{"id":49332,"date":"2022-09-26T19:27:01","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T19:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/09\/26\/booz-allen-values-struggling-everwatch-at-440m-in-antitrust-case\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:36:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:36:39","slug":"booz-allen-values-struggling-everwatch-at-440m-in-antitrust-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2022\/09\/26\/booz-allen-values-struggling-everwatch-at-440m-in-antitrust-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Booz Allen values \u2018struggling\u2019 EverWatch at $440M in antitrust case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 Booz Allen Hamilton, one of world\u2019s largest defense contractors, disclosed in a court filing that its acquisition of \u201cstruggling\u201d EverWatch values the supplier of artificial intelligence, cloud services, data science and insider-threat analysis at $440 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The figure and characterization, included in documents filed Sept. 23 with a district court in Maryland, shed light on a defense industry transaction the federal government alleges is anticompetitive and potentially harmful to national security. An underlying contract, known as Optimal Decision, was unexpectedly released for bidding by the National Security Agency<\/a> earlier this month and is worth less than $17 million in profit over five years, according to the filings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Booz Allen and EverWatch are thought to be the only serious contenders for the contract, which deals with simulation and signals intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBooz Allen\u2019s $440 million merger is not about [Optimal Decision]. It is about providing innovative solutions and improving competition for a wide array of procurements worth billions of dollars, many of which are currently dominated by larger entrenched incumbents,\u201d according to a brief from the companies, filed after a hearing. \u201cPut bluntly, EverWatch is struggling in the face of uncertainty, and Booz Allen\u2019s $440 million investment in a transaction with EverWatch is being put at risk with every day of further delay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A spokesperson for Booz Allen<\/a> confirmed the valuation Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlthough we didn\u2019t disclose terms at signing, we have since sized the deal publicly as $440 million so that number is correct,\u201d Jessica Klenk, a company spokesperson, said in an email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A telephone message left with EverWatch<\/a> seeking comment was not immediately returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\t