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    A look at key moments in one of the Pentagon’s most important tech procurements.
    By Heather Kuldell and Frank Konkel

    One year ago, Defense Deputy Secretary Patrick Shanahan announced a departmentwide acceleration to cloud computing platforms that culminated with the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure acquisition.

    The JEDI contract, now open to bidders, will put a single cloud service provider in charge of hosting and distributing mission-critical workloads and classified military secrets to warfighters around the globe. Since its inception, the contract has been controversial, with repeated accusations that it favors Amazon Web Services. The multibillion-dollar deal pits traditional defense contractors pushing the department to allow multiple cloud providers to split the project against commercial cloud providers looking to bolster their defense business.

    Those companies positioned themselves for the contract in public campaigns and private lobbying efforts, hoping to influence the Pentagon toward their approach or solution. Officials’ speeches, congressional testimony and even other cloud contracts were scrutinized for any JEDI clues.

    Yet the Defense Department’s approach to JEDI has changed little in the year since it was announced. The Pentagon still aims to award the contract—worth up to $10 billion—to a single cloud service provider. Bids are due in October. Defense officials have addressed some questions from Congress and clarified that JEDI will be one of many clouds the military and defense agencies will use in the future.

    In this timeline, Nextgov pieced together key moments over the course of JEDI’s history to paint a full picture of events that led to what may be one of the most consequential government technology acquisitions.  

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    August 10 -11, 2017

    Defense Secretary Jim Mattis makes a two-day West Coast trip where he meets with submarine leaders at Naval Base Kitsap in Washington and the department’s tech innovation group, Defense Innovation Unit Experimental in California. He also makes scheduled visits Amazon’s  Seattle headquarters and Google’s Palo Alto campus.

    “[I’m a] big admirer of what they do out there, about the way they germinate ideas, the way they harvest ideas, from one breakthrough, rapidly, to another, and that … So I'm going out to see what we can pick up in DIUx,” Mattis says to reporters traveling with him.

    A pleasure to host #SecDef James Mattis at Amazon HQ in Seattle today pic.twitter.com/JnQZoSOnFN

    — Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) August 10, 2017
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    August 10 -11, 2017

    Defense Secretary Jim Mattis makes a two-day West Coast trip where he meets with submarine leaders at Naval Base Kitsap in Washington and the department’s tech innovation group, Defense Innovation Unit Experimental in California. He also makes scheduled visits Amazon’s  Seattle headquarters and Google’s Palo Alto campus.

    “[I’m a] big admirer of what they do out there, about the way they germinate ideas, the way they harvest ideas, from one breakthrough, rapidly, to another, and that … So I'm going out to see what we can pick up in DIUx,” Mattis says to reporters traveling with him.

    A pleasure to host #SecDef James Mattis at Amazon HQ in Seattle today pic.twitter.com/JnQZoSOnFN

    — Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) August 10, 2017

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    September 13, 2017

    Defense Deputy Secretary Patrick Shanahan issues a memo titled “Accelerating Cloud Adoption,” which announces the formation of the Cloud Executive Steering Group and an outline of the cloud procurement.

    “The effort is a Department priority. Speed and security are of the essence,” Shanahan writes. “I expect all offices and personnel to provide all reasonable support necessary to make rapid enterprise-wide cloud adoption a reality.”

    The memo names the department’s acquisition chief Ellen Lord as chair. Other members include Strategic Capabilities Office Director Will Roper, DIUx Managing Partner Raj Shah, Defense Digital Service Director Chris Lynch and Defense Innovation Board’s Joshua Marcuse. John Bergin, an official with the chief information officer’s office, is also named as an adviser but acting CIO John Zangardi is not.

    In phase one, Lynch will oversee the “tailored acquisition process” of the program. Phase two involves transitioning “select DOD components” to the acquired cloud.

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    September 13, 2017

    Defense Deputy Secretary Patrick Shanahan issues a memo titled “Accelerating Cloud Adoption,” which announces the formation of the Cloud Executive Steering Group and an outline of the cloud procurement.

    “The effort is a Department priority. Speed and security are of the essence,” Shanahan writes. “I expect all offices and personnel to provide all reasonable support necessary to make rapid enterprise-wide cloud adoption a reality.”

