Navy releases $10B NGEN RFP

Let the competition begin as the Navy finally releases NGEN request for proposals and two teams square off to win the lucrative contract.

The Navy has finally released the request for proposals for its much anticipated Next Generation Enterprise Network, the system intended to supplant the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet, Nick Wakeman reports in Washington Technology.

The final RFP came out late Wednesday night. . Proposals are due July 18 and the Navy says it expects awards by Feb. 12, 2013. The Navy has put a price tag of $4.5 billion on the contract over five years, but Deltek has pegged the value at $10 billion over 10 years.

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