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AGI Sues Air Force Over SSA Contract Award To Applied Defense Solutions

Monday, November 21st, 2016

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Analytical Graphics, Inc., (AGI) on Nov. 3 filed a lawsuit against the Air Force over a contract award to Applied Defense Solutions (ADS) for space situational awareness (SSA) software and services.The Air Force on Oct. 19 awarded ADS a one-year, $24 million non-governmental SSA services contract with two one-year options, according to Air Force spokeswoman Capt. Victoria Porto. The contract award came shortly after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied in part and dismissed in part a bid protest by AGI, where the company argued the…

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