USAF peruu Embraer kaupan Beechcraftin oikeustoimien vuoksi

[Perttu Karivalo 1]

Se mitä isoissa projekteissa (esim. tankkeri kauppa) tehdään niin pienissä perässä.

 

USAF valitsi Embraer Super Tucanon uudeksi light attack koneeksi tarjouskilpailun ja evaluaation perusteella. Beechraft joka hävisi meni oikeuteen ja sen tuloksena kauppa Embraerin kanssa peruttiin ja pakka on taas auki.

 

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/29/us-embraer-snc-aircraft-idUSTRE81R1W920120229

 

(Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force on Tuesday abruptly canceled a $355 million contract awarded to Sierra Nevada Corp and Brazil's Embraer (EMBR3.SA) for 20 light-support aircraft, citing problems with documents used to make the decision.

 

The Air Force, plagued by procurement scandals in the last decade, said it would terminate the contract, effective Friday, and investigate the award decision, which is being challenged in federal claims court by competitor Hawker Beechcraft.

 

"While we pursue perfection, we sometimes fall short, and when we do we will take corrective action," Air Force Secretary Michael Donley said in a statement. "Since the acquisition is still in litigation, I can only say that the Air Force Senior Acquisition Executive, David Van Buren, is not satisfied with the quality of the documentation supporting the award decision."

 

The Air Force told the companies it was still deciding whether to restart the contract award process with new rules or to retain the previous rules, but Hawker would be allowed to participate after being knocked out of the competition last year. It will also seek to have Hawker's lawsuit dismissed.

[Ilkka Mäkelä 1 231]

USAF on tällä välin ehtinyt valita uudelleen Super Tucanon, ja Beechcraft ilmoittaa nostaneensa uuden oikeusjutun estääkseen USAF:n ja Embraerin uuden Tucano-sopimuksen täytäntöönpanon. On se niin vaikeata joskus 

 

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