Booz Allen Hamilton Loses Challenge to CACI’s Analyst Contract

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. lost its protest of CACI Inc.-Fed.'s nearly $2.5 billion contract award to provide the National Security Agency with network and exploitation analyst services, the GAO said in a decision released Tuesday.

The agency initially selected CACI In October 2022 but took corrective action by re-evaluating bids after Booz Allen protested. The agency again selected CACI for presenting the best value to the government.

Booz Allen argued here that the agency applied an incorrect legal standard before declining to conduct discussions with bidders. But this argument must be dismissed as “an untimely piecemeal presentation of issues,” the ...