Groundswell challenges Army's award of business system consolidation contract

In its protest at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Groundswell is questioning how the Army stuck with long-time incumbent Accenture Federal Services for the project.

Groundswell has gone to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims with a protest against the Army’s award of a contract to consolidate a group of business systems using the latest version of SAP’s software.

In early October, Accenture's U.S. federal subsidiary won the contract known as Enterprise Business Systems – Convergence. Accenture Federal Services is a long-time incumbent and provider of SAP software to many agencies, including the Army.

Groundswell filed its protest at the court on Wednesday under the name of one of its subsidiaries, Telesto Group.

The initial award is worth $69.4 million, other sources place the ceiling value at around $1 billion over its eight-year run.

Groundswell's complaint is sealed, so the legal grounds ...