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ICF International to acquire Creative Systems and Consulting
Fairfax-based management consulting firm ICF International Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire McLean-based IT federal contractor Creative Systems and Consulting, ICF announced Tuesday. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 1969, ICF has about 7,500 employees. Creative was founded in 2010 and has 270 employees and “a full […]
Leonardo DRS names new CTO
Arlington-based Leonardo DRS Inc., a subsidiary of Italian defense contractor Leonardo SpA, has hired a new chief technology officer. Dr. Philip Perconti will lead corporate research and development strategy, accelerate innovation and expand partnerships that result in integrated technology solutions yielding enhanced warfighting capabilities. Perconti most recently served as the Army chief scient[...]
Peraton to move HQ from Herndon to Reston
Federal contractor Peraton Inc. is moving its headquarters from Herndon to Reston, the company announced Thursday. Peraton has signed a lease at 1875 Explorer St. in Reston Town Center. It expects to begin operating in the new headquarters by September 2022, after the completion of initial construction phases. In 2021, Peraton completed both the $7.1 […]
SAIC wins potential $1.11B Navy contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) won an up to $1.11 billion contract with the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Department of Defense announced last week. Under the fixed-price incentive, firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee $123.68 million contract, SAIC will provide MK 48 Mod 7 heavyweight afterbody/tailcones and warshot fuel tank torpedo equip[...]
BlueHalo acquires Md. software company
Arlington-based tech contractor BlueHalo announced Tuesday that it had acquired Annapolis Junction, Maryland-based software solutions provider Asymmetrik Ltd. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2008, Asymmetrik develops software solutions and technology tools to enable the intelligence community’s programs. It delivers open-source intelligence technologies to ena[...]
M.C. Dean secures $250M Washington HQ Services contract
Tysons-based electrical engineering firm M.C. Dean Inc. won a $250 million contract with the Washington Headquarters Services in Arlington, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Thursday. Under the firm-fixed price, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity Pentagon Force Protection Agency Integrated Security Services Contract, M.C. Dean will provide a total system approach for providing integra[...]
AT&T wins $182M contract with USAID
Oakton-based AT&T Public Sector and its FirstNet public safety wireless communications platform won a 10-year, $182 million task order from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), if all options are exercised, the company announced Tuesday. The agreement was awarded via the General Service Administration’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract. USAID leads the gover[...]
Hampton nonprofit wins potential $126M Navy contract
Hampton-based nonprofit VersAbility Resources Inc. won a U.S. Navy contract potentially worth $126.14 million, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Friday. The $10.5 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract has a five-month base period with four one-year options and six-month extension option. VersAbility Resources will assist Naval Supply Systems Command with shipboard mainte[...]
ManTech to acquire D.C. tech firm for $350M
Herndon-based tech contractor ManTech International Corp. announced Monday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Washington, D.C.-based Gryphon Technologies from Boca Raton, Florida-based AE Industrial Partners for $350 million. Gryphon Technologies provides digital and systems engineering capabilities for U.S. Department of Defense agencies, including predictive analytics, data sci[...]
Joint venture with BWXT subsidiary wins potential $21B DOE contract
A team including a subsidiary of Lynchburg-based nuclear components and fuel supplier BWX Technologies Inc. (BWXT) won a U.S. Department of Energy contract with an estimated ceiling of $21 billion, the supplier announced Thursday. The DOE’s Office of Environmental Management awarded the 10-year Savannah River Site Integrated Mission Completion Contract to Savannah River Mission Completion [&hell[...]
BAE Systems makes splash with potential $478M Navy contract
Arlington-based defense contractor BAE Systems Inc. has won a U.S. Navy contract worth up to $478 million if all options are exercised, the company announced Oct. 27. Under the five-year Systems Engineering and Integration Support Services contract, BAE Systems will continue supporting the U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) office. The SSP oversees the Strategic […]
Amentum to acquire PAE for $1.9B
Falls Church-based government contractor PAE Inc. (Pacific Architects and Engineers) has agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of Germantown, Maryland, aerospace defense contractor Amentum in a $1.9 billion all-cash deal. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2022, at which time PAE will become a wholly owned […]
