Deloitte awarded $249M Army contract as lone bidder
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Nick Wakeman
The firm will support the service branch’s 15-year, $18 billion effort to modernize depots, arsenals and ammunition plants.
Deloitte was the sole bidder on a $249 million to provide enterprise IT and other solutions support as part of the Army’s base modernization program.
The 15-year, $18 billion endeavor kicked off in 2021 and is known as the Army Organic Industrial Base Modernization Implementation Plan. This is an effort to modernize facilities, processes and the related workforce.
The OIB consists of 23 depots, arsenals and ammunition plants. The Army is focusing on five key areas: facilities and infrastructure, tooling and processes, workforce, network and cyber, and energy and environmental.
Deloitte will work with the Army on development, integration and “innovation acceleration” work in support of the OIB, according to a Friday contract announcement by the Defense Department.
The contract runs through May 21, 2031. The announcement describes the contract as a firm-fixed price, time-and-materials contract.
The Army solicited bids via the internet, but Deloitte’s was the only proposal they received.