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Navy Says Presidential Helicopter Bidding Was Competitive

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, May 14th, 2014

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The selection of Sikorsky as the contractor for the next presidential helicopter was made through a competitive process even though the company was the only one to submit a bid, the Navy said. The Navy last week announced that Sikorsky has been chosen for the VXX program under a $1.24 billion contract for the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase. Other potential bidders had previously said they were not interested in bidding because they believed the requirements outlined by the Navy were…

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