Now that the bids are in for the Air Force’s KC-X tanker, the Pentagon’s formal source-selection process has begun. As part of that, the clamps have come down on what the Air Force may disclose. “In order protect the integrity and independence of this process, we are prohibited by the Federal Acquisition Regulation from providing further detail,” Air Force spokeswoman Col. Debra Millett tells the Daily Report. However, she added, the Defense Department “is committed to a free, fair, and open competitive process within the parameters of those rules and regulations.” The Air Force expects to award the KC-X contract sometime this fall, she confirmed. The KC-X program is projected to have a value of at least $35 billion over its lifetime.
Active-Duty Airmen only have a few days left to submit an official waist-to-height ratio into the Air Force’s new online application. But the service clarified July 23 that this first body composition measurement is not meant to be scored as part of the new Physical Fitness Readiness Assessment, or PFRA