Naval Air Systems Command, similar to other organizations within the Defense Department, is "not a fan" of lowest-price technically acceptable contracts because the structure does not offer flexibility, according to a Navy official. Douglas Dawson, the command's tactical airlift, adversary and support aircraft program manager, said July 20 during a presentation at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD, that most of the contracts orchestrated in his office follow the best value structure. The majority of programs in Dawson's portfolio are...
