Yes, it sounds like there will be multiple contractors who will be bidding on these contracts. It does not appear to be a 250 million contract that has been awarded specifically to IST. It appears they simply have the opportunity to bid on the contract. So it really isn't awarded to them. At least that is the way I am reading it.
IST LLC will have the opportunity to compete against a limited number of contractors in six states, namely AL, FL, GA, KY, TN, and TX, with the number of offerors ranging from nine to twenty-two contractors. This approach creates a higher probability of contract awards compared to the traditional full and open competition approach.