The Air Force preferred Sierra Nevada Defense Corp.’s (SNC) lower-risk rating for its Light Air Support (LAS) offering, despite its nearly $137 million higher cost, compared to competitor Beechcraft’s lower priced, but higher risk, proposal, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). GAO said in its recently-released June 13 protest ruling, in which it denied Beechcraft’s protest of the LAS award to SNC, the two companies’ offerings matched technical ratings in all five mission capability subfactors, except in risk rating…
Air Force Preferred SNC’s Low Risk LAS Rating Over Beechcraft’s Lower Price, GAO Says
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