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GAO: DoD Lacks Comprehensive Strategy for Issues Arising from Sole-Source Contracts

GAO: DoD Lacks Comprehensive Strategy for Issues Arising from Sole-Source Contracts
A U.S. Air Force F-35A with the 355th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron takes off on Sept. 16 from Kadena Air Base, Japan during the Freedom Edge 25 exercise (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The Pentagon lacks a comprehensive strategy to solve issues related to sole-source contracts and intellectual property (IP)/data rights, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report examining the tri-service F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the U.S. Navy F/A-18 by Boeing [BA], the Navy Littoral Combat Ship by Lockheed Martin, Marinette Marine, and Austal USA, the Navy Virginia-class submarine (SSN-774) class by General Dynamics Electric Boat and Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII], and the U.S. Army Stryker Combat Vehicle by…

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Contract Updates

Intertrade Limited (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) – $9,272,637

Intertrade Limited, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been awarded a maximum $9,272,637 firm-fixed-price contract for F-16 generator controls. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 3204 (a)(1), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. This is a four-year…


Cottonwood Inc. (Lawrence, Kansas) – $44,370,000

Cottonwood Inc.,** Lawrence, Kansas, has been awarded a maximum $44,370,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-quantity contract for aircraft cargo tie down straps. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 3204 (a)(5), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 8.7. This is…


Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. (Parsippany, New Jersey) – $46,087,497

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., Parsippany, New Jersey, has been awarded a maximum $46,087,497 modification (P00009) exercising the third one-year option period of a five-year base contract (SPE2DP-20-D-0002) with five one-year option periods for adenovirus type 4 and type 7 vaccines.…


Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) – $64,111,631

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has been awarded an estimated $64,111,631 delivery order (SPRTA1-26-F-0034) and modification (P00015) to a four-year subsumable base contract (SPRTA1-19-D-0001) with one five-year option period for additional pricing for the manufacture and production of…