Yes, they were vetted - they donated to Obama.
And, yes again, they were vetted favorably due to certain failure (Canadian S/W company for their failed gun registry). Contract specified between the lines: Failure to pave way for future Cloward-Piven crisis.
When evaluating proposals for a contract, past performance (i.e., how well a contractor performed in past engagements) is usually one of the key factors that is given significant weighting for the purposes of selecting a qualified contactor. In this case, ‘past performance’ appears to either have been ignored or re-defined in some political context.
And they’re Canadian. Let’s not have Americans build an IT system. I’m surprised Great Leader didn’t outsource to the Muslim Brotherhood for this project.