CONCAP/LOGCAP/AFCAP etc are not "no bid" contracts. Any "journalist" worth his salt could figure that out.
They either know this or they don't.
If they know it then they are liars. Willing liars and should be run out of the 'news' business in disgrace.
If they don't know it, they are ignorant beyond incompetence and should be run out of the 'news' business in disgace.