Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Protest Dance Continues as Raytheon fights to hold on to 3DELRR radar program

Raytheon Co. was awarded in October 2014 a development
contract to replace the Air Force's current TPS-75 radar, which
has been in service since the late 1960s. That award was
halted after Northrop Grumman Corp. and Lockheed Martin Corp.
filed protests. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)
Raytheon fights to hold on to $1 billion Air Force radar program - Washington Business Journal
"Raytheon filed an action … seeking to preserve the Air Force's contract award," said Raytheon spokesman Michael Nachshen. "We believe the Air Force awarded the procurement to Raytheon in a properly conducted bid process and we remain confident in our 3DELRR solution."
Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) won the $19.5 million development contract, which includes delivery of three initial defense radar systems. The value of the program is expected to grow to about $1 billion, once development moves into full-rate production, with the Air Force planning to buy 32 more radars.

Raytheon Files 3DELRR Suit Against Air Force
radarThe Air Force selected Raytheon over Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin. Both competitors quickly filed protests with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), setting off a 100-day protest period in which the GAO investigated whether the Air Force properly selected its winner.
Days before that 100-day window was to run out, the Air Force voluntarily announced it would reevaluate the contract award, a move that likely signified the service expected the GAO to side with one of the protesting companies.

USAF confirms plan to re-evaluate bids for 3DELRR contract - Airforce Technology
The US Air Force (USAF) has confirmed its plans to re-evaluate bids submitted for its next-generation 3D expeditionary long-range radar (3DELRR) contract. The USAF confirmed to Reuters that the action was being taken after receiving feedback from the GAO, and that a new round of discussions with bidders on technical evaluations and pricing analysis may take about four months.

 Previously

spendergast: NG and LockMart challenge 3DELRR to Raytheon - GAO to decide 1/29/15
spendergast: Confusing Correction for Raytheon 3DELRR Program Completion Date 

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