@PTC is a major US software manufacturer growing in the A&D and federal space. They will be demonstrating on Wednesday July 11th from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm in Vienna Virginia their newest software solutions for the Aerospace and Defense Sector. Solutions include #IOT #PLM #AR #AM #CAD and more. Details and sign up at this link.
CoAspire has submitted its #SeaPort-Next Generation Contract Proposal
Photo US Navy
CoAspire has submitted its SeaPort-Next Generation Proposal and is excited to hopefully win a prime contract. CoAspire's teammates on this proposal (subcontractors) are Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, PTC Inc, Ventus Executive Solutions, LLC and Socius Solutions, Inc.
CoAspire is a prime on the NAVSEA SeaPort-E schedule, but NAVSEA is ending the SeaPort-E schedule and creating the SeaPort-NxG schedule. There will be similarities between the schedules but some major changes will also occur. Where SeaPort-E is broken down into seven zones based on regions across the United States, SeaPort-NxG will no longer separate contract holders into zones; all MAC holders will have the opportunity to submit proposals for any zone.
Another major change in SeaPort-NxG will be in regards to the functional areas. SeaPort-E contains 22 distinct functional areas; SeaPort-NxG is expected to have two broad functional areas – Engineering Support Services and Program Management Support Services. There will then be 29 subcategories between the two large functional areas.
Lastly, where SeaPort-E only required a contractor to have prior Department of Defense experience, SeaPort-NxG is expected to require more narrowly tailored experience specific to the Department of the Navy, which must be verifiable through the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System or government endorsement. CoAspire has the verifiable support to the Navy as a subcontractor to Lockheed Martin.
#JAGM (Joint-Air-to-Ground Missile) passes Milestone C and Enters Low Rate Initial Production
Lockheed Martin's @JAGM (Joint-Air-to-Ground Missile)
On June 8, 2018, the Army's JAMS program office in Huntsville, Alabama approved the JAGM missile program's entry into Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP). The Lockheed Martin team successfully proved the capability of the missile during its Engineering Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase and successfully fired dozens of missiles against demanding, dynamic targets on land and at sea, resulting in the Milestone C approval and entry into LRIP. The team is now working toward service approvals for Initial Operational Capability (IOC) on the two threshold platforms, the Army's AH-64E Apache attack helicopter in 2019 and the Marine Corps for their AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopter in 2020.
Beyond the Apache and Cobra, any air (or land and sea) platform that currently fires Hellfire missiles is a candidate program for the multi-mode JAGM, including fighter aircraft for the JAGM-F missile currently under development. The Air Force requested $31.596M in their FY19 budget request for a new start for JAGM-F on F-16 and other fighter platforms. The House Armed Services Committee in their report on the FY19 NDAA spoke favorably of future integration of the #JAGM-F on Navy and Marine Corps F/A-18, F-35, and AV-8B fighters, and authorized $10M in additional funding to the DoN for that activity.
Additional details on the Milestone C and LRIP approval can be found in this Jane's 360 article by Robin Hughes:
http://www.janes.com/article/81125/jagm-enters-lrip
CoAspire attending @PTC's #Liveworx - Cutting-Edge Software for #Federal #Aerospace and #Defense Customers
CoAspire is attending@PTC's @Liveworx Software Symposium in Boston
In the picture at the right, and using #PTC's #Vuforia #AR software, I can visualize through a tablet and #AugmentedReality what PTC's new global HQ will look like under construction about 1/2 a mile away from the Convention Hall.
CoAspire's Summer Intern for 2018 - Jack Denneny, Penn State University
Jack Denneny
CoAspire attends Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Gala on June 2nd - Scarlet and Gold Member
The US Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps, "The President's Own" performs Saturday night at the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Gala Event.
CoAspire's CEO, Doug Denneny is a long-standing member and volunteer on the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation's "Scarlet and Gold Committee" responsible for putting on the annual gala in support of funding scholarships for the children of Marines and Navy Corpsmen who support(ed) Marine units.
CoAspire attends VFA-213 Change of Command on May 24th at NAS Oceana
CDR Patrick Baker takes over command of the world famous VFA-213 Blacklions at NAS Oceana, Virginia.
CoAspire attends USSOCOM SOFIC Trade Show and Symposium in Tampa, FL
Blackhawk helicopter conducting the demo.
PEO FW PM and her team
The Hellfire missile manufactured by Lockheed Martin
If you haven't attended - SOFIC is one of the best trade shows and symposiums in the US. Not only do the USSOCOM Program Managers and Small Business advocates lean forward and provide candid assessments of their needs, but the Special Forces teams put on a heck of a demo!
CoAspire completes GSA's IT Schedule 70 Proposal and SDVOSB Recertification
CoAspire completed its GSA IT Schedule 70 eOffer this week and applied for the IT Professional Services and Cybersecurity "Incident Response" SINs. Additionally, CoAspire completed its SDVOSB re-certification submision through the VA CVE. A busy week - now off to Tampa and the Special Operations trade show - SOFIC