"this agreement will not obligate funds at the time of award"
Well that would be a bit brain-dead on the part of the DOD. Obviously the funds will be paid out in return for actual acquisitions, otherwise there is a very large window for error, honest or no.
Still, some champagne will obviously be opened in the marketing departments of the six companies, because hey, that counts for this year's bonus !
Biting the hand that feeds IT
