DoD continues to execute the procedures outlined in the motion for voluntary remand granted last month with the intent of delivering this critically-needed capability to our warfighters as quickly as possible,” Lt. Col. Robert Carver, a Defense spokesman, said in a statement.

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Under the current court order, DoD has until August 17 to evaluate the two companies’ revised bids, though that order could be extended if the process needs more time. Judge Campbell-Smith also told DoD, AWS and Microsoft to file progress reports every 60 days, starting on June 16.

JEDI has been mired in legal protests and industry criticism since its inception in 2018. Back then, most vendors — except for AWS — were publicly pleading with the Pentagon to structure JEDI as a multiple-vendor arrangement.

A separate bid protest lawsuit, filed by Oracle, contends that DoD violated procurement laws by structuring the JEDI as a single-award contract. The Court of Federal Claims partially agreed with Oracle, but dismissed the lawsuit on technical grounds.

However, Oracle’s protest is still alive: the company has appealed the lower court’s ruling, and lawyers for DoD, Oracle, and Amazon are scheduled to argue that case before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on June 5.

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