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Aerospace Industry Trade Group Advocates Increased Use Of Firm Fixed Price Contracts

Pat Host

Monday, March 24th, 2014

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Aerospace Industry Trade Group Advocates Increased Use Of Firm Fixed Price Contracts

Artist's illustration of an AEHF protected communications satellite. Photo: Lockheed Martin.

The federal government should increase its use of firm fixed price (FFP) contracts for programs with multiple or block buys of identical items with no competition to help lower the price of national security space programs, according to a leading aerospace industry trade group. The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) released a report Monday on reducing the cost of military space capabilities. AIA said increasing the use of FFP contracts could protect taxpayers under government regulations, establish defined costs for the…

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