Spy Agency Amends No-Bid Contract Notice, But Google Still Favored
One of America’s most secretive spy agencies, responding in part to inquiries made by Fox News about a no-bid contract set to be awarded to Google, announced Tuesday it will revise the terms of its notice for the contract – but Fox News has learned that Google will still have the inside track for the deal.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, headquartered in Bethesda, Md., first posted online on Aug. 19 a formal notice of its plans to award the “sole source,” or no-bid, contract to the Internet and software giant. The contract synopsis – posted on fedbizopps.gov, a sort of bulletin board for federal contractors – stated that the agency was seeking “a secured, hosted environment that provides web-based access to geospatial visualization services.” No dollar figure was attached...
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