The Air Force expects to release a request for proposals in early January for future next-generation Global Positioning System production, according to a Dec. 22 notice. Lockheed Martin is on contract to build the first 10 GPS III satellites, but the Air Force has been working to build competition into future satellite production. Last summer, the Pentagon's acquisition chief approved the service's acquisition plan, which would split competition into two phases -- a feasibility assessment phase and a formal production...
