The Systems Engineering, Technology, and Innovation contract will allow the agency to decide whether the tech advantages of a solution warrant a higher price.

Solers Inc. was one of four companies that protested the DISA contract but the only to receive a spot on the contract.

The SETI contract “is designed for current and future mission requirements, next-generation technological advancements, and disruptive innovation that looks to create paradigm shifts in the ways warfighters interact with DOD's information technology."

The Defense Information Systems Agency is focused on delivering innovative technology to the warfighter as quickly as possible, Vice Adm. Nancy Norton said.