Air Force To Use Best Value Award For KC-X Tanker

This article at Bloomberg.com lays out the Air Force’s approach on awarding the contract. They intend to use a best value approach with over 300 minimum requirements and then another ninety or so to give trade space. The initial contract will be Firm Fixed Price (FFP) transferring a great deal of risk to the contractor. The ultimate goal is to have an open competition with no protest.