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Of course there are many suppliers and partners are involved and ready around the world for the Boeing NewGen Tanker which will be the recovery action for around the world to start and ready for the global economic harmony and balance to ready, see one of the suppliers signing via Alan Dietrich, President of DRS Technologies' C3 & Aviation Group signs a teaming agreement with Mark DeVoss, Boeing's Director of Supplier Management Tanker Programs. These lists shows the key development of Boeing's Announcement about the KC-X:Boeing NewGen Tanker:
Boeing has the most engaged and well distributed throughout the states for the multicultural and diversity even through the communities. Boeing Company is fully supported by the communities and by the States in order to received the KC-X Tanker deal for the Air Force Tanker Deal. The Tanker deal is matter of the economic to recover for the Boeing Company and for the U.S Economic to recover. Last February Governor Parkinson joins Washington Governor Gregoire in Washington, D.C. to announce a national coalition to advocate for Boeing to receive the U.S. Air Force's refueling tanker contract. see below more detail via Youtube movie: Video courtesy of Boeing: Even the Communities are working hard to recover Economic matter: see below:
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Pentagon May Extend Tanker Bid DeadlineBy Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden WASHINGTON, March 31, 2010 – The Defense Department today informed companies interested in bidding on the KC-X aerrial refueling tanker contract that if the European Aeronautics Defense and Space Co. formally expresses an intention to compete, the bidding deadline would be extended 60 days, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said today.
“We are committed to a fair, open and transparent competition in order to get
the best airplane to our warfighters at the best value to the taxpayers,”
Morrell announced in a late-afternoon news conference here. ----------------' Resource: DOD
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ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boeing Company today received the final Request for Proposal (RFP) document for the U.S. Air Force KC-X Tanker competition, and released the following statement from Jean Chamberlin, vice president and general manager, Boeing USAF Tanker Program: "Boeing has begun the process of closely studying the details of the KC-X Tanker final RFP. Today's release of the final RFP is an important milestone for our Air Force customer. Not only does it mean that the KC-X competition can proceed, it also is a strong signal that America is moving forward on replacing its air refueling capability -- a critical enabler for projecting power and protecting this nation. "We've said consistently that it is up to the Air Force to determine the KC-X requirements for a new generation of tankers. It's our responsibility to respond to those requirements. While we appreciated the open dialogue with the Air Force throughout this process, we are disappointed that the RFP does not address some of our key concerns, including Airbus' unfair competitive advantage derived from subsidies from its sponsor European governments -- subsidies that the World Trade Organization has found to be illegal and harmful to U.S. workers and industry -- and how fuel and military-construction costs over the life of the tankers will be factored into consideration of the competing bids. We will review the RFP in its entirety and in detail before offering further assessment." Contact:
William Barksdale Source: Boeing News -----------------------------------------------------------------
The tax payers want to make sure that unfair subsidies must be judged and take serious consideration for the global world trade center harmonized balance and fair economic trade in which will make the money market to grow for world bank and keeping suppliers and partners in line as the world market circulates what it's should be even if the world bank is already crashed. It makes sense to start fresh again without the subsidies and let the finance bank grow in order to keep the economic circulates instead of freezing the bank with subsidies like Airbus has been for 37 years and more. The subsidies in question include those relating to the entire family of Airbus products (A300 through the A380) (2) . The Air Force is trying to be as fair as humanly possibly about this competition, certainly, the tax payer expecting that to be included about the unfair EU subsidies for the Boeing Company. On 17 October 2008, the Chairman of the panel informed the DSB that due to, inter alia, the substantive and procedural complexities, and the volume of materials involved in this dispute, it expected to complete its works in 2009. On 3 December 2009, the Chairman of the panel informed the DSB that due to, inter alia, the substantive and procedural complexities, and the volume of materials involved in this dispute, it now expected to complete its work before the end of April 2010. On April 20, 2010,The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS), parent company of Airbus announced that that it will re-enter the competition for the U.S. Air Force KC-X Tanker contract through its subsidiary, EADS North America. The Air Force has said that EADS' announcement of intent will extend the proposal deadline by 60 days, from May 10 to July 9. The Boeing Company responded with the following statement: "From the outset, Boeing has been 100 percent focused on responding to the needs of our Air Force customer and preparing a competitive proposal. Only Boeing can produce a tanker that will meet the Air Force's 372 requirements and promise delivery of a combat-ready, safe and survivable tanker that is the most capable for the warfighter, the lowest cost for the taxpayer, and backed by Boeing's proven U.S. work force. We are confident in the superior value and capabilities of our NewGen Tanker and intend to present a compelling case for it in our proposal.
