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Despite Email Glitch, GAO Denies ManTech Protest For Air Force Proposal

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, October 26th, 2017

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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied ManTech International Corp.’s [MANT] protest for a potential $98 million Air Force contract after an email glitch caused its proposal to miss the required deadline. ManTech will no longer be considered for a contract to assess National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency cloud migration efforts after emails containing the company’s proposal were rejected by the Air Force’s email server.“ManTech has failed to establish that its proposal was actually delivered to the agency’s designated e-mail prior to…

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