> On the other hand, this is a 10 year contract worth about 1% of Amazon, Google, or Microsoft's bottom line in one year. So there's a bit of mountain/molehill

> On the other hand, this is a 10 year contract worth about 1% of Amazon, Google, or Microsoft's bottom line in one year. So there's a bit of mountain/molehill going on here. a) Have you ever known an IT project, let alone a government IT project, to end up smaller than or equal to the projected size/cost? Or anything near it? b) If you ever have the “pleasure” of dealing with government IT, you'll see how much easier it is to use a combination of things that has already been “certified” by another part of government. Winning a contract worth 1% of your company's bottom line is huge itself, but as a foot in the door, it's massive.