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Air Force Tanker RFP Possible Later This Month

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Thursday, February 11th, 2010

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By Marina Malenic The long-awaited final request for proposals (RFP) to build a fleet of aerial refueling tankers for Air Force will be released "not earlier than" Feb. 23, according to a pre- solicitation notice released by the Pentagon on Monday. "This acquisition will be a full and open, best value competition," the Air Force said in a pre-solicitation notice posted on the Federal Business Opportunities web site. The document details plans for a fixed-price contract for four developmental KC-X…

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