Updated July 7, 2025
A Protest rages on in relation to this important US Army IDIQ (see details below), but the recent update may make the challenge irrelevant.
The US Army recently published an update conforming that Contract No. W900KK17-D-0002 (SETA II), has been extended in part due to this aforementioned litigation. The ordering period for SETA II been extended to November 9, 2025. All performance must be completed by February 14, 2026.
Of more importance, the Army has confirmed that the solicitation at issue in the case below (SETA III), and active SETA II contract, have both been deemed “non-commercial.” Accordingly, consistent with Executive Order 14271, the Army plans to pursue commercial solutions to satisfy its needs for systems engineering and technical assistance (SETA), rather than extend the SETA II contract further. To that end, the Army plans to (a) begin communicating with commercial vendors to help the Army determine the best contracting vehicle to satisfy its needs; and (b) solicit, evaluate, and award a commercial contract before February 14, 2026 (the end of the current performance period of the SETA II contract.)
More will be shared if and when it is made available.
Updated August 19, 2024
????OS AI Premium: WOSBs fight to halt Army efforts to squash a $325M PEO STRI IDIQ contract
The Army wants to cancel it (again), but at least two of the 17 bidders – woman-owned small businesses – who pursued and bid on this heavily competed 5-year single-award IDIQ are pushing back. More details below.