Leidos’ CIA Support Contract Challenged by SOS International

April 30, 2026, 1:22 PM UTC

SOS International LLC says the Central Intelligence Agency’s decision to award Leidos Inc. an intelligence support contract and task order is “materially flawed.”

SOS submitted a more competitive bid for the CROSSCUTTER contract, and the $26 million BOLTCUTTER task order, it told the US Court of Federal Claims in a partially redacted complaint made public Wednesday. The court should permanently enjoin the award and order the CIA to re-evaluate proposals, it said.

The government has said it won’t use Leidos’ ongoing performance as grounds for opposing injunctive relief, the complaint said; therefore the companies agreed motions for that relief aren’t ...

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