Pentagon says disappointed on Northrop Grumman tanker announcement
March 9th, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by BNO News ( Leave a comment )WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — The United States Deputy Secretary of Defense, William Lynn, said on Monday that the Department of Defense is disappointed by Northrop’s decision not to submit a bid for the U.S. Air Force tanker replacement program.
“In the last tanker replacement competition, Northrop Grumman competed well on both price and non-price factors. We strongly believe that the current competition is structured fairly and that both companies could compete effectively,” Lynn noted.
“Based on the inputs we received from both offerors to the Department’s draft Request for Proposal (RFP), we made changes to reduce the out-year risk to the potential manufacturers of KC-X. However, we did not change the war-fighters’ requirements to accommodate either offeror.
The Department strongly supports trans-Atlantic defense industrial ties and believes they benefit the American war-fighter and taxpayer,” Lynn added.
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