Post by Admin on Aug 1, 2020 1:26:22 GMT -5
Translation;
Spread out the work, and the risk, encourage smaller players, reduce
reliance on single source.
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The Air Force wants to shake up the industrial base and is looking to move away from relying on large, traditional prime contractors and instead bring in new talent, the service’s top weapons buyer said.
The service needs “a new industrial base model that’s not a defense industrial base model,” said Will Roper, the Air Force’s assistant secretary for acquisition, technology and logistics. “We have to have a new model that encourages companies to come in and work with [the] military, but not necessarily put them on a path to become a defense prime.”
Spread out the work, and the risk, encourage smaller players, reduce
reliance on single source.
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link
The Air Force wants to shake up the industrial base and is looking to move away from relying on large, traditional prime contractors and instead bring in new talent, the service’s top weapons buyer said.
The service needs “a new industrial base model that’s not a defense industrial base model,” said Will Roper, the Air Force’s assistant secretary for acquisition, technology and logistics. “We have to have a new model that encourages companies to come in and work with [the] military, but not necessarily put them on a path to become a defense prime.”