    The memo names the department’s acquisition chief Ellen Lord as chair. Other members include Strategic Capabilities Office Director Will Roper, DIUx Managing Partner Raj Shah, Defense Digital Service Director Chris Lynch and Defense Innovation Board’s Joshua Marcuse. John Bergin, an official with the chief information officer’s office, is also named as an adviser but acting CIO John Zangardi is not.

    In phase one, Lynch will oversee the “tailored acquisition process” of the program. Phase two involves transitioning “select DOD components” to the acquired cloud.

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    October 26, 2017

    Acting Defense CIO John Zangardi is appointed to Homeland Security Department as permanent CIO.

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    October 26, 2017

    Acting Defense CIO John Zangardi is appointed to Homeland Security Department as permanent CIO.

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    October 30, 2017

    Defense releases the DOD Cloud request for information, spelling out that the cloud services must support warfighters on the tactical edge—even connectivity-deprived environments.

    The RFI states the cloud will host unclassified, secret, and top secret information in in the continental U.S. and outside it. The department says it is looking for “technical parity with commercial cloud, even if private or hybrid cloud services are part of the final solution” and says it is willing to “remove barriers to success.”

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    October 30, 2017

    Defense releases the DOD Cloud request for information, spelling out that the cloud services must support warfighters on the tactical edge—even connectivity-deprived environments.

    The RFI states the cloud will host unclassified, secret, and top secret information in in the continental U.S. and outside it. The department says it is looking for “technical parity with commercial cloud, even if private or hybrid cloud services are part of the final solution” and says it is willing to “remove barriers to success.”

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    November 6, 2017

    An internal JEDI strategy document lays out an ambitious timeline: a draft solicitation and industry day issued in the second quarter of 2018; an award by fourth quarter of 2018, and beginning the first migrations in the first quarter of 2019.

    It also spells out the department’s intention to pursue a single indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract with an ordering period of up to 10 years.

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    November 6, 2017

    An internal JEDI strategy document lays out an ambitious timeline: a draft solicitation and industry day issued in the second quarter of 2018; an award by fourth quarter of 2018, and beginning the first migrations in the first quarter of 2019.

    It also spells out the department’s intention to pursue a single indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract with an ordering period of up to 10 years.

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    December 3, 2017

    “We right now have a number of different clouds but we are no kidding right now writing the contracts to get everything moved to one cloud to begin with and then go from there," steering group chair Lord says at the Reagan National Defense Forum.

    Her comments were part of a broader discussion about how data, machine learning and artificial intelligence may impact the U.S. superiority on the battlefield, but the “one cloud” remark sparks concern among industry that department’s more than 500 different cloud projects could be phased out.

    Bloomberg reports Lord told staff Dec. 5 not to make further public comment on the enterprise cloud.

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    December 3, 2017

    “We right now have a number of different clouds but we are no kidding right now writing the contracts to get everything moved to one cloud to begin with and then go from there," steering group chair Lord says at the Reagan National Defense Forum.

    Her comments were part of a broader discussion about how data, machine learning and artificial intelligence may impact the U.S. superiority on the battlefield, but the “one cloud” remark sparks concern among industry that department’s more than 500 different cloud projects could be phased out.

    Bloomberg reports Lord told staff Dec. 5 not to make further public comment on the enterprise cloud.

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    December 8, 2017

    Essye Miller is appointed acting Defense CIO.

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    December 8, 2017

    Essye Miller is appointed acting Defense CIO.

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    January 3, 2018

    Steering group member Will Roper is nominated to become assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics. He will be confirmed and start the job in February.

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    January 3, 2018

    Steering group member Will Roper is nominated to become assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics. He will be confirmed and start the job in February.

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    January 4, 2018

    Shanahan issues a memo entitled “Accelerating Cloud Adoption Update” to the steering group, whose membership has been shuffled. Instead of Lord, Deputy Chief Management Officer Jay Gibson will be chair. New members include Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation Bob Daigle and acting Defense CIO Essye Miller. The rest are the same: Roper (listed as SCO), DIUx’s Shah, DDS’ Lynch and Marcuse (listed as Defense staff instead of Defense Innovation Board member). Lord is not mentioned by name but her office—the Office of the Undersecretary for Acquisition and Logistics—will support the group.

