by Joe Katzman | Aug 24, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Other Equipment - Land, USA
MIRCS, deployed(click to view full) Guild Associates in Dublin, OH, was awarded on Aug. 16 a $16.4 million firm-fixed-price contract for 43 “mobile integrated remains systems” (MIRCS). Which is to say, portable morgues. Not a pleasant subject, or something...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 24, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Forces - Marines, New Systems Tech, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Small Business, Soldier's Gear, Spotlight articles, USA
MTV, worn(click to enlarge) As the Marines themselves note, “body armor can be traced back to before the Roman Empire, when war was waged with sword and spear and the battlefield rang with the clash of steel on steel.” In time, its protection became so...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 23, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Issues - Political, Policy - Procurement, Small Business, USA
Duffles @ Manas AB(click to view full) Small business qualifier SNC Telecommunications, LLC in Comerio, Puerto Rico received a maximum $15.9 million firm-fixed price, total set-aside contract for US Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps duffle bags. There was...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 19, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary
(c) DJ Elliott(click to view full) DJ Elliott is a retired USN Intelligence Specialist (22 years active duty) who has been analyzing and writing on Iraqi Security Forces developments since 2006. His Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle is an open-source compilation...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 19, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, R&D - Contracted, University-related, USA
US Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic in Charleston, SC recently issued cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery /indefinite-quantity, multiple award contracts to 7 universities, who will compete for task orders. Up to $30 million may be requested over...
