MAVROULES BERATES AIR FORCE AWARD OF $1B RADAR CONTRACT

The Boston Globe;  March 9, 1989 ;   Michael K. Frisby, Globe Staff;   577 words ......Air Force, why the Air Force awarded the contract to Loral on Dec...involvement, couldn't the Air Force have waited to grant the contract. "We had every reason...steadfastly defended the contract, telling the committee that the Air Force had ...

AIR FORCE EXPECTS TO AWARD TANKER CONTRACT THIS MONTH.(Business)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  February 15, 2008 ;     573 words ......produce a new Air Force aerial tanker, dubbed the KC-X, a contract that could grow...have pressed the Air Force to award the contract as soon as possible...could require the Air Force to start all over again with new contract bids. Such a delay...

SEN. MURRAY COMMENTS ON AIR FORCE MUST FOLLOW GAO RECOMMENDATIONS, REBID...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 26, 2008 ;     787 words ......it clear the Air Force cannot go forward with this contract - and that I...it clear the Air Force cannot go forward with this contract - and that I...recommendations. The Air Force must return to...proposal, rebid the contract, and get this...

GAO report 'scathing,' analysts say ; Boeing's successful protest of a $35...

Dayton Daily News;  June 20, 2008 ;   John Nolan Staff Writer;   400 words ......concluded that the Air Force failed to follow...evaluating the contract bids from Boeing...Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, after the contractor is selected...protest of the Air Force's decision in...to award the contract for 179 aerial...

DIGITAL FORCES A SUSPENSION OF BIDS ON AIR FORCE CONTRACT

The Boston Globe;  August 20, 1987 ;   John Wilke, Globe Staff;   449 words ......had charged that the Air Force's contract requirements amount to...Warren Webber defended the contract's terms. "The Air Force needs standardized computer...ever undertaken by the Air Force. "This is a major contract and it could lock out...

Air Force gets revised bids for copter ; Boeing won a contract for the...

Dayton Daily News;  January 9, 2008 ;   John Nolan Staff Writer;   277 words ......Corp. all met an Air Force deadline to submit revised bids for a contract that could be worth...2006 win of the contract, contending that the Air Force had overlooked...expects that the Air Force will announce the contract winner by this...

SEN. MURRAY: GAO RULING SHOWS AIR FORCE MADE THE WRONG DECISION ON...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 19, 2008 ;     787 words ......GAO found that the Air Force made significant...when it awarded a contract to build the next...largest defense contracts in history - the Air Force's decision to choose...recommended that the Air Force reopen the contract, get new proposals...

SENS. ROBERTS, BROWNBACK, REP. TIAHRT DEMANDED ANSWERS FROM AIR FORCE...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 3, 2008 ;     276 words ......demanded answers from the Air Force regarding the recent Tanker contract announcement. Senators...maneuver? Why did the Air Force award this contract to a company that...history? Why would the Air Force outsource a contract so critical to the...

Reopen at Least Part of Boeing Contract, GAO Tells Air Force

The Washington Post;  February 25, 2005 ;   Renae Merle;   498 words ......billion Boeing Co. contract to modernize C...because a former Air Force procurement official...to protest the contract. Druyun is serving...their work for the Air Force. "Resolution of...award of another Air Force contract to develop a small diameter bomb. The ...

Audit Criticizes Another Boeing Deal; Inspector General Says Air Force...

The Washington Post;  April 16, 2004 ;   Renae Merle;   468 words ......secretary of the Air Force for acquisition...negotiate the contract with Boeing...other Boeing contracts Druyun supervised...negotiated at the Air Force. The inspector...As a result, Air Force officials awarded the contract modification...

Small firm wins big on FAST contract.(Modern Technologies Corp. gets Air...

Set-Aside Alert;  June 14, 2002 ;     438 words ......Administration protested the contract, but was overruled. The Air Force says the three small...small-business participation. The Air Force solicited the contract under SIC code 372...In designing the IDIQ contract, the Air Force projected that it would...

McCain and Pelosi seeking closer look at Air Force contract

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  March 4, 2008 ;   Matthew Daly Associated Press;   440 words ......mind on a $35 billion Air Force contract awarded to the parent...Congress should examine the Air Force contract. "The Air Force's decision to award the...favored to win the tanker contract, and the Air Force decision helps EADS break...

GAO WANTS $1B AIR FORCE CONTRACT VOIDED LINKS FIRM TO PENTAGON SCANDAL

The Boston Globe;  May 16, 1989 ;   Michael K. Frisby, Globe Staff;   692 words ......recommended yesterday that the Air Force terminate a contract worth up to a $1 billion...In December 1988, the Air Force granted an initial contract to Loral for several...March to probe why the Air Force signed the contract with Loral on December...

Exide Electronics Announces Favorable Outcome of Air Force Contract Award...

PR Newswire;  January 9, 1997 ;     516 words ......a competitor of the contract awarded to the Company by the Air Force in September 1996 has...limit available to the Air Force for the contract is $375 million for...protests of an award of contract by the Air Force to the Company in June...

Edgewood, N.Y., Aerospace Contractor Gets Its Largest-Ever Air Force...

Newsday (Melville, NY);  May 6, 2004 ;     412 words ......announced it won its largest contract ever, an Air Force award potentially worth...By CPI's standards, the Air Force C-5 contract is eye-popping, and it dwarfs...Under the terms of such contracts, the Air Force may order parts at any time...