    Notably, phase one language says the procurement will be a “full and open competition,” perhaps to squash rumors that the department planned to issue a sole-source (that is, a competition-less) contract. Phase one remains under Lynch’s direction, but phase two will be overseen by Capt. David McAllister of SCO.

    Also on Jan. 4, a Pentagon spokesperson told Nextgov the department is still in a "fact-finding phase" and had not yet made a final decision on whether to award the cloud contract to one or multiple vendors.

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    January 4, 2018

    Shanahan issues a memo entitled “Accelerating Cloud Adoption Update” to the steering group, whose membership has been shuffled. Instead of Lord, Deputy Chief Management Officer Jay Gibson will be chair. New members include Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation Bob Daigle and acting Defense CIO Essye Miller. The rest are the same: Roper (listed as SCO), DIUx’s Shah, DDS’ Lynch and Marcuse (listed as Defense staff instead of Defense Innovation Board member). Lord is not mentioned by name but her office—the Office of the Undersecretary for Acquisition and Logistics—will support the group.

    Notably, phase one language says the procurement will be a “full and open competition,” perhaps to squash rumors that the department planned to issue a sole-source (that is, a competition-less) contract. Phase one remains under Lynch’s direction, but phase two will be overseen by Capt. David McAllister of SCO.

    Also on Jan. 4, a Pentagon spokesperson told Nextgov the department is still in a "fact-finding phase" and had not yet made a final decision on whether to award the cloud contract to one or multiple vendors.

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    January 16, 2018

    Defense posts a nearly $7 million sole-source award to a relatively unknown company, Eagle Harbor Solutions, to support the Cloud Executive Steering Group. In a press release, the company says it will provide the department “a full range of infrastructure engineering, software engineering, acquisition, strategic communications, business operations, cost estimation and budgetary expertise.”

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    January 16, 2018

    Defense posts a nearly $7 million sole-source award to a relatively unknown company, Eagle Harbor Solutions, to support the Cloud Executive Steering Group. In a press release, the company says it will provide the department “a full range of infrastructure engineering, software engineering, acquisition, strategic communications, business operations, cost estimation and budgetary expertise.”

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    January 19, 2018

    Trump appoints the current Deputy Chief Management Officer and steering group lead Jay Gibson as Defense chief management officer. The elevated role is third in line to the secretary of defense and the focal point for reforming the Pentagon’s business operations. He will start in those duties Feb. 1.

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    January 19, 2018

    Trump appoints the current Deputy Chief Management Officer and steering group lead Jay Gibson as Defense chief management officer. The elevated role is third in line to the secretary of defense and the focal point for reforming the Pentagon’s business operations. He will start in those duties Feb. 1.

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    February 7, 2018

    Interoperability Clearinghouse files a bid protest with the Government Accountability Office about the $7 million sole-source contract to Eagle Harbor Solutions. The group argues the department failed to conduct a reasonable responsibility determination of Eagle Harbor Solutions’ capabilities and resources.

    Virginia-based REAN Cloud announces it has received a $950 million prototype “other transaction authority” deal from U.S. Transportation Command for cloud migration services that could be used across the department. The deal, facilitated by DIUx, raises industry eyebrows for a few reasons, including the nearly billion-dollar award and the use of a lesser-known purchasing vehicle generally reserved for emerging technology. REAN’s press release also mentions that it is a premier partner of Amazon Web Services, though it does support migrations to other clouds.  

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    February 7, 2018

    Interoperability Clearinghouse files a bid protest with the Government Accountability Office about the $7 million sole-source contract to Eagle Harbor Solutions. The group argues the department failed to conduct a reasonable responsibility determination of Eagle Harbor Solutions’ capabilities and resources.

    Virginia-based REAN Cloud announces it has received a $950 million prototype “other transaction authority” deal from U.S. Transportation Command for cloud migration services that could be used across the department. The deal, facilitated by DIUx, raises industry eyebrows for a few reasons, including the nearly billion-dollar award and the use of a lesser-known purchasing vehicle generally reserved for emerging technology. REAN’s press release also mentions that it is a premier partner of Amazon Web Services, though it does support migrations to other clouds.  

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    Feb. 20, 2018

    Oracle files a bid protest against REAN Cloud’s $950 million OTA. GAO has limited authority on OTAs, mainly assessing whether the issuing agency followed its own rules and whether it was appropriate to use an OTA.

