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Business/Financial

GAO Denies L-3, DynCorp Protests On Army Aviation Support Contract Loss

S. L. Fuller

Friday, January 12th, 2018

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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied two protests on the $387 million Army contract for training support at Fort Rucker, Ala.Both DynCorp International LLC and L-3 [LLL] Army Sustainment LLC protested the contract award to M1 Support Services, which was announced in September.L-3 had been the incumbent contractor for more than a decade, having delivered services at Fort Rucker since 2003. That was its largest Army contract.“We are convinced our proposal represents the best value to both the military…

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