Lockheed protests decision by Air Force
From Bloomberg News
Lockheed Martin Corp. is protesting an Air Force contract worth as much as $15 billion to buy search-and-rescue helicopters from Boeing Co.
“We believe the criteria used to evaluate were not applied uniformly,” Lockheed spokesman Greg Caires said. A review by the Government Accountability Office “is essential for us to more fully understand the reasons the decision was made.”
The complaint may delay the order and fuels debate about the contract after a separate protest announced Monday by United Technologies Corp.’s Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. The Air Force announced Nov. 9 that it would buy 141 Boeing HH-47 helicopters to use for rescue missions.
