Technology giant Oracle is crying foul after losing a $4.7 million Fairfax County software contract to its chief competitor, asking the county to delay the contract and questioning rival SAP’s dramatically cheaper pitch.

The county is looking to overhaul the outmoded technology that supports the day-to-day operations of the sprawling county government. After soliciting and reviewing bids, including Oracle’s, officials entered negotiations with German tech giant SAP to buy the needed software.