GAO sides with Lockheed in fight over $10.5B contract
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Nick Wakeman
Longtime incumbent Lockheed Martin will keep the Special Operations Command logistics contract for another 12 years as General Dynamics loses its challenge.
The Government Accountability Office has rejected a protest by General Dynamics that challenged a $10.5 billion Special Operations Command award that went to Lockheed Martin.
Lockheed won the 12-year logistics and sustainment support services contract in July. Lockheed has held the Special Operations Forces Global Logistics Support Services work since 2017, with some elements dating to 2010.
GD challenged the new award arguing that the best-value decision was flawed and unreasonable.
GAO’s written decision is not available yet, but the protest appears as “denied” on GAO’s docket with a decision date of Wednesday. A publicly-available written decision will be available after attorneys at GD, Lockheed and GAO agree on the details to include.
The new contract has three core support areas:
- Streamlined design and rapid prototyping
- Production, modification and integration
- Lifecycle sustainment activities
SOCOM also wants 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. The contract also can be used by SOCOM partners across the U.S. government.
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