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Air Force Details Award Structures For Next-Gen Rocket Propulsion System Efforts

Friday, June 5th, 2015

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The Air Force could award as many as four contracts totaling $160 million as part of its next-generation rocket propulsion system request for proposals (RFP) released June 2, according to a key service official.Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (AFSMC) Commander Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves also said June 2 in a teleconference call with reporters from the Pentagon that non-governmental investment must cover at least one-third of costs. The contracts, Greaves said, are expected to cover 12 to 18…

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