"While we are disappointed in the bid submission delay, we hope for a fair and transparent competition free of any additional changes intended to accommodate a non-U.S. prime contractor." "We also remain deeply concerned about the ability of a heavily subsidized Airbus/EADS to accept levels of financial risk that a commercial company such as Boeing cannot. We regret that these concerns will not be addressed in the bid evaluation, even when the U.S. government has proven in a world court that those subsidies are illegal and directly distort competition between Airbus and Boeing." The Boeing NewGen Tanker will meet all 372 requirements set forth by the Air Force in its search for a medium-size tanker to replace the KC-135 fleet. It will be a widebody, multi-mission aircraft based on the proven Boeing 767 commercial aircraft, updated with the latest and most advanced technology. And it will provide more fuel and more cargo to more warfighters in combat. Boeing will build the NewGen Tanker with a low-risk approach to manufacturing that relies on existing Boeing facilities in Washington state and Kansas as well as U.S. suppliers throughout the nation, with decades of experience delivering dependable military tanker and derivative aircraft. Nationwide, the NewGen Tanker program will support approximately 50,000 total U.S. jobs with Boeing and more than 800 suppliers in more than 40 states. This we cal call as recovery action for saving tax payers money for billions dollars around the world including saving the suppliers and partners already existing without the unfair EU subsidies fear (10). See more detail via WTO European Communities - Measures Affecting Trade in Large Civil Aircraft Timetable as of February 11th, 2010: (1) (5)
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to the request for consultations from the United States, measures by
the EC and the member States provide subsidies that are inconsistent
with their obligations under the SCM Agreement and GATT 1994. The measures
include: the provision of financing for design and development to Airbus
companies (“launch aid”); the provision of grants and government-provided
goods and services to develop, expand, and upgrade Airbus manufacturing
sites for the development and production of the Airbus A380; the provision
of loans on preferential terms; the assumption and forgiveness of debt
resulting from launch and other large civil aircraft production and
development financing; the provision of equity infusions and grants;
the provision of research and development loans and grants in support
of large civil aircraft development, directly for the benefit of Airbus,
and any other measures involving a financial contribution to the Airbus
companies. The subsidies in question include those relating to the entire
family of Airbus products (A300 through the A380). (2) (1)
You will be able to see the WTO PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS FOR 2010. (7) Sources: The Boeing News DOD (1) WTO (2)http://catch4all.com/positive/2006/EUsubsidies11.htm (3) WTO Events Calendar 2010 (4) 2nd Complaint (5) WTO summary of the disput to date (6) Chairpersons of WTO Bodies — 2010 (7) WTO Programme of Meetings for 2010 http://catch4all.com/positive/2009/KC_X/index2_KC_7A7.htm (10) http://pddnet.com/news-ap-boeing-statement-on-eads-decision-to-enter-kc-x-ta-042010/ http://www.unitedstatestanker.com/
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Prior to serving as Governor, She served three terms as attorney general—the first woman to be elected to the position in Washington. She led a statewide program that resulted in a comprehensive reform of the state's juvenile system, fought to pass tougher ethics laws for state government, sought alternatives to litigation for legal disputes, and to protect privacy and combat identity theft. Governor Chris Gregoire was the lead negotiator in the groundbreaking settlement of state lawsuits against the tobacco industry and was named the most influential attorney general in the country by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Governor Chris Gregoire was appointed in 1988 to serve as director of the Washington Department of Ecology, where she negotiated the safe cleanup and permanent storage of radioactive wastes at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. She was raised in Auburn, Washington by her mother, who worked as a short order cook. She rode horses, picked blueberries and learned the value of hard work and a good education. |
