Author: Jane Edwards|| Date Published: November 24, 2021
The U.S. Army has awarded 17 companies positions on a potential $1.6 billion contract for commercial software, hardware and related incidental services.
Army Contracting Command received 50 offers for the firm-fixed-price contract and will obligate funds upon award of each task order, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.
The vendors will compete for orders to deliver information technology products and related services to the Army, DOD and other federal government clients. Contract work is expected to run through Aug. 22, 2023.
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