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Air Force Emphasizing Contract Execution In GPS III-3 RFP

Monday, August 15th, 2016

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Most of the changes the Air Force made to spur competition in its third Global Positioning System III (GPS III-3) launch-mission solicitation focused on contract execution, according to a key officer.Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (AFSMC) chief Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves said Aug. 5 via a spokeswoman that elements of the request for proposals (RFP) such as the model contract, performance work statements (PWS), contract data requirements list (CDRL) and payment plan were modified to add a milestone…

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