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DoD Awards Boeing $2 Billion C-17 Sustainment PBL Contract

Friday, October 12th, 2012

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The Defense Department recently awarded Boeing [BA] a $2 billion follow-on contract for the C-17 Globemaster III Integrated Sustainment Program (GISP), according to a company statement. The GISP is a Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) program, which helps provide lower costs through economies of scale from supporting an entire global fleet. The GISP provides support services, such as forecasting, purchasing and material management for the C-17 cargo aircraft and all C-17-unique support. Boeing develops the C-17. This PBL, which started in 1998…

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