$15m for National Gang Intelligence

Sim-G Technologies has been awarded an order by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) to design, develop, deploy, operate and maintain the FBI’s National Gang Intelligence Center (NGIC) Information System (IS). The task order, awarded under the GSA Alliant Small Business Contract, has an estimated value of $15 million over five years if all options are exercised.

QMS for FDA

MasterControl, a provider of software solutions that enable regulated companies to improve internal efficiency and reduce overall costs while accelerating time to market, and i4DM, a MasterControl partner, have been selected as the software provider and implementation team of a quality management system (QMS) for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) selected MasterControl’s quality management software solution to be used by its agencies that are engaged in field investigations enforcement, and scientific laboratory analysis of field samples. The system will be implemented across the United States, in regional offices, district offices, laboratories and headquarters.

9.4 million beneficiaries of Military Health System

Planned Systems International (PSI), a provider of information technology (IT) solutions and services to the federal government, has been awarded a task order by the Defense Health Information Management System (DHIMS) Program Office to provide operations and maintenance support to AHLTA-Theater (AHLTA-T), the military’s electronic health record for the Military Theater environment. The task order has a total value of $8.3 million if all options are exercised.

AHLTA-T maintains a comprehensive, computer-based patient record for every soldier, sailor, airman, marine, and beneficiary entitled to DoD military healthcare in theater of operations. Under this task order, PSI and its team members, Evolvent and ASM Research, will provide maintenance, sustainment and support services, which will improve system speed, reliability, data quality, and usability of currently existing AHLTA-T products. The new functionalities will improve patient safety and quality of care for approximately 9.4 million beneficiaries of the Military Health System (MHS) TRICARE Program.

$2.7m spend by FDA

PPD, Inc. has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to evaluate the agency’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) post-market spontaneous adverse event surveillance system. The company will conduct a thorough evaluation of the value of the spontaneous adverse event reports to support safety-related regulatory actions and report its findings to the FDA and the public. The award of $2.7 million for year one, is part of a two-year project of FDA’s Initiative for Maximizing the Benefit of Passive Adverse Event Collection throughout a Product’s Life Cycle (IMPACT). IMPACT, launched in 2008, is intended to fulfill a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) IV commitment.

Handheld biometric readers sold

MaxID and CoreStreet have sold ten iDLMaxG TWIC-accredited handheld biometric reader devices to the United States Coast Guard. The iDLMaxG units delivered to the Coast Guard are bundled with the CoreStreet PIVMAN Client software, which provides a TWIC-compatible solution that has been in operational use for more than three years in the DoD, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), various states, and is on the FIPS 201 Approved Products List.

$875,000 for the design, manufacture and delivery of a new circuit card

Orbit Instrument Division has received an award from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) valued at $875,000 for the design, manufacture and delivery of a new circuit card assembly in support of the Automated Radar Terminal System (ARTS) 11E and 111E keyboard configurations. The ARTS keyboard configuration was designed to support 15 sensors, 10,000 simultaneous tracks, and over 200 displays within air traffic control towers. ARTS 111E is currently operational at a number of Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facilities nationwide. The ARTS systems have been a reliable part of the Terminal domain for over 30 years.

Cessna certification

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron company, has been granted a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) supplemental type certification (STC) for the IS&S-developed AdViz flat panel display system now available for retrofit in some legacy Cessna Citations. The AdViz system will initially be available for purchase through the nine Cessna-owned Citation Service Centers, and will later be distributed through the Cessna authorized network. AdViz is based on the IS&S Vantage Cockpit/IP system, an open architecture flat panel display system that allows operators to upgrade their aircraft to a glass cockpit while leaving existing third party avionics installed in the aircraft. This allows the operator to select the best of breed new equipment and minimizes the cost and down time of the upgrade.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Envisage Technologies will implement its Acadis® Readiness Suite at six U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) law enforcement training academies across the United States thanks to a contract award from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (Meka Seawright, chief of the Technology Resource Branch for the Office of Training Development (OTD). CBP is one of the Department of Homeland Security’s largest and most complex agencies, with over 41,000 employees to manage, control and protect the Nation’s borders. Its priority mission is to keep terrorists and their weapons out of the United States. Its responsibilities include securing and facilitating trade and travel and enforcing hundreds of federal regulations, including immigration and drug laws. OTD is responsible for centralized leadership and direction of all Customs and Border Protection (CBP) training programs and establishes standards and policies for designing, developing, delivering, and evaluating training.

