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DoD Reports Decrease In EELV Costs, Cites ‘Block Buy’

Pat Host

Monday, April 21st, 2014

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DoD Reports Decrease In EELV Costs, Cites ‘Block Buy’

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., is covered under the Air Force's launch range support consolidation contract. Photo: ULA.

The Defense Department cited the 36 core “block buy” contract award to incumbent United Launch Alliance (ULA) for a 4.3 percent drop in program costs in the Air Force’s Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program, which assures the federal government access to space. DoD said in its 2013 Selected Acquisition Report (SAR) summary released Thursday EELV program costs decreased $3.1 billion from $70.7 billion to $67.6 billion due primarily to savings realized in the negotiation, and award, of the new…

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