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    Feb. 20, 2018

    Oracle files a bid protest against REAN Cloud’s $950 million OTA. GAO has limited authority on OTAs, mainly assessing whether the issuing agency followed its own rules and whether it was appropriate to use an OTA.

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    February 26, 2018

    Steering group member Raj Shah leaves DIUx.

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    February 26, 2018

    Steering group member Raj Shah leaves DIUx.

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    March 5, 2018

    Pentagon spokesman Col. Robert Manning, in an off-camera press briefing, announces the department will reduce the ceiling and the scope of the REAN Cloud deal to $65 million and only let USTRANSCOM use the contract.

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    March 5, 2018

    Pentagon spokesman Col. Robert Manning, in an off-camera press briefing, announces the department will reduce the ceiling and the scope of the REAN Cloud deal to $65 million and only let USTRANSCOM use the contract.

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    March 7, 2018

    Defense releases a draft request for proposal after a JEDI industry day. The department confirms it plans to issue a single indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract in September. The contract features a two-year base with five-year and three-year options, but the department doesn’t assign a value.

    Defense officials dominated industry day with speeches about the fundamental shift the JEDI procurement represents to how the department intends to buy services going forward. Though usually industry days allow potential bidders a chance to ask questions, the department does not field any.

    Many industry officials—due to the scope of the contract—expected the department to pursue a multi-cloud environment and immediately question the logic behind issuing such an important project to a single company.

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    March 7, 2018

    Defense releases a draft request for proposal after a JEDI industry day. The department confirms it plans to issue a single indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract in September. The contract features a two-year base with five-year and three-year options, but the department doesn’t assign a value.

    Defense officials dominated industry day with speeches about the fundamental shift the JEDI procurement represents to how the department intends to buy services going forward. Though usually industry days allow potential bidders a chance to ask questions, the department does not field any.

    Many industry officials—due to the scope of the contract—expected the department to pursue a multi-cloud environment and immediately question the logic behind issuing such an important project to a single company.

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    March 12, 2018

    GAO dismisses the bid protest against the $7 million JEDI support contract to Eagle Harbor Solutions. GAO determined Interoperability Clearinghouse, the non-profit that had filed the protest, was not an “interested party” to challenge a sole-source award.

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    March 12, 2018

    GAO dismisses the bid protest against the $7 million JEDI support contract to Eagle Harbor Solutions. GAO determined Interoperability Clearinghouse, the non-profit that had filed the protest, was not an “interested party” to challenge a sole-source award.

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    March 22, 2018

    Congress begins to ask about JEDI. In a report on the omnibus spending measure, Congress requires Defense to produce two reports specific to its cloud computing efforts for defense committees.

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    March 22, 2018

    Congress begins to ask about JEDI. In a report on the omnibus spending measure, Congress requires Defense to produce two reports specific to its cloud computing efforts for defense committees.

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    April 3, 2018

    Following a few days of President Trump tweeting critical things about Amazon and its use of the U.S. Postal Service, Bloomberg reports Trump will dine with Oracle CEO Safra Catz and venture capitalist Peter Thiel. Fortune reports indicate Catz slammed the JEDI procurement and told Trump the bidding process was unfairly tilted toward Amazon.

    I have stated my concerns with Amazon long before the Election. Unlike others, they pay little or no taxes to state & local governments, use our Postal System as their Delivery Boy (causing tremendous loss to the U.S.), and are putting many thousands of retailers out of business!

    — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 29, 2018
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    April 3, 2018

    Following a few days of President Trump tweeting critical things about Amazon and its use of the U.S. Postal Service, Bloomberg reports Trump will dine with Oracle CEO Safra Catz and venture capitalist Peter Thiel. Fortune reports indicate Catz slammed the JEDI procurement and told Trump the bidding process was unfairly tilted toward Amazon.

    I have stated my concerns with Amazon long before the Election. Unlike others, they pay little or no taxes to state & local governments, use our Postal System as their Delivery Boy (causing tremendous loss to the U.S.), and are putting many thousands of retailers out of business!

    — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 29, 2018

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    April 4, 2018

    Sarah Huckabee Sanders in a daily press briefing says Trump is not involved in the Defense’s cloud procurement. She refers reporters to the Defense Department for details about “the competitive business process.”

