by Joe Katzman | Mar 5, 2007 | Boeing, Budgets, Contracts - Intent, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Project Management, Transport & Utility, USA
Reinforcements coming?(click to view full) In 2006 it appeared that recent purchases by Australia, Canada, Britain, and possibly others would not be enough to sustain C-17 production much beyond 2008, when the end of US orders was scheduled to close the line. The line...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 5, 2007 | Asia - Central, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, USA
(click for explanation) M.C. Dean Inc. in Dulles, VA received an $18.9 million indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price contract for a second generation satellite-based internet-broadband service and Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network in...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 5, 2007 | Consulting Firms, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Innovations, T&C - Big 5 Firms, T&C - Booz Allen, T&C - IBM, USA
The US Navy has issued a set of consulting firm contracts to help the Director of Material Readiness and Logistics (OPNAV N4) with business process improvements. These are cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contracts with options. Contract...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 2, 2007 | BAE, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Intent, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Procurement Innovations, Public Partnering, Specialty Aircraft, Support & Maintenance, Transformation
The Red Arrows(click to view full) British efforts to move toward a new way of supporting their aircraft have involved through-life umbrella maintenance contracts based on availability rather than hours or spares. It is a model that Britain is using for several...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 2, 2007 | Blimps & LTA Craft, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Sensors & Guidance, USA
TCOM 32M aerostat(click to view full) In the aftermath of World War 2, blimps and airships found themselves gradually phased out of the US military. That didn’t really begin to change until the 21st century (see April 2005, “USN, DARPA See Blimps &...
