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U.S. Air Force Postpones RFP for T-X Trainer to December

The U.S. Air Force will delay issuing a request for proposals (RFP) for the T-X jet trainer replacement program by three months “to ensure the release of a well-defined RFP.” The service said it now expects to release the RFP in late December. In a March 18 notice, the Air Force Materiel Command program executive office for mobility said its decision to refine the solicitation stems from the service’s “Bending the Cost Curve” acquisition reform initiative. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James announced the initiative in January 2015, describing it as an approach to driving down costs and increasing competition by engaging industry throughout the acquisition life cycle. The initiative is aimed at T-X and three other programs: the long-range standoff weapon, Multi-Adaptive Podded System and Space-based Infrared System.