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DISA Selects 23 Small Businesses For $7.5 Billion IT Services Contract

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, July 9th, 2019

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The Defense Information Systems Agency has selected 23 small businesses to compete for task orders under a $7.5 billion systems and engineering services contract, the Pentagon said Monday. The small business contract for the Systems Engineering, Technology, and Innovation (SETI) program arrives a year after DISA awarded the initial deal to 14 large vendors. SETI is a contract vehicle intended to meet flexible technology needs across the Pentagon and deliver near-term, agile solutions, including for network programs and warfighter mobility…

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