On this site, it has everything to do with which party is involved.   ADN is 10:1 leftists and if a Democrat had sponsored a program that resulted in a sole-source contract, it would be the greatest thing since sliced bread.   And, the Legislature didn't make the decision to make it sole-source; that is Executive Branch authority and was either done by the DOR or by GSS in Admin.   But that doesn't fit the leftie meme.