Raytheon Lost JCA Over Aircraft Performance Concerns
Published: Wed Oct 10th, 2007Source: Aviation Week
The U.S. Army picked the C-27J for the Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) program, despite its higher cost, because of concerns about the C-295's ability to meet certain performance requirements, according to the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) decision rejecting Raytheon's bid protest.Raytheon had the cheaper proposal, at $1.77 billion, versus L-3's $2.04 billion bid. But despite the 15 percent cost difference, "based on the high performance risk of the C-295's air vehicle, the cost trade-off is justified," the Army source selection authority (SSA) told GAO.
Raytheon teamed with EADS North America to offer the C-295 for JCA. The C-27J team consists of L-3 Communications, Alenia North America and Boeing. GAO rejected Raytheon's protest of the award last month (DAILY, Sept. 28).
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