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GSA Drops 5 Vendors, Adds 9 to $5.5B 2GIT Contract Mark Gomez/Shutterstock email February 24, 2021 The IT hardware and software contract vehicle was built with the Air Force in mind but will be available to all federal buyers. After protests prompted the General Services Administration last year to pull back the first slate of awards on the Second Generation Information Technology, or 2GIT, blanket purchase agreement, the agency announced it reawarded the contract this week to 79 large and small vendors. The contract custom built for the Air Force to replace the service’s NETCENTS-2 contract provides access to pre-vetted hardware and software IT vendors. The 79 awards are split between 21 large firms and 58 small businesses, including 8(a), HUBZone, woman-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. ....
Pentagon urged to work with industry on 5G network development February 5 The U.S. Department of Defense is exploring dynamic spectrum sharing capabilities for future 5G networks. (George Fray/AFP via Getty Images) When the U.S. Defense Department asked industry last year how it could develop 5G networks domestically, people grew concerned that the department was trying to compete with private companies or nationalize 5G. A single question in the request for information made some lawmakers, defense businesses and interest groups worried that the Pentagon would stifle billions in commercial investment in a rush to build 5G to support advanced military technology that requires fast, reliable wireless connections such as improved radar to help on the battlefield. ....