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Known by the acronym JETS, this is the Defense Logistics Agency’s main mechanism for acquiring technology products and services from industry.
The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded 85 companies positions on a potential 10-year, $11.9 billion contract vehicle covering IT support services to DLA and other Defense Department components.
DLA received 259 proposals in total for this second iteration of its J6 Enterprise Technology Services contract also known as JETS, the Pentagon said in its Tuesday awards digest.
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JETS 2.0 is DLA’s main mechanism for acquiring applications, software, hardware, infrastructure and research development support.
Work will take place over an initial five-year base period, followed by a single option for five more years.
DLA used a two-phase method to evaluate proposals that saw several bidders knocked out of contention in the first round. Some of those companies filed protests earlier this year to object to their elimination from the field, but the Government Accountability Office and Court of Federal Claims gradually dismissed the challenges.