Lockheed's $10.5B Special Operations award faces protest

General Dynamics’ One Source business is challenging a $10.5 billion contract won by Lockheed Martin to continue logistics and sustainment support work for Special Operations Command.

Lockheed is the long-time incumbent on the SOF Global Logistics Support Services contract. SOCOM uses the contract for program support and enterprise management.

GD One Source, a joint venture comprised of the corporation's IT services and Mission Systems units, is arguing that the best value decision was flawed and unreasonable.

GD filed the protest on Aug. 3 following Lockheed’s win on July 15. The Government Accountability Office is due to make a ruling by Nov. 12.

Four companies in total bid on the 12-year contract, but only GD has filed a protest.

Solicitation documents released last year lay out the three core support areas the command needs:

• Streamlined design and rapid prototyping
• Production, modification and integration
• Lifecycle sustainment activities

SOCOM also sought support for enterprise functions such as facility, supply chain and IT management, security, environmental, safety and health services, field support, and industrial operations to run government-owned/contractor facilities.

Lockheed’s incumbency dates to 2010.