There are a few good trade rags out there which you should with regularity. Government Acquisitions and one called Procurement something or other...
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Be careful drawing conclusions from sources like this. Companies often win government contracts that are of uncertain value (i.e., multiple award, indefinite deliver and indefinite quantity vehicles, task order contracts, etc). The potential value may be much higher than the amount earned over the life of the contract. And contracts can be terminated by the government.
On the other side of the coin, a smart contractor knows how to “grow” the contract so as to make even more money than the contract was originally awarded for.
All that said, a lot of contracts wins is generally a good sign. The more the better.
Yep. Best contracts can be canceled. Been there. General Dynamics A-12. Former Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney canceled it. 4K people laid off in one day at both General Dynamics and McDonnell Douglas.
But then contracts for on going support . . . back then were still going on for the old F-111. I’ve long since left and stayed home with kids instead.
Although in my years there the Air Force was much easier to please contract wise than was the Navy. They were hard to please. No missed deadlines. Hell to pay.