Tag: engineering

Highbury Defense Group Inc. awarded $17M contract for analysis and test engineering services

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Highbury Defense Group Inc., San Diego, California, is awarded a $17,188,575 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee, multiple award modification to previously awarded contract N66001-18-D-0390 for analysis and test engineering services. These services will provide research, development, test and evaluation services for command, control, communications, computers, cyber and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems and combat direction systems. Work will be performed in San Diego, California (100%), and is expected to be complete by September 2023. All awardees will have the opportunity to compete for task orders during the ordering period. No funds will be obligated at the time of award. Funds will be obligated as task orders are issued using research, development, test and evaluation (Navy); operations and maintenance (Navy); other procurement (Navy); shipbuilding construction (Navy); and working capital (Navy) funds. The Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity.

Highbury Defense Group is an entity registered with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), System for Award Management (SAM). The corporation number is #KQ7NL4AZD7E7. The business address is 2725 Congress St, Ste 1m, San Diego, CA 92110-2766, USA. The point of contact name is Nic Merrin. (www.opengovus.com) 

Johns Hopkins University $225M for engineering, development, and research capabilities.

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The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC, Laurel, Maryland, was awarded a $225,000,000 ceiling, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with cost-plus-fixed-fee term and completion task orders contemplated for engineering, development, and research capabilities. This contract provides for establishing and maintaining an essential capability for engineering or developmental work calling for the practical application of investigative findings and theories of a scientific or technical nature. Work will be performed primarily in Laurel, Maryland, with an expected ordering completion date of November 2026. No funds are being obligated at the time of award; the minimum guaranteed amount will be obligated with the first task order. This contract was a sole-source acquisition. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity (HR001122D0001).

Founded in 1876 with a $7 million bequest from its namesake, The Johns Hopkins University has established its reputation by molding itself in the image of a European research institution. While renowned for its School of Medicine, the private university offers 260 academic programs spanning fields of study including arts and sciences, business, and international studies. The university enrolls more than 24,000 full- and part-time students. Johns Hopkins has about a half-dozen campuses in Maryland and Washington, DC, as well as facilities in China and Italy. The student-teacher ratio is 13:1. The affiliated Johns Hopkins Health System provides health care from its three Baltimore-area hospitals.(www.dnb.com)

The Aerospace Corp Awarded $1.150B for systems engineering and integration support for the National Space Community

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The Aerospace Corp., El Segundo, California, has been awarded a $1,150,958,695 modification (P00065) to previously awarded contract FA8802-19-C-0001 for systems engineering and integration support for the National Space Community. This modification provides for the exercise of Option Year Three for fiscal 2022 services being procured under the multiple-year contract. Work will be performed in El Segundo, California, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2022. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $4,470,506,651. Space Systems Command, El Segundo, California, is the contracting activity.

The Aerospace Corporation is located in Chantilly, VA, United States, and is part of the Scientific Research and Development Services Industry. The Aerospace Corp has 29 employees at this location. (Employees figure is modeled). There are 58 companies in the Aerospace Corporation corporate family. (www.dnb.com)

 

Leilani Lacusong: From Accountant to 8a Contractor

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For over five years, Leilani Lacusong learned doing government contracts and now, she shares her story and what she learned from winning her first contract!

 BACKGROUND

Leilani Lacusong has over 25 years of experience doing accounting in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry as a project and staff accountant all the way to becoming a Chief Financial Officer. 

Currently, she is the Principal at Leis Consulting Group where she does government contracts for over five years while also providing accounting services, on the side. 

Apart from that, Leilani is also working along with some of our GovCon Giants to gain contracts as a community. 

STARTING IN THE FEDERAL MARKETPLACE

When she quit her former job, Leilani was faced with the fact that she had no clients and no job. However, she believed in herself and started researching. 

She built Leis Consulting Group in 2015 and she went after 8a and other certifications.

She called people for three months regarding these small business certifications and instead of paying someone to fill the 8a application, she did it herself. 

Although, she was informed that she can’t be an 8a, she continued to pursue this certification until she became 8a certified in 2016.

However, reality hits her. Becoming part of the 8a program doesn’t mean having those VIP tickets that will provide you contracts. 

So, she reverted back to doing accounting while researching more and navigating different  govcon databases.

