Air Force To Issue New RFP For Thule Contract Following Pressure From Denmark

By Marjorie Censer, Tony Bertuca / March 26, 2015 at 1:00 PM
After high-level meetings between Danish and U.S. officials, the Air Force has agreed to conduct a new competition for maintenance at Thule Air Base in Greenland, potentially upending a multimillion-dollar deal that sparked outrage when it was awarded to Vectrus last year. The contract to Vectrus generated indignation in Greenland and in Denmark (Greenland is part of Denmark) because of the contractor's U.S. ties. Danish competitors claimed an existing agreement between the U.S. and Denmark required the Air Force to...

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