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Cyber

DISA’s $7.8 Billion Cloud Communications Contract Will Be Single Source Award

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, May 16th, 2018

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Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) logo. Image: U.S. Department of Defense

The Defense Information System Agency’s (DISA) pending $7.8 billion defense enterprise communications contract will be single source award as officials are hoping to find a readily available cloud-based solution to cut down on future costs, according to agency officialsDISA officials are pushing to release the final Request for Proposals for the Defense Enterprise Office Solutions (DEOS) in June with a contract award expected by the end of 2018.“When we looked to industry and the solutions that are out there today,…

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Congress

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