The Army Just Scrapped a $4B Tech Contract
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By
Frank Konkel
Cites “changes in the government’s requirements.”
The U.S. Army has canceled a proposed IT acquisition that could have been worth up to $4 billion, according to a posting on FedBizOps, citing “changes in the government’s requirements.”
The Installation Modernization program (called IMOD-II) was supposed to be a follow-on to the 10-year, $4 billion contract Infrastructure Modernization contract the Army awarded to beef up its IT back in 2006.
The original IMOD is set to expire this April.
In preparation for IMOD’s expiration, the Army released requests for information – the latest in June 2015 – to industry, exploring ways to “support the modernization, expansion, enhancement and upgrades of all types of IT” for the Army.
Analysts had expected the Army to solicit bids for IMOD-II sometime this spring.
It’s unclear whether the Army will pursue another follow-on to IMOD or repurpose needs to fit under another contract vehicle.
Nextgov has reached out to the Army for comment and will update accordingly.
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