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Awards
Day & Zimmermann Wins $2.3B Army Contract to Operate Nation's Largest Ammunition Depot Through 2046
The Army awarded Day & Zimmermann Hawthorne Corp. a $2.3B firm-fixed-price contract on June 9, 2026, to operate, maintain, and modernize Hawthorne Army Depot in Nevada — the U.S. military's largest ammunition storage facility — through December 2046.
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Policy
Army MAPS Amendment 8 Resets the $50B Competition for Small Businesses
The U.S. Army has issued Amendment 8 to the $50 billion MAPS IDIQ solicitation, eliminating the Emerging Large Business category, expanding past performance eligibility, restructuring CPARS scoring, and relaxing accounting system requirements — all in response to a sustained wave of pre-award GAO protests.
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Enforcement
GM Defense Wins $143 Million Army Contract for Infantry Squad Vehicles
General Motors Defense LLC received a $142,985,392 firm-fixed-price contract (W912CH-26-F-0339) on June 11, 2026, for Infantry Squad Vehicles and winch kits. The Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal awarded the deal after three internet-solicited bids, with work completing June 24, 2027.
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Protests
SAIC Loses GAO Protest Over $1.4B Army Corps CASTLE-NET Award to Accenture
GAO denied SAIC's bid protest over the Army Corps of Engineers' $1.4B CASTLE-NET enterprise IT contract award to Accenture Federal Services, finding the agency's evaluation of proposals was reasonable and consistent with the solicitation's stated criteria.
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Policy
GAO Finds Gaps in FEMA and Army Corps Disaster Contracting After LA Wildfires and Hurricane Helene
GAO-26-108121 released June 9 identifies role confusion at FEMA and Army Corps reporting gaps in advance disaster contracting, with 6 recommendations to strengthen pre-positioned debris removal contracts.
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Awards
Leidos Wins $2.7 Billion Army Contract to Produce Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missiles
Leidos landed a $2.7 billion FAR Part 15 contract from Army Contracting Command at Redstone Arsenal to consolidate and scale production of the Dark Eagle Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon, transitioning the program from OTA development into conventional acquisition.
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Awards
Army Posts FRAM II RFP for Apache, Black Hawk, and Chinook Fleet Maintenance at Fort Novosel — Proposals Due July 14
The Army posted the Fort Rucker Aviation Maintenance II solicitation June 9, covering full maintenance of AH-64E Apache, CH-47F Chinook, UH-60M Black Hawk, and UH-72A Lakota fleets at Fort Novosel, Alabama. Proposals are due July 14. Incumbent M1 Support Services is bridging under a $601M modification.
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Awards
Marines Eye Second JLTV Supplier as Oshkosh Alleges 20-Month AM General Delivery Gap
The Marine Corps closed an RFI June 10 exploring a second JLTV supplier, with Oshkosh Defense publicly alleging a 20- to 24-month delivery gap from current vendor AM General. The Marines are replacing their entire Humvee fleet with the JLTV.
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Policy
HASC Advances FY2027 NDAA With Landmark Right-to-Repair IP Mandate Over Industry Protests
The House Armed Services Committee advanced the FY2027 NDAA with a bipartisan right-to-repair amendment that makes government-purpose rights the default IP standard on future DoD contracts — a shift the defense industry has fought for years.
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Awards
Army Awards $212M Dual-Vendor Mortar Tail Fin Contract to Two Small Businesses
Army Contracting Command split a $212M firm-fixed-price contract for 60mm, 81mm, and 120mm mortar tail fins between Machining Technologies Inc. and Globe Tech LLC, using a dual-vendor structure that will compete individual orders between the two small businesses through June 2031.
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Awards
Army Issues RFI for 11,000 Next-Generation Stinger-Replacement Missiles, Eyes FY28 Production Start
The U.S. Army's Maneuver Short Range Air Defense program issued a Request for Information on June 5, 2026, seeking contractors capable of delivering 11,000 Next Generation Short Range Interceptor missiles and 2,200 Control Launch Assemblies over a 10-year production run beginning in FY28. Industry responses are due July 6, 2026.
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Awards
Sherpa 6 Wins $240M Sole-Source Army SBIR Phase III Contract for Chemical and Biological Detection Technologies
Army Contracting Command awarded Sherpa 6 Inc. a $239.6M sole-source SBIR Phase III contract (W912CG-26-D-A001) for chemical and biological detection and Soldier protection technologies, with a five-year period of performance through June 2031.
