Article: Air Force plan for targeted depots draws criticism.(Air Force considers public and private contracts for aircraft maintenance work at two depots)

Concern was growing among some in industry yesterday over whether the Air Force's newly announced plan to parcel out work at two aircraft-maintenance facilities targeted for closure would create a level playing field for everyone.

"I'm not sure we will be able to compete now," an official of a small electronics company told Defense Daily.

On Friday, the Air Force unveiled a plan to open contract competitions to the public and private sectors and to consolidate hundreds of contracts at Sacramento Air Logistics Center at McClellan AFB, Calif., and at the San Antonio Air Logistics Center at Kelly AFB, Texas. One Air Force source said the decision was made after ...

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