Requirement Interpretation Dispute Cost Sikorsky-Boeing FLRAA—GAO

Brian Everstine Steve Trimble April 13, 2023

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A dispute over the interpretation of a key phrase in the request for proposals (RFP) cost the Sikorsky-Boeing team a contract to develop the U.S. Army’s first high-speed rotorcraft despite submitting a bid that cost nearly half as much as Bell’s V-280 Valor, a new U.S. Government Accountability...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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