Peraton loses GAO protest over $1.5B STRATCOM IT contract
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Nick Wakeman
Challenges to the evaluation and an allegation of an organizational conflict of interest fell short; GDIT cleared to move forward with the work.
Peraton has lost its protest to regain a position on a $1.5 billion contract for IT services for the U.S. Strategic Command.
The company raised several challenges after General Dynamics IT won a task order to support classified and unclassified networks. Peraton was the incumbent on the contract.
Peraton questioned how the command evaluated proposals, including pricing. The company also raised allegations of organizational conflict of interest because GDIT hired two former government officials who worked with Peraton on the contract.
The Government Accountability Office ruled against Peraton in a decision posted on the GAO docket Sept. 17.
STRATCOM awarded the work as a task order under the Alliant 2 vehicle, and because it is a task order, Peraton cannot take its protest to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Peraton declined to comment on the GAO decision.
The contract supports several network environments for STRATCOM including the Non-classified Internet Protocol Router Network, the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network, the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communication System, the Defense Continuity Integrated Network, the Top Secret Local Area Network, and the Special Access Program/Special Access Required environment.
With the protest over, GDIT is now cleared to begin work on the contract.
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