On Monday afternoon, the Air Force’s top acquisition official, Sue Payton, released a draft request for proposal amendment for the combat search and rescue helicopter replacement program “to foster open communications with our partners in industry, the Department of Defense, and Congress,” according to a short USAF release. The service plans to hold discussions with the three original offerors—Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Sikorsky—before it issues the actual RFP amendment next month. Later this summer, USAF expects the original offerors to provide “additional proposal information” on operations and support cost estimates. After which, it will conduct a fresh best value assessment and integrate that new assessment with the elements of its original evaluation that passed the scrutiny of the Government Accountability Office.
Pentagon Releases Cost of Living, BAH Rates for 2026
Dec. 30, 2025
The Pentagon will pay cost of living allowances to 127,000 service members in the continental U.S. in 2026, an increase of 66,000 members in 2025. Airmen and Guardians across the U.S. will also receive an average increase of 4.2 percent for their Basic Housing Allowance, compared to the 5.4 percent…
