by Joe Katzman | Mar 29, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, IT - Software & Integration, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Satellites & Sensors, USA
AEHF concept(click to view full) Integral Systems, Inc. in Lanham, MD received a $21.5 million cost-plus award-fee, firm-fixed-price contract modification to modify the Command and Control System-Consolidated (CCS-C) effort to support the Advanced Extremely High...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 29, 2006 | Contracts - Modifications, Launch Vehicles, New Systems Tech, Nuclear Weapons, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, USA
Aerojet-General Corp. in Sacramento, CA received an $11.4 million cost-plus fixed-fee contract modification to evaluate, develop, and demonstrate “innovative post boost propulsion concepts.” It exercises option 1 of the Phase II baseline program for...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 28, 2006 | Budgets, Conferences & Events, Fuel & Power, Issues - Environmental, Issues - Political, Leadership & People, Policy - Procurement, Power Projection, USA
Sticker shock(click to view full) Following our reports today covering the USA’s recent purchase of $3.15 billion worth of various fuels and almost $230 million worth of electricity over the past week, it seems like a fuller picture is in order. A CNN online...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 28, 2006 | Fuel & Power, Other Corporation, Small Business, USA
As DID noted in its March 17 article “Energy Conservation Moving Up Pentagon’s Agenda,” the truth is that the military can’t live without fuel, but every gallon of it is both a logistics burden and a financial burden. Over the past week, the US...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 28, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Fuel & Power, Other Corporation, USA
Electricity isn’t often thought of as a major buy item for the US military, but firm-fixed-price contracts for electrical power over the past week have totaled about $228.3 million, and covered only locations in MD and NJ. There were 79 proposals solicited by...
