, referencing complaints from Oracle, IBM and Microsoft.
"DOD is aware that Oracle has filed its appeal and will continue to review it along with the Department of Justice," a spokesperson for the department said in a statement. "As DOD has asserted throughout this litigation, and as confirmed by the court, DOD reasonably evaluated and equally treated all offerors within the framework of a full and open competition. The rulings from the GAO and U.S.
The spokesperson later added that the department consulted with the DoD Office of the Inspector General before the contract was awarded. The Inspector General did not find "evidence that they believed would prevent DoD from making a decision about the award of the contract," according to a separate statement.