{"id":32126,"date":"2022-12-08T21:09:38","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T21:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2022\/12\/08\/pentagon-wants-competition-within-9b-joint-warfighting-cloud-contract\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:37:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:37:05","slug":"pentagon-wants-competition-within-9b-joint-warfighting-cloud-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/industry\/2022\/12\/08\/pentagon-wants-competition-within-9b-joint-warfighting-cloud-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon wants competition within $9B Joint Warfighting Cloud contract"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle will duke it out for each order stemming from the Pentagon\u2019s Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability, an arrangement defense officials said will promote price and product competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While exactly how many orders will be made on the potential $9 billion contract is not known, the task order competition process should take weeks or \u201cmaybe a few months\u201d to execute, depending on the specifics and lessons learned along the way, Sharon Woods, the Defense Information Systems Agency<\/a> Hosting and Compute Center director, told reporters Dec. 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The four tech giants were selected for the highly anticipated commercial cloud computing deal on Dec. 7. The agreements comprise a three-year base with one-year options, meaning work could be conducted through 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each company is only guaranteed $100,000, according to terms of the deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JWCC is meant to link the military\u2019s most remote edge with its farthest headquarters while bridging unclassified, secret and top-secret classifications. It is also meant to complement ongoing cloud ventures led by the various military services.<\/p>\n\n\n\t