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August 6, 2020 By cs

Industry executive: Defense Production Act small launch contracts should have been competed

The Defense Department caused an uproar when it announced on June 18 it had selected six small launch companies to receive contracts funded under the Defense Production Act, the head of a space industry group said July 22.

“I know there were a lot of complaints on Capitol Hill and within agencies,” said Chuck Beames, executive chairman of York Space Systems and chairman of the SmallSat Alliance, an industry group that represents space companies including several small launch providers.

“Many companies thought it was unfair, why them and why not us?” Beames said during an online event hosted by the Mitchell Institute.

For the small launch contracts, DoD had set aside $116 million appropriated for Defense Production Act Title 3 investments in key sectors of the defense industry financially impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Keep reading this article at: https://spacenews.com/industry-executive-defense-production-act-small-launch-contracts-should-have-been-competed/

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: competition, Defense Production Act, DoD, industry, selection criteria, small business, source selection

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