by Joe Katzman | Mar 20, 2006 | Industry & Trends, Issues - Political, Legal, Lobbying, Policy - Procurement
Titanium’s light weight, tremendous strength, and incredible heat-resistance makes it a very desirable metal for aircraft; indeed, fluctuations in its price have been cited as potential future cost issues for the F-35 Joint Strike fighter program and especially...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 20, 2006 | Corporate Innovations, Electronics - General, Logistics Innovations, Other Corporation, T&C - SAIC
DID has recently noted the USA’s interest in streamlining its military supply chain, and also the growing role of RFID in that effort. Now the March 13, 2006 issue of RFID Journal tells the story of The National Center for Employment of the Disabled (NCED) in El...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 20, 2006 | Americas - Other, Contracts - Awards, Engines & Propulsion - Naval, Other Corporation, USA
Incoming…(click to enlarge) Vericor Power Systems, LLC in Alpharetta, GA received a $28.4 million firm-fixed-price contract for the manufacture, testing and delivery of 20 ETF40B marine gas turbine engines and 4 Pack-Up Kit spare engines for the Landing...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 20, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Procurement Innovations, Small Business, Support Functions - Other, USA
MARCbot, Spiral IV Small business qualifier The Wexford Group International Inc. in Vienna, VA won a $17.9 million firm-fixed-price contract for Engineering Services and Support for the U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force. Work will be performed at Fort Belvoir, VA (60%),...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 20, 2006 | Avionics, Delivery & Task Orders, Helicopters & Rotary, United Technologies, USA
Link 16 Display(click to see situation) Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. in Stratford, CT received a $16.3 million cost-plus-incentive-fee delivery order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00019-03-G-0003) for development efforts to complete the Link-16...
