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Exclusive Video Interview: Inside JAMIS Prime Manufacturing Edition
by reynolitoresoor
Published on April 2, 2024
Exclusive Video Interview: Inside JAMIS Prime Manufacturing Edition

JAMIS’ latest offering, JAMIS Prime Manufacturing Edition, is a cloud-based business application equipped with an extensive suite of integrated solutions tailored to meet the manufacturing requirements of government contractors.

During an exclusive video interview with Executive Mosaic, JAMIS President and CEO Jeff Noolas emphasized that this new platform is designed to fill significant voids in the manufacturing market, aiming to provide government contractors with a comprehensive solution.

“Manufacturing has been ill-served for a long period of time. It’s characterized by products that are big, unwieldy, hard to use, perhaps full featured, but very, very difficult to implement,” he said. “I think the key issue that we’ve addressed is we’ve linked the finance, accounting, job cost and labor side of the house with the manufacturing side of the house, with again, a single user interface, a single platform, and it’s easy to use. And there’s almost nothing else out there in the marketplace that’s easy to use.”

In a strategic partnership, JAMIS collaborated with cloud enterprise resource planning provider Acumatica to amalgamate top-notch solutions from third-party vendors into a cohesive ecosystem.

“There’s a lot of third party best-of-breed companies that are now writing their solutions on top of the Acumatica framework,” said JAMIS Vice President of Technology Joe Satlin. “So what does this mean? It basically means that you could buy any one of these products, install it on the framework and all the pieces work together. So what we did was we went out and we found some of these best of breed Acumatica ecosystem partners, and we brought them together in our manufacturing solution.”

Learn more about JAMIS Prime Manufacturing Edition — watch the full video interview with Jeff Noolas and Joe Satlin here.

Acquisition & Procurement/Federal Civilian/News
DOE Releases Solicitation for National Energy Technology Laboratory Facility Operation Support Services
by Jerry Petersen
Published on April 2, 2024
DOE Releases Solicitation for National Energy Technology Laboratory Facility Operation Support Services

A request for proposals has been released for Site Operations Support Services 5, an 8(a) small business set-aside contract that calls for a variety of housekeeping and facility operation services in support of the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory.

The services required under SOS5 include research and development, general engineering, site operations, property management, industrial hygiene and waste disposal support, according to the RFP posted Monday on SAM.gov.

NETL facilities in Oregon, West Virginia and Pennsylvania will benefit from the solicitation, though work locations — along with the contract type cost — will be determined per requirement.

SOS5 has a base period of performance of 24 months but comes with three options that, if exercised, extend the work to 60 months.

Interested parties have until May 17 to respond.

DoD/News
Air Force Releases 2024 Safety Strategic Plan; Maj. Gen. Sean Choquette Quoted
by Jane Edwards
Published on April 2, 2024
Air Force Releases 2024 Safety Strategic Plan; Maj. Gen. Sean Choquette Quoted

The Air Force Safety Center has unveiled a new strategic plan detailing six new goals over the next three years in alignment with the Department of the Air Force’s priorities.

The first three goals as stated in the DAF Safety Strategic Plan are fully integrating risk management into all training and operations, integrating risk management into agile combat operations and evolving support to the space enterprise, the Air Force Safety Center said Monday.

Strengthening nuclear surety, optimizing analytical ecosystems and data fabric and evolving and modernizing the safety workforce are the other three goals.

“As Safety leaders, it’s our job to ensure the Safety enterprise is trained, agile, and ready to integrate new Air Force operational concepts to deter, and if needed defeat, great power competitors,” said Maj. Gen. Sean Choquette, DAF chief of safety and commander of the Air Force Safety Center.

“Safety’s job is to prepare our forces with the resources and skills to make risk-informed decisions at home or in combat,” added Choquette.

Each goal comes with specific objectives. To achieve the goal of optimizing the analytical ecosystem, objectives include identifying and developing actionable data for use in future machine learning models; developing and integrating accurate ML models to automate data quality; and providing data visualizations to present projective analytical products to commanders at all levels.

News/Wash100
Leidos’ Gerry Fasano & DSCA’s James Hursch Earn 2024 Wash100 Awards
by Ireland Degges
Published on April 2, 2024
Leidos’ Gerry Fasano & DSCA’s James Hursch Earn 2024 Wash100 Awards

Executive Mosaic on Tuesday spotlighted Leidos Chief Growth Officer Gerry Fasano and Defense Security Cooperation Agency Director James Hursch in honor of their 2024 Wash100 wins.

