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FEDERAL

Eastcor Engineering of Easton won $5.7 million from the Air Force for special capabilities in information and surveillance.

Northrop Grumman of Linthicum Heights won $44.5 million from the U.S. Marine Corps for radar system development and demonstration.

Northrop Grumman Security Systems of Linthicum Heights won up to $15.1 million from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for autonomous biodetectors.

Raytheon of Riverdale won $5.2 million from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center for the maintenance of the hardware and software of the Earth Observing System Data and Information System Core System Science Data Processing System.

Enterprise Technology Solutions of Gaithersburg won $3.9 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for applications development, support, operations and maintenance services.

Raytheon of Riverdale won $2.3 million from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center for technology refresh of the software and hardware of the Earth Observing System Data Information Core System Science Data Processing System.

RTW Enterprises of Ellicott City won $1.1 million from the General Services Administration for mechanical maintenance services.

Silicon Graphics Federal of Silver Spring won $490,107 from U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command for multiprocessor computer systems.

Source: Targeted News Service

DEALS

Lockheed Martin of Bethesda has agreed to acquire Universal Systems & Technology of Centreville, Va., which provides interactive training and simulation, homeland security, and technical systems to the Pentagon, Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security and other federal and international government agencies. It has more than 400 employees.

Northwest Biotherapeutics of Bethesda obtained $500,000 in debt funding from Toucan Partners of Bethesda pursuant to a loan agreement and promissory note.

Sodexo Inc. of Gaithersburg, a provider of integrated food and facilities management services, has partnered with Varsity, a Harrisburg, Pa.-based firm that specializes in the senior market, to help market its HealthAbility wellness program for retirement community residents.

Micros Systems Inc. of Columbia, a provider of information technology services for the hospitality industry, announced that Burger King Restaurants of Canada, an affiliate of Burger King Corp., has deployed Micros' complete enterprise point-of-sale technology product.

The Gaithersburg Washingtonian Marriott has partnered with the Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard of Dickerson as part of an effort to keep its guests' dollars in-house. The hotel revamped its outdoor dining area, renaming it "The Porch at Rio," with Sugarloaf to provide wine.

Medisolv Inc. of Columbia, a health care business intelligence provider and former member of Howard County's Center for Business and Technology Development's NeoTech Incubator, has been selected to automate business intelligence and decision support at a Toronto-based acute care hospital.

Salar Inc. of Baltimore, an electronic clinical document solutions provider, has entered into an agreement with BryanLGH Medical Center in Lincoln, Neb., to provide electronic clinical documentation for the center's trauma physician staff.

Grubb and Ellis Co. of Baltimore, a real estate and investment firm, has been selected by Goodwill of Greater Washington to provide tenant advisory services.

Smarterville Education LLC of Baltimore, a subsidiary of Smarterville Inc., has purchased certain operating and brand assets of Educational Resources Inc. of Stillwell, Kan., and Sunburst Technology Corp. of Elgin, Ill.

D*MNGOOD LLC of Bethesda, which specializes in advertising, branding, public relations and Web site development, has been named EagleBank's new advertising and marketing agency.

Eurotech Group of Columbia, a supplier of embedded technologies, products and systems, has signed a multiyear contract worth more than $1 million with GE Healthcare to provide the embedded computing platform for a future data capture device accessory.

Boscobel Marketing Communications Inc. of Silver Spring, a branding and public relations firm, has signed a deal to handle public relations and creative marketing services for HealthCare Resolution Services Inc., a Laurel health IT provider.

TV One of Silver Spring is to partner with real estate billionaire and entertainment mogul Donald J. Trump on a new reality series entitled "Omarosa's Ultimate Merger." The show will center on reality TV star and previous "Apprentice" contestant Omarosa's quest to find love. The series is tentatively slated to premiere in spring 2010.

Bankruptcies

S&M Properties LLC

Forest Hill

Case 09-31709

Filed 11/09/2009

Attorney

Irving E. Walker

410-230-0660

Assets: $1 million to $10 million

Debts: $1 million to $10 million

No. of Creditors: 1-49

Harkins Property LLC

Forest Hill

Case 09-31707

Filed 11/09/2009

Attorney

Irving E. Walker

410-230-0660

Assets: $1 million to $10 million

Debts: $1 million to $10 million

No. of Creditors: 1-49

The Preserves at Jefferson Creek LLC

Forrest Hill

Case 09-31708

Filed 11/09/2009

Attorney

Irving E. Walker

410-230-0660

Assets: $0 to $50,000

Debts: $100,001 to $500,000

No. of Creditors: 1-49

Gemcraft Chesapeake LLC

Forest Hill

Case 09-31706

Filed 11/09/2009

Attorney

Irving E. Walker

410-230-0660

Assets: $1 million to $10 million

Debts: $500,001 to $1 million

No. of Creditors: 50-99

Gemcraft Homes Forest Hill LLC

Forest Hill

Case 09-31704

Filed 11/09/2009

Attorney

Irving E. Walker

410-230-0660

Assets: $1 million to $10 million

Debts: $10 million to $50 million

No. of Creditors: 1-49

Gemcraft Homes Group Inc.

Forest Hill

Case 09-31703

Filed 11/09/2009

Attorney

Irving E. Walker

410-230-0660

Assets: $100 million to $500 million

Debts: $10 million to $50 million

No. of Creditors: 1-49

DLM LLC dba Diamond Land Management LLC; Gemstone LLC

Forest Hill

Case 09-31702

Filed 11/09/2009

Attorney

Irving E. Walker

410-230-0660

Assets: $50 million to $100 million

Debts: $100 million to $500 million

No. of Creditors: 50-99

Gemcraft Homes Inc.

Forest Hill

Case 09-31696

Filed 11/09/2009

Attorney

Irving E. Walker

410-230-0660

Assets: $100 million to $500 million

Debts: $50 million to $100 million

No. of Creditors: 200-999

Sassafras Meadows LLC

Westminster

Case 09-31648

Filed 11/09/2009

Attorney

Kristen B. Perry

410-347-8700

Assets: $ 0 to $50,000

Debts: $500,001 to $1 million

No. of Creditors: 1-49

Oehlerking Hauling, Rigging & Hvy Equip

Hughesville

Case 09-31977

Filed 11/12/2009

Attorney

John D. Burns

301-441-8780

Assets: $0 to $50,000

Debts: $500,001 to $1 million

No. of Creditors: 50-99

Oxford Mechanical Services LLC

Easton

Case 09-32062

Filed 11/13/2009

Attorney

Alexander Gordon IV

410-822-3702

Assets: $0 to $50,000

Debts: $100,001 to $500,000

No. of Creditors: 1-49

Homespun Treasures LLC

Pocomoke

Case 09-31695

Filed 11/09/2009

Attorney

Ann Shaw

410-742-9171

Assets: $0 to $50,000

Debts: $100,001 to $500,000

No. of Creditors: 1-49

Source: U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland, Greenbelt and Baltimore.