There’s a lot of alphabet soup in federal Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracting, requiring hardware companies to sift through the service-oriented noodles to get to the meat.  Here are four upcoming contracts IT companies should have their eye on:  Navy Seaport-E:  this perennial Navy favorite holds occasional open seasons and is also promising a revamp in the near future.  Right now, the Navy is on track for new offers on a re-designed Seaport -E in a timeframe spanning from the 3rd quarter of the FY’17 Government Fiscal Year (GFY) to the start of GFY’18.  Seaport-E has a ceiling of $50 billion.  The Navy’s massive NGEN contract, spanning telecommunications and IT solutions, is slated for action in the 2nd-3rd quarters of FY’17.  Total expenditures under this contract are expected to be approximately $3.5 billion.  DISA’s Systems Engineering and Technology Innovation (SETI) vehicle is forecast for action in the first through 3rd quarters of FY’17.  This high-end hardware contract has a $2.5 billion spending estimate.  Justice’s ITSS-5 contract is expected out about the same time.  This follow-on hardware support contract has an estimated business level of $1.4 billion.   Make sure you and your partners have coverage on the contracts that are important to you and your customers.