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HP Has Upper Hand In NGEN Competition, Program Chief Says

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Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

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The Navy has taken steps to level the playing field in the competition for the successor program to the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI), but incumbent bidder Hewlett- Packard [HPQ] will still be at an advantage to win the lucrative contracts, the program manager said recently. Capt. Shawn Hendricks said the draft request for proposals (RFP) utilizes the lowest-price technically-acceptable (LPTA) acquisition strategy, which calls for the award to be given to the lowest-cost bidder that meets the minimum technical…

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