How the “Doomsday Plane” contract highlights the rise of mid-tier primes
Midsized companies can offer flexibility and agility while keeping intellectual property in the hands of the government.
“I'm ramping up my work. I'm adding new facilities, I'm adding infrastructure, I'm adding cost. That cost has to be carried by someone,” SNC’s Jon Piatt told Breaking Defense.
"[W]hat we have done is assured the Air Force that everything we produce under the contract becomes their data," said Brady Hauboldt, SNC’s vice president of aviation strategic plans and programs.
The win is a major victory for the firm in a competition that saw the surprise elimination of aerospace giant Boeing.
The House subcommittee's markup of the fiscal 2023 defense policy bill also calls upon GAO to review the effectiveness of the NC3 Enterprise Center run by STRATCOM.