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Blue Origin Files Pre-Award Protest Against Air Force Launch Services Program

By Vivienne Machi

Monday, August 12th, 2019

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Blue Origin Files Pre-Award Protest Against Air Force Launch Services Program

Artist's illustration of Blue Origin's New Glenn orbital launch vehicle. Photo: Blue Origin.

After months of speculation, Blue Origin has filed a pre-award protest to the Government Accountability Office claiming the terms outlined in the Air Force’s Launch Services Procurement (LSP) solicitation impedes fair competition and makes it “impossible” for new vendors to compete against legacy providers. The protest was filed Aug. 12, the company confirmed to Defense Daily. The news was first reported Monday by Space News. “The Air Force is pursuing a flawed acquisition strategy for the National Security Space Launch…

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