In last month’s blog, we explored what FEDSIM is and what federal customers use FEDSIM as a mode for procurement. This month, we delve into what contractors are winning FEDSIM bids and with what federal customers. Who are the major winners at FEDSIM? Figure 1 – Top 10 winners of FEDSIM opportunities, FY2017-FY2021 Source: USAspending.gov…
Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos is a technology, engineering and science solutions and services provider serving the defense, intelligence, civil and health markets. The company consists of 43,000 employees and reported revenues of approximately $12.3 billion in FY2020, an increase of $1.2 billion (11%) compared to FY2019. Originally formed in 2013 when SAIC Inc. separated…
The Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM) provides assisted acquisition services for federal agencies. Housed within the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSAs) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) – Office of Assisted Acquisition Services (AAS), FEDSIM consists of nearly 300 employees, providing acquisition, financial, and project management support for the full acquisition life cycle. This blog…
Businesses can encounter many barriers to entry when pursuing a contract. Whether it’s a lack of relevant past performance, technical capabilities, personnel with expertise, or experience with the customer…any business (including GOVCON!) seek solutions to such gaps. This challenge comes up in any number of situations, from Black Hat reviews, to market intelligence engagements and…
Headquartered in Washington DC, GovernmentCIO (“GovCIO”) is a private IT services company, providing services in IT modernization, digital solutions, analytics, cybersecurity, and management and advisory support. GovCIO’s portfolio also includes a Media & Research business, which runs a digital publication covering federal technology topics. With its recent acquisition of Salient CRGT, the combined company consists…
Intelligence collection is a cornerstone of the intelligence analysis process. This is as important in market and competitive intelligence as it is in the Intelligence Community. This blog will expand upon fundamentals of the collection aspect of intelligence analysis. Collection can be very time consuming in order to gather relevant information on a competitor. However,…
Editor’s note: Per a Huntington Ingalls Industries Investor Conference Call, it appears Alion may “absorb” the Technical Services Division (TSD) going forward. Note that post M&A integration efforts are often very dynamic so this is always subject to change. We last analyzed Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) in a June 2021 blog, examining their organization, M&A…
As we head into the second half of FY2021, it is important to recap and analyze some of the major ($200M+) contract wins that kicked off this fiscal year. This post is a follow-up of our November 2020 blog, which highlighted some of the major wins and losses at the end of FY2020. Take note…
We last examined ASRC Federal in October 2019. Since then, the company has rebranded, hired a new CEO, and maintained an emphasis on serving NASA and the Department of Defense. Significance of an 8(a) Alaskan Native Corporation You may be wondering, what makes ASRC Federal so special? Why are they unique? ASRC Federal is the…
Editor’s update on July 9, 2021: Huntington Ingalls plans to acquire ALION. We plan to update this blog with this significant change in a future post. The below blog was written in June 2021. More than a decade ago, Northrop Grumman spun off its shipbuilding business to create Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII). HII provides military…
