Contracts Blog

Accenture Federal Services LLC (AFS), based in Arlington, Virginia, has secured a major contract with the U.S. Air Force valued at $1.6 billion. The contract was awarded on a firm-fixed-price, time-and-material task order basis under the General Services Administration (GSA) multiple award schedule and will focus on providing enterprise-scale cloud services and cloud software management.

Halliburton has secured a significant contract for offshore well intervention and plug and abandonment (P&A) services from Petrobras in Brazil. The contract, awarded in early August 2024, involves providing specialized services aimed at safely decommissioning no longer productive wells. 

In today's fast-paced business landscape, the art of negotiation is undergoing a seismic shift. The age-old model of adversarial bargaining, where one party's victory often comes at the expense of another's, is gradually giving way to a more enlightened approach – collaborative negotiation.

PwC, a renowned name in business services, is strategically immersing itself in the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. In a groundbreaking move, they've partnered with OpenAI, the mastermind behind the ChatGPT chatbot, not only becoming their largest customer but also their inaugural official reseller.

Milan-based engineering company Saipem is strengthening its position as a key player in Angola’s offshore energy sector, having secured multiple high-value contacts worth a combined $4.5 billion. The bulk of these contracts have been awarded by French multinational energy company TotalEnergies, one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies.  

The US Department of Defense (DoD) and the US Space Force have recently announced significant contract awards aimed at enhancing and modernizing the nation's defense capabilities. This article explores the details of these strategic contracts and their implications for US Defense. 

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has launched an ambitious project in an effort to “repair the societal rifts created by past infrastructural decisions.” Known as the Reconnecting Communities Institute (RCI), this initiative is spearheaded by Cadmus Group and backed with a $27 million cash injection.

Saudi Aramco, officially known as the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, is a state-owned oil company of Saudi Arabia and a fully integrated, global petroleum and chemicals enterprise. It recently announced a series of engineering, procurement,  and construction (EPC) contracts worth $7.7 billion to various companies, including Samsung Engineering.

BAE Systems, a British multinational aerospace, defense, and information security company, recently announced that it secured a $79 million contract with the U.S. Marine Corps. Based in London, England, BAE Systems has been the largest British arms manufacturer since 2017. This news is only the latest in a series of big contracts undertaken by the company in recent years.

As revealed by the company on Wednesday, BlackSky has recently secured a lucrative contract worth $24 million from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to spearhead the development of cutting-edge moving target engagement services. Notably, BlackSky has been granted an initial award of $3.5 million to kickstart the project.