The Washington Inquisitor
Federal Procurement
-
Navy adds $2.4 billion to Fluor unit’s naval nuclear laboratory contract
A $2.41 billion modification to Fluor Marine Propulsion’s contract to run the Bettis and Knolls reactor labs led the week’s Pentagon awards. Only $597,900 was obligated at award.
-
Who’s lobbying on the air traffic control rebuild: 99 third-quarter reports for 74 clients
Peraton, RTX, Leidos, the major airlines and the controllers’ union are among the clients in 99 third-quarter lobbying reports that mention air traffic control, as DOT seeks $30 billion more for the…
-
The Pentagon’s 10-year F-35 deal outruns the five-year limit on multiyear contracts, leaving Congress to set its terms
The framework guarantees at least 850 U.S. jets and $7 billion in Lockheed investment, but federal law caps multiyear contracts at five years, and the House and Senate defense bills set different…
-
One firm, one quote, $2 billion: Ernst & Young’s expanding hold on the Pentagon’s audit
In the past six weeks the Pentagon has handed Ernst & Young three audit orders with combined ceilings of more than $1.8 billion, each after receiving a single quote. Federal records show…
-
Most Pentagon contracts announced this month that disclosed how they were awarded had a single bidder
An Inquisitor review of every contract announcement the Pentagon posted Oct. 1-20 found that 43 of the 66 awards that stated how they were competed were sole-source or drew one offer. They…