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GAO Advises U.S. Air Force to Reimburse SABCA for Costs Associated With Bid Protest on F-16 Sustainment

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, September 6th, 2022

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GAO Advises U.S. Air Force to Reimburse SABCA for Costs Associated With Bid Protest on F-16 Sustainment

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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has advised the U.S. Air Force to reimburse the Brussels-based Societe Anonyme Belge de Constructions Aeronautique SA (SABCA) "the costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, associated with filing and pursuing both its initial protest, as well as its supplemental protest" of last December's award of a contract worth up to $365 million to Illinois-based AAR Corp. for the maintenance of 80 European-based F-16 fighters by Lockheed Martin [LMT]. Last December's award displaced SABCA, the incumbent F-16 maintainer since…

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