National Lab Finance Veteran, Begins Role as CFO at Johns Hopkins APL
DOE Seeks Feedback on Proposed Use of National Laboratories to Spur Regional Innovation Hubs
CDAO Co-hosts 5th Global Information Dominance Experiments; Craig Martell Quoted
New CISA Office to Help Agencies Implement Supply Chain Risk Management
Jane Rathbun Named DON Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer