DOD, GSA re-award multibillion-dollar DEOS contract to GDIT

The Defense Department and General Services Administration announced today they have decided to once again award the multibillion-dollar Defense Enterprise Office Solution cloud services contract to a team lead by General Dynamics Information Technology.

The DEOS Blanket Purchasing Agreement includes tools like email, messaging, word processing, file sharing and storage across the DOD enterprise. The BPA was originally awarded to CSRA and its partners Dell Marketing and Minburn Technology Group in August 2019. CSRA was acquired by General Dynamics in 2018.

Following the award, Perspecta filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office.

In its announcement today, DOD and GSA said they "have made every effort to ensure this process is fair, transparent, and equitable."

"As part of a due process for interested parties, the original DEOS award in August 2019 was initially protested with various supplemental protests being filed with the Government Accountability Office," the agencies added. "GSA elected to take corrective action, amended the solicitation, received and evaluated new quotes, and made an award to the vendor that was determined to provide the best value to the government."

DOD said it estimates the value of the DEOS BPA at $4.4 billion over a 10-year period, which includes a five-year base period with two two-year options and one one-year option.