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    April 4, 2018

    Sarah Huckabee Sanders in a daily press briefing says Trump is not involved in the Defense’s cloud procurement. She refers reporters to the Defense Department for details about “the competitive business process.”

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    April 6, 2018

    The department announces that Dana Deasy, a former JP Morgan executive, will be appointed permanent Defense CIO. Deasy will start in early May.

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    April 6, 2018

    The department announces that Dana Deasy, a former JP Morgan executive, will be appointed Defense CIO. Deasy will start in early May.

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    April 12, 2018

    Mattis defends the JEDI procurement as necessary to keep the department’s technological edge on adversaries in a budget hearing before the House Armed Services Committee.

    JEDI is a “fair and open competition for anyone who wants to enter” and not tailored to a single company, he said. Mattis also emphasizes that the contract’s base period is only for two years, not 10, to prevent lock-in.

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    April 12, 2018

    Mattis defends the JEDI procurement as necessary to keep the department’s technological edge on adversaries in a budget hearing before the House Armed Services Committee.

    JEDI is a “fair and open competition for anyone who wants to enter” and not tailored to a single company, he said. Mattis also emphasizes that the contract’s base period is only for two years, not 10, to prevent lock-in.

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    April 13, 2018

    At a roundtable with reporters at the Pentagon, Lord addresses rumors that existing cloud contracts will be canceled once JEDI is awarded.

    “The department has multiple cloud contracts and we will continue to have multiple cloud contracts,” she says. “We are working with a variety of companies. We want to leverage the entire industrial base. So there is ample opportunity for everyone to play throughout the department.”

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    April 13, 2018

    At a roundtable with reporters at the Pentagon, Lord addresses rumors that existing cloud contracts will be canceled once JEDI is awarded.

    “The department has multiple cloud contracts and we will continue to have multiple cloud contracts,” she says. “We are working with a variety of companies. We want to leverage the entire industrial base. So there is ample opportunity for everyone to play throughout the department.”

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    April 16, 2018

    Defense releases second draft RFP after receiving more than 1,000 industry questions, many of which are answered with “your question is noted.” The department states the final solicitation will be released in May.

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    April 16, 2018

    Defense releases second draft RFP after receiving more than 1,000 industry questions, many of which are answered with “your question is noted.” The department states the final solicitation will be released in May.

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    April 24, 2018

    Shanahan hits back about cloud contract misconceptions at a Defense Writers Group breakfast. He says the cloud will be “only 20 percent” of the Defense’s cloud business and part of the department’s overall “multi-cloud strategy.”

    He knocks down press reports of the contract's value—a $10 billion ceiling—but doesn’t offer another value. He also explains the contract’s options—a two-year base period with additional extensions—allow the department an exit if things go sideways.

    “So if it’s working, extend it,” Shanahan says. “If it’s not working, here are the keys, thank you.”

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    April 24, 2018

    Shanahan hits back about cloud contract misconceptions at a Defense Writers Group breakfast. He says the cloud will be “only 20 percent” of the Defense’s cloud business and part of the department’s overall “multi-cloud strategy.”

    He knocks down press reports of the contract's value—a $10 billion ceiling—but doesn’t offer another value. He also explains the contract’s options—a two-year base period with additional extensions—allow the department an exit if things go sideways.

    “So if it’s working, extend it,” Shanahan says. “If it’s not working, here are the keys, thank you.”

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    April 30, 2018

    The IT Alliance for Public Sector, an industry group representing approximately 80 tech firms, sends a letter to the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees and other panels asking for increased transparency and possible congressional intervention into the JEDI procurement.  

    “Deployment of a single cloud conflicts with established best practices and industry trends in the commercial marketplace, as well as current law and regulation, which calls for the award of multiple task or delivery order contracts to the maximum extent practicable,” the letter states.

    It’s only one example of lobbying efforts the companies competing for the contract are undertaking. Some are traditional efforts: events, meetings with Hill staffers and op-eds by companies for various publications. Other efforts to call the contract into question—including a dossier shopped to reporters—insinuate corruption by individual senior Defense and private company officials.

