<sod >Phoenix lost the Suffolk contracts at the end of 2015 after the Defense Department changed their contracting award standards from âbest valueâ to âlowest technically acceptable costâ.< eod>< sod > Â The birds earned the firm more than $2.3m from the Pentagon between 2009 and 2015.Â Phoenix lost the Suffolk contracts at the end of 2015 after the Defence Department changed their contracting award standards from âbest valueâ to âlowest technically acceptable costâ.< eod>