Two large services contractors have filed protests over the Defense Information Systems Agency's ENCORE III solicitation, which has generated controversy by using the lowest-price, technically acceptable contracting approach. The sprawling, multiple-award ENCORE III contract -- which could be worth up to $17.5 billion over 10 years -- is meant to help the Pentagon and other federal agencies migrate to a new DOD information network. Booz Allen filed a pre-award protest dated April 25, arguing that even though the solicitation promises...