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    April 30, 2018

    The IT Alliance for Public Sector, an industry group representing approximately 80 tech firms, sends a letter to the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees and other panels asking for increased transparency and possible congressional intervention into the JEDI procurement.  

    “Deployment of a single cloud conflicts with established best practices and industry trends in the commercial marketplace, as well as current law and regulation, which calls for the award of multiple task or delivery order contracts to the maximum extent practicable,” the letter states.

    It’s only one example of lobbying efforts the companies competing for the contract are undertaking. Some are traditional efforts: events, meetings with Hill staffers and op-eds by companies for various publications. Other efforts to call the contract into question—including a dossier shopped to reporters—insinuate corruption by individual senior Defense and private company officials.

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    May 23, 2018

    After only 13 days on the job, Deasy testifies in front of the House Oversight IT subcommittee about the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act but gets asked about JEDI and multi-cloud environments.

    “It is my belief that that in a cloud world, there is no such thing as one solution that’s going to solve for all,” Deasy says. “You’re going to always have a need when you build anything where you’re going to have specific requirements they’re going to be best served by unique providers.”

    Deasy’s remarks get some in industry wondering if the department revise the RFP.

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    May 23, 2018

    After only 13 days on the job, Deasy testifies in front of the House Oversight IT subcommittee about the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act but gets asked about JEDI and multi-cloud environments.

    “It is my belief that that in a cloud world, there is no such thing as one solution that’s going to solve for all,” Deasy says. “You’re going to always have a need when you build anything where you’re going to have specific requirements they’re going to be best served by unique providers.”

    Deasy’s remarks get some in industry wondering if the department revise the RFP.

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    May 31, 2018

    Draft RFP is updated to say procurement will be delayed at least another week.

    GAO sustains Oracle’s protest of the REAN Cloud OTA, recommending it either terminate the contract and recompete it through traditional means or issue a sole-source justification.  

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    May 31, 2018

    Draft RFP is updated to say procurement will be delayed at least another week.

    GAO sustains Oracle’s protest of the REAN Cloud OTA, recommending it either terminate the contract and recompete it through traditional means or issue a sole-source justification.  

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    June 25, 2018

    Shanahan announces Deasy will lead all department cloud initiatives. Jay Gibson, in an exclusive interview with Nextgov, says this includes JEDI and the steering group. At this point, it’s the third leadership change of the steering group in less than a year.

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    June 25, 2018

    Shanahan announces Deasy will lead all department cloud initiatives. Jay Gibson, in an exclusive interview with Nextgov, says this includes JEDI and the steering group. At this point, it’s the third leadership change of the steering group in less than a year.

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    July 26, 2018

    Defense releases the final RFP for JEDI. It remains a single award contract, though the department revises the timeframe to include a two-year base deal, followed by two three-year option periods and a final two-year option. Defense finally assigns a dollar amount: a $10 billion ceiling if all options are exercised.

    Industry response is due by Sept. 17.

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    July 26, 2018

    Defense releases the final RFP for JEDI. It remains a single award contract, though the department revises the timeframe to include a two-year base deal, followed by two three-year option periods and a final two-year option. Defense finally assigns a dollar amount: a $10 billion ceiling if all options are exercised.

    Industry response is due by Sept. 17.

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    Aug. 7, 2018

    Oracle files a pre-award protest with GAO. The company contends the Pentagon’s decision to award JEDI to a single company is improper, which is what many competing companies said previous to the department opening the contract for bids.

    Defense later amends the JEDI RFP, and Oracle files supplemental protests in response.

    GAO must issue its decision by Nov. 14, though the Pentagon makes clear in its amended JEDI RFP that it “is proceeding with the procurement” despite the protest.

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    Aug. 7, 2018

    Oracle files a pre-award protest with GAO. The company contends the Pentagon’s decision to award JEDI to a single company is improper, which is what many competing companies said previous to the department opening the contract for bids.

    Defense later amends the JEDI RFP, and Oracle files supplemental protests in response.

    GAO must issue its decision by Nov. 14, though the Pentagon makes clear in its amended JEDI RFP that it “is proceeding with the procurement” despite the protest.

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    Aug. 31, 2018

    The department extends the deadline for companies to respond to the JEDI RFP to Oct. 9. 

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    Aug. 31, 2018

    The department extends the deadline for companies to respond to the JEDI RFP to Oct. 9.  

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