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Kerry Burgott
Kerry Burgott is a Contracting Analyst with Bloomberg Government. She came to Bloomberg Government from the Government Accountability Office, where her work focused on government acquisitions and DOD technology.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

FY 2021 Contracting Playbook

Get ahead of your competition with intel on the five trends that will shape government contracting in FY 2021, including the top 20 opportunities to watch.

Air Force Test Center Recompetes OASIS Small-Business Work
BY Cameron Leuthy
The Air Force Test Center is moving forward to recompete a broad array of professional services work using One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS) Small Business.

Military Health Service Hints at IT Modernization Plans
BY Chris Cornillie
The Defense Health Agency will host an industry briefing offering federal contractors a glimpse into its plans to consolidate and modernize information technology services.

Pentagon Issues New Rules for Non-DOD IT Systems: This Is IT
BY Robert Levinson
The Defense Department’s broad effort to tighten up cybersecurity is expanding its purview to ensure that nondefense systems meet new standards. Contractors who fail to meet these standards may soon find themselves unable to compete for DOD work.

Navy Looking for Trade-Offs in Next Budget Request to Congress
BY Travis J. Tritten
The Navy may join other services in cutting outdated and aging programs to fund higher priorities and new technology as part of its forthcoming fiscal 2021 budget request, acting Secretary Thomas Modly said Friday.

HHS Announces Recompete Schedule for $20B IT Contract CIO-SP4
BY Paul Murphy
The National Information Technology Acquisitions and Assessment Center plans to release a draft RFP by March 2020 for the follow-on to a 10-year, $20 billion, IT services governmentwide acquisition contracts CIO-SP3 and CIO-SP3 Small Business.

GSA to Issue Eight Pools for Multibillion-Dollar ASTRO Contract
BY Chris Cornillie
The government plans to issue eight multiple-award pools on its massive contract for manned and unmanned vehicles, codenamed “ASTRO,” according to documents released on Nov. 25.

Air Force to Spend $800 Million for Microelectronics Research
BY Robert Levinson
The U.S. Air Force is funding up to $800 million in research for the development of both commercial and government microelectronics in the areas of sensors and processing, according to an announcement first released Sept. 27.

DIA’s $975M Final RFP for Data Science Coming by Nov. 22: Top 20
BY Daniel Snyder
The Defense Department plans to issue a five-year, $975 million, final request for proposal for its DORE-2 contract on Nov. 22, according to an agency announcement.
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