{"id":31170,"date":"2022-09-14T21:42:29","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T21:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2022\/09\/14\/nsa-seeks-proposals-for-contract-at-heart-of-booz-allen-antitrust-case\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:36:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:36:17","slug":"nsa-seeks-proposals-for-contract-at-heart-of-booz-allen-antitrust-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/industry\/2022\/09\/14\/nsa-seeks-proposals-for-contract-at-heart-of-booz-allen-antitrust-case\/","title":{"rendered":"NSA seeks proposals for contract at heart of Booz Allen antitrust case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 The National Security Agency issued a request for proposals for a contract at the center of antitrust litigation involving Booz Allen Hamilton, court records show, adding urgency to a case that the U.S. says has national security implications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The release of the RFP for the Optimal Decision signals intelligence and simulation contract<\/a> comes as the Justice Department and defendants Booz Allen Hamilton, one of the largest U.S. defense contractors, and EverWatch, a provider of intelligence support services, filed a flurry of arguments to a Maryland district court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe timing of the release of the RFP was a surprise to plaintiff\u2019s counsel,\u201d the Justice Department stated in a memo provided to the court Sept. 14. \u201cBut the RFP\u2019s release also creates certainty about the timeframe for the final stage of the nearly three-year competition for the OD procurement, which before was missing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An inquiry made to the NSA<\/a> late Wednesday afternoon was not immediately answered. The final version of the RFP is similar to a draft circulated months ago, according to court documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Justice Department in June sued to block Booz Allen \u2014 the 22nd largest defense contractor by revenue in the latest Defense News ranking \u2014 from acquiring EverWatch. In its complaint, the government alleged the combination would imperil market competition, harm taxpayers and crimp services provided to the NSA.<\/p>\n\n\n\t