By Ann Roosevelt The Army's acquisition process needs to change from a cumbersome process to one that is more responsive to service needs, according to a top official. "The question is how do you build an acquisition process that allows you to get new technology to the field in a timely manner without losing your accountability," Under Secretary of the Army Nelson Ford said at Pentagon roundtable Sept. 8. The number two civilian leader, Ford took office July 24 as…
Contract Updates
Hartech Group LLC (New Port Richey, Florida) – $10,153,033
Hartech Group LLC, New Port Richey, Florida, has been awarded a maximum $10,153,033 firm-fixed-price contract for three high precision jig grinders with Fanuc controllers. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 3204 (c)(1), as stated in Federal…
Lockheed Martin Space (Sunnyvale, California) – $142,621,543
Lockheed Martin Space, Sunnyvale, California, is being awarded a $142,621,543 noncompetitive, cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and firm-fixed-price contract modification (P00073) under a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The total value of the contract increased to $876,747,896.…
Amentum Services (Chantilly, Virginia) – $10,645,952
Amentum Services, Chantilly, Virginia, was awarded a $10,645,952 cost-no-fee, time-and-materials modification (P00074) to contract W58RGZ-25-C-0004 to provide global aviation maintenance services. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $158,855,989. Work will be performed in Schofield…
General Electric Co. (Lynn, Massachusetts) – $26,950,000
General Electric Co., Lynn, Massachusetts, was awarded a $26,950,000 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification (P00100) to contract W58RGZ-19-C-0003 to support the engineering and manufacturing development of the improved turbine engine. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $862,954,255.…