That’s when she learned about homeless veterans, traditional homes for the probationers, and other opportunities that she already had previous experiences with. 

GETTING HER FIRST CONTRACT

Leilani then got her first contract on September 23, 2017 where she did a carpet cleaning project in Abilene, Texas for three years.

“I thought I won a million dollars, but it’s only 65,000 for five years, so I  didn’t really look at it that way. I think it just affects the high of winning a contract. It didn’t matter if it was like twenty thousand, thirty thousand—”

Although this contract gave her a lot of challenges, it also strengthened the way she viewed government contracts. 

Primarily, the people that she hired to do the project didn’t show up, so she just did the job herself. Fortunately, a pastor assisted her in accomplishing the job for three years. 

Apart from that, the contract itself is $65,000 for three years which is a very small contract considering its time period. 

However, she still performed the project and viewed it as a very humbling experience.

“It’s like, ‘Wow, the government really trusted me, so, I have to perform, you know, like they trusted me and my company.’ So, you know what? I have to deliver what I need to deliver and maybe do more.”

SACRIFICES AND DRIVE

Between 2017 to 2019, Leilani continues to bid with no hits. This then affects her tremendously.

She began sabotaging her relationships and there comes a point where she needs to do accounting on the side just to pay her bills.

However, she knew that these sacrifices were needed to achieve her goals, so she never gave up. 

“I just did not give up, you know. I don’t know what kept me going. I think it’s because of that hunger… for trying to get the contracts. I’m like, ‘That’s all I want to do. I just want to work hard with contracts.’”

ADVICE FOR ASPIRING GOVCON GIANTS

1. Be patient.

Patience is very important when you’re doing every activity in order to win a contract. It will not happen as soon as you want it. You need to wait. You need to think. You need to continuously reinvent yourself. 

“You have to be patient. It’s not going to come overnight.”

2. Be humble.

Stay grounded wherever part of your govcon journey you are because no matter how huge your contracts are, you have to go right back to where you started again after accomplishing that.

In fact, why not share what you learned? Besides, there are tons of contracts and money for all of us in this marketplace, we have enough projects to pass around.

“You have to share… I think humility and being humble, I think it’s the key to, you know, so people really want to work with you.”

3. Be consistent.

Success won’t happen when you don’t do your activities consistently. You need to have a system. You need to have structure. You need to know what you are doing. 

“My advice to people is how to eat live and walk and really digest the government world because if you don’t, you’re going to get lost in the shuffle, you’re going to be frustrated, and you’re not going to know your next move. So, I said just be consistent.”

4. Be part of a community.

When you’re doing contracts alone, it will surely become lonely, but it will not be that lonely if you become part of a community who also have the same aspirations as yourself. 

“One thing I really, really learned is you have to have a community. You have to have a village. It’s kind of like having kids, you have to have a support system because there are things that you’re missing out.” 

RESOURCES

If you want to learn more on the sacrifices and lessons Leilani Lacusong learned, then be sure to click the resources below. You can also visit the GovCon Giant website or the new GovCon Edu where you learn everything about government contracting!

02: Making a Giant with Maria and Leilani Lacusong. From Accountant to 8a Contractor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmJi3lamQUw&t=2606s

RFI: NAWCAD-WOLF- RAPID MAC Engineering Services

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The Government’s intention is to award a Multiple Award (MA) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to each and all qualifying Offerors whose proposal is technically evaluated as “acceptable” MAC Engineering Services, with an estimated award of 07 June 2021. The contract will have a five (5) year ordering period.

  • Product Service Code: D399 – IT AND TELECOM- OTHER IT AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  • NAICS Code: 541330 – Engineering Services
  • Place of Performance: Webster Field Saint Inigoes, MD 20684 USA
  • Updated Response Date: Nov 17, 2020 02:00 pm EST

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SOURCES SOUGHT: C4I Operational Maintenance & Engineering Training (COMET)

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The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Webster Outlying Field (WOLF) Airborne Systems Integration (ASI) Division is engaged in the research; development; design; integration; test and evaluation; deployment; training; technical management; and operational maintenance support for integrated Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) life-cycle engineering systems supporting various sponsors to include Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), and other DoD and Federal organizations.

