Analysts torn on whether ULA decision not to bid will sway Congress

By Marjorie Censer / November 19, 2015 at 8:30 AM
While analysts say United Launch Alliance's decision not to bid for the next-generation Global Positioning Satellite launch is an effort to draw attention to the issue, they are torn over whether it will change Congress' mind. On the day bids were due, ULA, a joint Lockheed Martin and Boeing venture, said it would not compete , noting it would not be able to submit a compliant bid. Congressional language in the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act limited ULA's...

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