is a telecommunication contract considered a DOD contract?

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Answer 1

At AT&T, we make it our mission to ensure that our military customers are getting the most reliable, secure and cost-effective solutions available anywhere ... AT&T Government Solutions, a business unit of AT&T Inc., has been awarded the Joint Hawaii Information Transfer System (JHITS) contract by the Defense Information Technology Contracting Office (DITCO) - Pacific. DITCO-Pacific is a part of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), a division of the Department of Defense (DoD), which oversees the Department of Defense's networking needs. The JHITS contract has an estimated contract value of $250 million. Under the terms of the agreement, AT&T will provide customized telecommunications and data services to the Hawaii-based military departments. http://www.usamobility.com/solutions/government_accounts/dept_of_defense.html

Answer 2

A contract (under U.S.A. law) has specific requirements. Whether it is with DoD (Dept. of Defense?) or General Motors, General Electric, or Mr. Joe Blow, doesn't make any difference. It can be about Mr. J. Blow and another company about toilet paper deliveries.
So, the answer is that a telecommunication contract does not, per se, involve the DoD; it can involve any two (or three, five) parties.

Answer 3

IT would be a DOD contract if the contract was made with the DOD regardless of what it was for.