$19.3 million order from U.S. Customs and Border Protection

American Science and Engineering, Inc. has won a $19.3 million order from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for multiple Z Backscatter^™ Vans (ZBV^™). The ZBV allows for immediate deployment in response to security threats and its high throughput capability facilitates rapid inspection. The system’s “drive-by” capability allows operators to conduct X-ray imaging while the ZBV drives past suspect vehicles and objects. For personnel safety in dangerous environments, a remote console is available for operating the system in stationary mode from a distance of up to 500 meters.

$13.5 million at U.S. Defense Supply Center

OSI Systems’ Healthcare Division, Spacelabs Healthcare, has been awarded a $13.5 million Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Defense Supply Center Philadelphia Medical Supplier Operations Directorate to provide patient monitoring systems, sub-systems, training and consumables.

$98.8 million DHS contract

ManTech has been awarded an Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide a full range of program management support services to the nation's Secure Border Initiative (SBI). The competitively awarded, single-award IDIQ program has a base-year and two option years and a total potential value of $98.8 million.

$7 million for development

Intevac Photonics has received an award from the U.S. Government in the amount of $7 million for the development of a four mega-pixel, low light level sensor and camera.

National Motor Carrier Pre-Employment Screening System

The U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), has awarded NIC Technologies, LLC, the contract for a National Motor Carrier Pre-Employment Screening System. The new service is designed to disseminate commercial drivers’ safety performance history as part of the pre-employment screening process.

$1.8 million spend by DEA

WidePoint Corporation, a provider of advanced information technology, identity assurance and protection, and mobile telecom expense management (TEM) services, said today that its subsidiary, iSYS, LLC has been awarded its first contract with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). The five-year agreement is initially worth approximately $1.8 million in support of the DEA’s Office of Information Systems.

$12.7 million task order

NCI, a provider of information technology, engineering, and professional services and solutions to U.S. Federal Government agencies, has received a task order award valued at approximately $12.7 million. Awarded through the Total Engineering Integrated Services (TEIS) contract, NCI will provide engineering and implementation services for a Multi-Level Video Information System (MVIS) Project for the U.S. Central Command’s (USCENTCOM) new Headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. USCENTCOM, a theater-level Unified Combatant Command unit, is the military authority for the Middle East and Southwest Asia with an area of responsibility that includes 20 nations.

Under the task order, NCI and its team members, Pershing Technologies and Advanced C⁴ Solutions (AC4S) will engineer, furnish, install, test and provide training for the MVIS in multiple conference rooms, command briefing rooms and operations centers in the facility.

$35 million payroll contract

STG, Inc. has been awarded the Department of State’s Bureau of Resource Management (RM) Worldwide Agency-wide Locally Engaged Staff (WALES) contract. Under this $35 million, 5-year contract, STG will design, develop and implement a payroll solution for more than 90,000 American & Foreign Service National staff and Foreign Service Annuitants.

BPA has value of up to $28 million

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has awarded NetStar-1, Inc. a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for management consulting services for its Enterprise Human Resources Integration (EHRI) program. The new five-year BPA has a value of up to $28 million. www.netstar-1.com.

$17 million BPA for TSA

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has awarded NetStar-1, Inc. a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for acquisition program management support. The five-year, multiple-award BPA has a potential value of up to $17 million. Under the terms of the BPA, NetStar-1 will provide a variety of management consulting services to TSA, including acquisition planning, documentation, program oversight support, and financial management. The overall purpose of the BPA is to support best practices in TSA’s acquisition process, permitting the agency to fulfill its mission more effectively. This effort will assist TSA to consolidate and standardize the acquisition management support process, streamlining reviews and program approvals.

Radiological, nuclear, environmental, disaster relief and security solutions

Safety and Ecology Corporation (SEC) a provider of specialized technology-based radiological, nuclear, environmental, disaster relief and security solutions to government and commercial customers, along with their teaming partners, have been awarded a Master Task Order Agreement (MTOA) stimulus funded contract with a maximum value potential of $100M from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The Team, including SEC’s protégé company ARS International (ARS), was awarded one of four MTOA contracts from LANL. The task orders are partially stimulus funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and contain a maximum capacity of $100M. The four awarded companies will bid competitively for a variety of Remedial Action (RA) and Decommissioning and Demolition (D&D) services at LANL Technical Area-21. According to the Weapons Complex Monitor Special Bulletin released in August, Los Alamos will receive $212M in ARRA cleanup funds, of which approximately $79M will go toward addressing more than 20 buildings/structures at TA-21.

GSA award estimated at $24 million

ICT Group, a provider of customer management and business process outsourcing solutions, has been awarded a competitively bid Task Order under the General Services Administration’s USA Contact vehicle, to continue its operation of the Federal Citizen Information Center’s (FCIC) National Contact Center (NCC). The task order is for one base year with four one-year options. Its estimated value is $24 million over the next five years.