Characterizing the winning bid as a "low-ball" bid, EADS officials will not protest the Pentagon's decision to award Boeing a $3.5 billion contract for the first phase of the Air Force's $30 billion-plus KC-X next-generation tanker program. The Defense Department ran the competition in accordance with all of the ground rules before awarding the contract on Feb. 24, said Sean O'Keefe, the chief executive officer for EADS North America. However, EADS officials were not pleased with the requirements for the...
