Battle for $245M cyber warfare contract gets new start
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Nick Wakeman
The Army has agreed to re-evaluate proposals submitted by Booz Allen Hamilton, Peraton and ManTech.
ManTech International and Peraton are back in the fight for a $245 million cyber warfare contract that went to Booz Allen Hamilton.
The contract with the Army supports a platform the branch uses to direct cyber warfare missions.
Booz Allen won the contract in early summer, after which ManTech and Peraton filed their protests on July 8.
The protesters challenged several aspects of the Army’s evaluation of technical proposals and cost proposals. Peraton also claimed the Army should not have found Booz Allen a “responsible contractor” because the firm settled a False Claims Act lawsuit in 2023.
After reviewing the protests, the Army has told the Government Accountability Office it will re-evaluate technical proposals and oral presentations. It will also reexamine cost evaluations. The Army will then make a new award decision.
The Army has also agreed to look at how it determined Booz Allen to be a responsible contractor.
With those steps laid out, GAO has dismissed the protests.
The contract was awarded as a task order under the R4 contact vehicle. It supports the Joint Common Access Platform, which is used by U.S. Cyber Command teams. The contract is part of the Defense Department’s efforts to modernize cyber warfare.