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GAO Denies Sierra Nevada’s Commercial Crew Bid Protest

Pat Host

Monday, January 5th, 2015

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GAO Denies Sierra Nevada’s Commercial Crew Bid Protest

Artist's illustration of Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser concept. Photo: NASA.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Monday denied Sierra Nevada Corp.'s (SNC) protest of NASA's Commercial Crew Transportation Capability Contract (CCtCap) awards to Boeing [BA] and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX).GAO said in a statement SNC argued that NASA's evaluation departed from the solicitation's stated evaluation and selection criteria by significantly elevating NASA's stated “goal” of obtaining an integrated crew transportation system no later than the end of 2017. SNC also said NASA failed to put offerors on notice that…

Congress

SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy sticks to the Army’s proposed plan to cut procurement of its legacy aviation fleet, and does not authorize […]

Congress

SASC Approves $1.14 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right to Repair’ Reform, Stock Buyback Restriction

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has approved its $1.14 trillion version of the next defense policy bill, adopting “right to repair” reform to provide the military services’ greater ability […]

Congress

House Appropriators Unveil $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill, Restore Funds For E-7, Army Aviation

House appropriators on Wednesday released their $1.07 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill, with the legislation reversing Army aviation cuts, restoring funding for the Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail program […]

Congress

MOSA Implementation By Pentagon Lagging, GAO Official Says

While the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) has been a requirement for major defense acquisition programs since January 2019 and other Defense Department acquisitions since January 2021, few programs are […]