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Amazon Protesting JEDI Cloud Award To Microsoft, Citing Competition’s ‘Unmistakable Bias’

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Amazon Protesting JEDI Cloud Award To Microsoft, Citing Competition’s ‘Unmistakable Bias’
Jeff Bezos, Amazon chief executive officer, speaks with retired Gen. Larry Spencer, Air Force Association president, during AFA's Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., Sept. 19, 2018. ASC18 is a professional development conference that offers an opportunity for Department of Defense personnel to participate in forums, seminars, speeches and workshops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr.)

Amazon [AMZN] will protest the Pentagon’s decision to award the potential $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud contract to Microsoft [MSFT], and is claiming the evaluation process included “deficiencies, errors, and unmistakable bias.” The company confirmed to Defense Daily on Thursday evening that it has submitted a notice to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims challenging the contract award decision. The Pentagon announced on Oct. 25 it had selected Microsoft Azure over Amazon Web Services (AWS) for JEDI,…

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