AT & T Corp. v. State, Department of Management Services

This appeal involves an unsuccessful bid protest by the appellant, AT & T Corporation, following a decision by the appellee, Department of Management Services (the Department), to award the contract for MyFloridaNet-2 (MFN-2) to the appellee, CR MSA, LLC, a. wholly owned subsidiary of the Harris Corporation (CR MSA/Harris).

History of the Case

The Department operates and manages the SUNCOM network, Florida’s state en*854terprise telecommunications system. See § 282.703, Fla. Stat. The Department’s existing management contract with AT & T Services, Inc., known as “MyFloridaNet” (MFN-1), expired in…