DOD's Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud acquisition "virtually assures DOD will be locked into legacy cloud for a decade or more," the company argues.

"I think probably the most important thing you can expect from the Army is a clear-eyed and sober dialogue with you and in collaboration on the 'how,'" Bruce Crawford said.

“We’re watching closely JEDI and what the DOD is doing there,” Adm. Karl Schultz said.

After months of delays and contentious debate among industry, DOD issued the final request for proposals Thursday for its JEDI contract.

“We are unwaveringly in support of our law enforcement, defense and intelligence community," Teresa Carlson said.

The goal, Deasy says, is a final RFP "that truly represents what any smart intelligent company in private industry would do in seeking to put an enterprise cloud in place."