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Boeing Team Submits Proposal For Special Operations Forces Support Activity

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Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

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By Ann Roosevelt Boeing [BA], teamed with Computer Sciences Corp. [CSC], submitted a comprehensive proposal Oct. 2 responding to the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) request for proposals for the potential $5 billion Special Operations Forces Support Activity (SOFSA). Boeing and CSC announced their teaming agreement in April (Defense Daily, April 11). "Boeing already supports special operations aircraft types and provides logistics services and has expertise working with depots," Dennis Muilenburg, president Boeing Global Services & Support, said at a…

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