  • Updated Set Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
  • Product Service Code: D302 – IT AND TELECOM- SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
  • NAICS Code: 541330 – Engineering Services
  • Place of Performance: Saint Inigoes, MD 20684 USA

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ARMY Awards Rogers, Lovelock & Fritz Inc $100M IDIQ Architect-Engineering Contract

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Rogers, Lovelock & Fritz Inc., Orlando, Florida, is awarded a maximum amount of $100,000,000 IDIQ architect-engineering contract for multi-discipline projects at various activities in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Northwest area of responsibility (AOR). The work to be performed includes, but is not limited to, providing architectural design and engineering services for preparation of design-build requests for proposals and design-bid-build construction documents for various project types within the NAVFAC Northwest AOR. No task orders are being issued at this time. Work will be performed at various government installations within the NAVFAC Northwest AOR including, but not limited to Washington (75%); Alaska (22%); Idaho (1%); Montana (1%); and Oregon (1%). The term of the contract is not to exceed 60 months with an expected completion date of September 2025. Fiscal 2020 military construction (MILCON) (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $1,000 are obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Future task orders will be primarily funded by MILCON (Navy). This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website with four proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Northwest, Silverdale, Washington, is the contracting activity (N44255-20-D-0002).

Rogers, Lovelock & Fritz, Inc. (RLF) provides architecture, engineering, and interior designing services. The Company offers planning, site evaluations, contract administration, commissioning, dimensional visualization, and budgeting services. RLF serves healthcare, educational, and cultural projects in the United States.(bloomberg.com)

ARMY Awards Radiance Technologies Inc. $120.7M Engineering and Technical Assistance Contract

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Radiance Technologies Inc.,* Huntsville, Alabama, was awarded a $120,784,794 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for engineering and technical assistance support to the U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office. Bids were solicited via the internet with six received. Work will be performed at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama; Fort Belvoir, Virginia; and Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 29, 2023. Fiscal 2019 and 2020 research, development, test, and evaluation, Army funds in the amount of $2,794,694 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W50RAJ-20-F-0014).

Radiance Technologies, Inc. provides engineering services. The Company offers system engineering, technology applications, program support, technology development, testing and evaluation, and operational support services. Radiance Technologies serves media, automotive, aerospace, and defense industries.(bloomberg.com)

Engineering and Software System Solutions & University of Dayton Research Institute Awarded $277,000,000 For Landing Gear Engineering Services

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Engineering and Software System Solutions, San Diego, California and University of Dayton Research Institute, Dayton, Ohio have been collectively awarded a ceiling $277,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity modification to previously awarded contracts for landing gear engineering services. The purpose of this modification is to increase the total contract estimate for the Atlas 3 multiple award contract with no change to the scope of the contracts. The increase will allow continued execution of work to be performed to support landing gear engineering services, which ensure mission safety, improve system life cycle costs, improve operational capability and performance, improve sustainment including maintainability and support and improve environmental safety and friendliness. Work will be performed as indicated in contract award on each individual task order and is expected to be completed July 29, 2029. No funds are being obligated at the time of award but will be obligated on each individual task order. Air Force Sustainment Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity.

RFP For A Multiple Award IDIQ Contract for NAWCAD WOLF – Engineering Products and Technical Services

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This is a Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government’s intent is to award a Multiple Award (MA) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to each and all qualifying Offerors whose proposal is technically evaluated as “acceptable”, with an estimated award of 07 June 2021. The contract will have a five (5) year ordering period. The resulting contract will have Cost Reimbursable and Cost Plus Fixed Fee and Firm Fixed Price CLINS; therefore, successful awardee will be required to have an adequate accounting system upon contract award.

The Government will not accept or respond to telephone calls or requests for meetings with potential Offerors about this requirement. All questions regarding this procurement must be submitted via email to Brandon Reaser at [email protected]. It is requested that all questions be received within 10 calendar days of the date this solicitation is issued. Questions received after 10 calendar days may not be answered prior to the proposal due date.

  • Product Service Code: D399 – IT AND TELECOM- OTHER IT AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  • NAICS Code: 541330 – Engineering Services
  • Place of Performance: Webster Field Saint Inigoes , MD 20684 USA
  • Updated Response Date: Nov 17, 2020 02:00 pm EST

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