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Air Force Plans To Issue Sole Source Contract To Boeing For FAB-T Terminals

Monday, June 11th, 2012

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The Air Force intends to issue Boeing [BA] a sole source solicitation the first week of July for Family of Beyond Line of Sight (FAB-T) terminals, according to a Notice of Contract Action (NOCA) posted on Federal Business Opportunities. The NOCA says the terminals requested are the Command Post Terminal (CPT) and Advanced Wideband Terminal (AWT) with the Presidential and National Voice Conferencing and Tracking, Telemetry and Commanding capabilities. The first terminal delivery is required in fiscal year 2015. The…

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