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NASA Best Value Competition Breakdown: Management Specificity Wins the Wallops Range Contract

May 19, 2026Brian Lindholmcompetitive analysis, competitive intelligence, govcon, NASA, win-loss

This is one of many analyses on competitions as featured in our “Deadly Sins” series. We periodically pick up and analyze protests to offer observations on competitions to learn from these decisions as a case study in competition. Our latest analysis breaks down the NASA best-value competition for the Wallops Range Contract (WRC), which was...

2025 Policy Changes That Will Redefine Federal Contracting in 2026

December 16, 2025Brian Lindholmbusiness development process, DOD, DoW, GD4A, Golden Dome, usaf, USSF

In 2026, federal contracting will move away from set-aside-driven, agency-specific vehicles and toward commercial solutions, GWAC usage, OTAs/CSOs, and portfolio-based acquisition led by capability needs rather than programs. A series of Executive Orders (EOs), a major FAR rewrite, and Department of War acquisition reform are reshaping how the government buys products and services. Contractors who...

How will GD4A buy from industry?

October 2, 2025Brian LindholmDoW, GD4A, Golden Dome, govcon, market intelligence, MDA, Opportunity, Space, USSF

This blog was jointly written by Brian Lindholm the Managing Principal of FedSavvy Strategies and CEO of REXOTA Solutions Dr. Dolores Kuchina-Musina, MBA, PPCM, CFCM, CF-APMP, NCMA Fellow. Golden Dome for America (GD4A) represents one of the largest defense contracting opportunities in living memory. FY2026 has $24 billion in funding. This overall effort is being…

Why Lockheed Martin Is a Leading Contender for GD4A

September 17, 2025Brian LindholmGD4A, Lockheed Martin, MDA, Opportunity, top govcon competitors

As the Golden Dome for America (GD4A) initiative heats up, prime contractors are positioning themselves based on existing missile defense architecture, demonstrated performance, and cross-domain integration capability. Lockheed Martin is already embedded across every major layer of the U.S. missile defense enterprise. From command and control to interceptors, space-based sensing, sea-based defense, and AI-enabled prototyping,…

GD4A and Domain Awareness

September 17, 2025Brian LindholmDOD, GD4A, MDA, Opportunity

With the SHIELD IDIQ now awarded to over 2,400 businesses, Golden Dome for America (GD4A) is top of mind across the defense industrial base. A $151 billion ceiling IDIQ represents one of the most significant missile defense contracting opportunities in two decades. The scale alone signals that this is not a routine procurement cycle. It…