Author: Nichols Martin|| Date Published: May 10, 2021
Verizon (NYSE: VZ) has won a potential 10-year, $495 million contract to provide wide area network services to the Defense Information Systems Agency.
DISA intends to obligate a $250 million minimum guaranteed award amount through the first task order under the single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity Defense Research Engineering Network contract, according to a SAM notice posted Wednesday.
The Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization received three proposals for the IDIQ and the agency said the performance period encompasses four base years and three two-year options.
Contract work will take place at various contractor, government, customer and partner facilities to be assigned at the task order level.
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