Canadian Telecom Wars
Filed under: Bell Canada, Canada, Contract Awards, IT, Telus, logistics
This Spring the Canadian Defence Ministry awarded a contract to Telus for phone and data services. Bell Canada previously had the contract. The Edmonton Sun reports that the transition from one company to another has not gone smoothly. The turnover was to only take a month but has yet to be completed. Now Telus is accusing Bell Canada of deliberately refusing the transition in order to get the contract overturned and given back to Bell. Read more
SAIC wins NBC defense contract
The US Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) awarded SAIC a one year plus four option years contract to provide NBC defense for US military bases. See an article here. If the full contract is executed it could be worth up to $500 M. Since 9/11 the US has greatly increased the ability of their bases to respond to chemical and nuclear attacks.
Fort Meade to expand due to BRAC
Filed under: BRAC, Contract Awards, Department of Defense, Federal Budget Process, Hensel-Phelps Construction, logistics
The Army awarded a $370 M contract to build a facility at Fort Meade, MD to accommodate Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) employees moving from the Washington DC area due to the last round of BRAC. See an article here in The Capital. Hensel-Phelps Construction won the contract. Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) is the process on how the DoD closes bases and moves their personnel around. The major decision of the last round was to move DoD and Service offices from leased space in the DC area onto military bases. Because of this large numbers of people will be moved to Fort Meade in MD and Fort Belvoir in VA.