The Wash100 Award annually identifies executives in the government contracting industry who have demonstrated remarkable leadership. To be selected for a Wash100 Award, nominees must have proven their skill in navigating the complex GovCon space with a strong record of past accomplishments and the potential to continue this momentum.

Leidos’ Gerry Fasano & DSCA’s James Hursch Earn 2024 Wash100 Awards

Fasano was recognized for the fifth time this year, and what maintained his streak was his “talent, ability, consistency, strategic growth mindset and vision for Leidos’ future,” according to Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the Wash100 Award. His range of achievements in 2023 includes securing contracts, pushing for technology advancement and being promoted to his current role. Click here to read his full profile.

Leidos is sponsoring the Potomac Officers Club’s 9th Annual Army Summit on June 13! This event will feature the Honorable Doug Bush, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology as a keynote speaker. To learn more and secure your spot at the summit, click here.

Hursch’s 2024 Wash100 win is his first, and he was chosen for his work to support U.S. foreign policy objectives and build partnerships with international allies. In 2023, Hursch led numerous foreign military sales agreements, many of which were valued at billions of dollars. Garrettson said his work “plays a vital role in the security of our country.” Read his full profile here.

Don’t forget to vote for Fasano and Hursch as two of your favorite 2024 Wash100 winners in the exciting annual popular vote contest! Head over to Wash100.com to cast your votes before the competition comes to a close on April 30.

Cloud/News
NIH Eyes Addition of Imagery, Other Data Types to Researcher Cloud Platform for Biomedical Information
by Jerry Petersen
Published on April 1, 2024
NIH Eyes Addition of Imagery, Other Data Types to Researcher Cloud Platform for Biomedical Information

Sweta Ladwa of the National Institutes of Health recently said that her agency’s BioData Catalyst cloud platform is set to undergo an expansion later this year to host more data types in addition to the clinical and genomic data it is already home to, Federal News Network reported Friday.

Ladwa, who heads the NIH’s Scientific Solutions Delivery Branch, told attendees at a recent AFCEA Bethesda-sponsored panel discussion that the aim of BioData Catalyst is to provide researchers with a free and accessible resource for biomedical data that would facilitate scientific advances benefiting public health.

The NIH official explained that the expansion includes imaging data as well as various tools that would make it easier for users to mine the information.

“A lot of tooling is associated with data types, but it also could be workflows, pipelines or applications that help the researchers really meet their use cases. And those use cases are all over the place because there’s just a wealth of data there. There’s so much that can be done,” Ladwa said.

The chief of the Scientific Solutions Delivery Branch also pointed out the collaboration that undergirds the cloud platform, saying, “To do this, it takes a lot of different skills, expertise and different entities. It’s a partnership between a lot of different people to make this resource available to the community.”

Financial Reports/News
GovCon Index Rose Steadily Last Week
by Ireland Degges
Published on April 1, 2024
GovCon Index Rose Steadily Last Week

Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index closed with an average of $4,963.08 last week, growing by 1.66%.

GovCon Index is an aggregate index that tracks data from 30 notable government contracting companies in real time. Users are able to leverage this information to identify the most significant trends shaping the field while evaluating the success of each individual organization.

Mercury Systems came out on top last week, rising by 6.68%. V2X (+6.40%) followed in second place while Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (+4.79%) took the third slot. KBR (+3.53%) trailed behind, and SAIC earned the fifth spot in the ranks with its 2.98% rise.

GovCon Index grew consistently last week, inching upward each day. This rise spiked on Wednesday, when the GovCon Index went up by 1.2%.

To view last week’s market reports and get the full story on daily GovCon Index performance, click here. To view the complete list of tracked contractors, click here.

Acquisition & Procurement/News
Army’s DEVCOM Aviation & Missile Center Identifies Contracts Eligible for Consolidation
by Jane Edwards
Published on April 1, 2024
Army’s DEVCOM Aviation & Missile Center Identifies Contracts Eligible for Consolidation

The U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation and Missile Center, or DEVCOM AvMC, has published its latest information paper to inform industry partners of its contracting decisions and contract portfolio as part of its transparency effort.

