Re-bid will end Air Force tanker dispute, readers say

Published 3:14 pm Monday, June 23, 2008

A re-bid of the U.S. Air Force tanker contract will settle the dispute between Boeing and Northrop Grumman/EADS, say Herald readers.

Last week, before the GAO sustained Boeing’s protest, we asked readers how the tanker fiasco would end. We know now, of course, that the GAO backed Boeing’s complaint and told the Air Force it re-open discussions with the bidders.

The Air Force has 60 days to make its move. And the end to this is nowhere in sight.

In case you missed it, here’s how you voted:

Poll question: How will the U.S. Air Force tanker contract be decided?

By a re-bid process: 38 percent

By the GAO: 23 percent

By Congress: 21 percent

By the courts: 8 percent

Will it ever end?: 11 percent