The General Services Administration announced the release of the paper by DEVCOM AvMC’s Contracting Integrated Product Team, also called IPT, through a notice published Thursday.

According to the document, DEVCOM AvMC analyzed the current state of contracting within the center and found that it has a total of 86 contracts, including 38 contracts that are eligible for consolidation.

DEVCOM AvMC Center Staff has two contracts that are suitable and eligible for consolidation — mailroom services and reception services contracts.

Meanwhile, Software, Simulation, Systems Engineering and Integration, or S3I, has the HDSS Task Order that is both eligible and suitable for consolidation.

The Systems Readiness Directorate, or SRD, has two contracts that are eligible and suitable for consolidation. The Apache Division Engineering Support and SOAD Systems Engineering Support contracts are in the final phases of being awarded as a single, consolidated contract.

Under SRD, eight engineering services contracts will be continuously assessed for potential consolidation as performance period end dates approach.

The information paper also offers updates on strategic contracting initiatives, including the training of contracting officers’ representatives and the incorporation of an automated tool into the DEVCOM AvMC Contract Tracking System.

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News
Agencies Issue Final Rule to Create FAR Part for Cybersecurity Supply Chain Requirements
by Naomi Cooper
Published on April 1, 2024
Agencies Issue Final Rule to Create FAR Part for Cybersecurity Supply Chain Requirements

The Department of Defense, NASA and the General Services Administration have issued a final rule to create a new part of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or FAR, that will house requirements related to information security and supply chain security.

In a Federal Register notice published Monday, the agencies said the final rule will take effect on May 1 to create the FAR part 40 that will serve as a single, consolidated location for addressing cybersecurity supply chain risk management requirements that apply to new acquisitions.

The agencies noted that the new rule does not implement policies and procedures for managing information security and supply chain security and instead “simply establishes the new FAR part.”

A separate rulemaking will be issued to relocate existing policies or procedures, according to the notice.

With the new FAR part, contracting officers will have a designated location for reviewing and implementing applicable requirements to manage information security and supply chain security when acquiring products and services.

News
Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly on DLA’s Approach to Transforming Warfighter Support Capabilities
by Naomi Cooper
Published on April 1, 2024
Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly on DLA’s Approach to Transforming Warfighter Support Capabilities

Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly, director of the Defense Logistics Agency, said DLA has a four-pronged framework to transform the way it provides support and materials to address the U.S. Army’s readiness and sustainment needs.

Speaking at the Association of the U.S. Army’s Global Force Symposium and Exhibition, Simerly said DLA’s transformation framework focuses on enhancing its workforce, precision, posture and partnerships.

According to Simerly, DLA is working to ensure that its people understand current and future challenges from the perspective of the warfighters on the battlefield and that its industry partners have an accurate and timely understanding of military requirements.

“We can’t afford to have vague, ambiguous requirements if we want to have specific performance on their part that’s tied to a specific time, a specific place and in a specific way,” Simerly said.

Simerly also recommended that industry representatives recognize the challenges posed by contested logistics and focus on data-sharing capabilities to better provide warfighter support.

DoD/News
Aegis Weapon System Defeats Medium Range Ballistic Missile During MDA-US Navy Test
by Jerry Petersen
Published on April 1, 2024
Aegis Weapon System Defeats Medium Range Ballistic Missile During MDA-US Navy Test

The Missile Defense Agency and the U.S. Navy conducted Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 32, also known as Stellar Laelaps, on March 28.

The test saw the detection, tracking and defeat of a threat-representative medium range ballistic missile — or MRBM — by a pair of Standard Missile-6 Dual II with Software Upgrade missiles during the terminal phase of flight, MDA said Thursday.

The MRBM was launched by Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands in Hawaii while the SM-6 missiles were fired by USS Preble, which came equipped with the Aegis Baseline 9.C2 capability.

The test also saw participation by the Australian military. The Anzac-class frigate HMAS Stuart demonstrated its radar capabilities while an Australian E-7 Wedgetail aircraft provided communication and data collection support.

Also involved in the event was USS Jack H. Lucas, whose participation was in support of its initial operational test and evaluation. Jack H. Lucas is the first Flight III Aegis destroyer equipped with a SPY-6 radar.

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