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For Immediate Release: February 22, 2010 WASHINGTON DC - Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire and Gov. Mark Parkinson of Kansas today announced the U.S. Tanker 2010 Coalition. The coalition is advocating for the awarding of the U.S. Air Force refueling tanker contract to the Boeing Company. "It's important that we keep Americans at work. Awarding Boeing the contract to supply our next fleet of tankers will ensure work for 40,000 to 50,000 people across the country," Gregoire said. "There's been enough delay already on the military's efforts to build a next generation tanker, and Boeing is ready to start building them today." The coalition is a bi-partisan effort of elected officials, business and labor organizations committed to ensuring the bid selected is the one that can produce the best product for the Air Force, will create the most American jobs and wisely spends taxpayer dollars. "Our military men and women deserve the best possible equipment; and where refueling tankers are concerned, the Boeing tanker is hands-down the best choice. It is the most agile, the most efficient and because it would be made right here in America, it is the safest choice," Parkinson said. "With a Boeing tanker, we will be making a major investment in our national security and creating thousands of American jobs when they are needed most. I urge the military to move quickly and provide our troops with the equipment they deserve and the Boeing tankers they need." Joining Gregoire and Parkinson in the coalition are Governors John Baldacci of Maine, Chet Culver of Iowa, Gary Herbert of Utah, Ted Kulongoski of Oregon, Jay Nixon of Missouri, Pat Quinn of Illinois and Jodi Rell from Connecticut. Today Boeing employs 155,000 workers located across all 50 states. Awarding the contract to Boeing would build U.S. industrial capacity and retains U.S. jobs. "With a lagging economy, we can't afford to send thousands of jobs and billions of dollars overseas. We need these jobs right here at home. Boeing is one of Missouri's largest employers and the best company to build these refueling tankers," said Nixon. The U.S. Tanker 2010 Coalition will continue to grow in the coming weeks and plans to energize the national debate about which aircraft best serves the national interest. Boeing has been producing refueling tankers since the 1940s and its plants are fully functional and production ready today. "The US military needs tanker planes that are ready to go, and we here in Maine have the workers and skills to make it happen," said Baldacci. "It just makes the most sense for us economically and militarily to award Boeing the tanker contract." "My top priority for the State of Connecticut remains clear: jobs, jobs, jobs. This bipartisan coalition of governors is stepping up for our respective states to ensure the next mid-air refueling tanker is built in the U.S. to help boost job creation and retention while promoting business opportunities that all states need at this critical time," said Rell. "The bottom line is Connecticut's participation in the U.S. Tanker 2010 Coalition will go a very long way in bolstering our economy while strengthening the country's national security now and for many years to come." The U.S. Tanker 2010 Coalition is also making the case that Boeing is the single best choice to protect our nation and protect national interests. The Pentagon is expected to release the final tanker Request For Proposals (RFP) as early as Tuesday, February 23, 2010. For more information about the coalition, visit: www.ustanker2010.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gorvernor Chris Gregoire believes clean energy in Washington State: She participates and doing the actions for the Washington State environmental support. She involves the national leadership including economic to recover as soon as possible for the Washington State, this means the most important "Make Sustaining Program Boeing Tankers" i.e., Global sky tanker the Boeing Company NewGen Tanker which will save over 50,000 jobs in addition to save the suppliers and partners around the world in order to overcoming the global economic crisis and critical to save all this matter which become the most essential matter for saving the global climate changes......see the following movies her action explains all...... Like what Governor Chris Gregoire says that "My top priority for the State of Connecticut remains clear: jobs, jobs, jobs. This bipartisan coalition of governors is stepping up for our respective states to ensure the next midair refueling tanker is built in the US to help boost job creation and retention while promoting business opportunities that all states need at this critical time," said Rell. The US Tanker 2010 Coalition will go a very long way in bolstering our economy while strengthening the country's national security now and for many years to come. Saving the Boeing Tanker 7A7 www.ustanker2010.com will be the basic foundation to save the global crisis which make sense to saving the Boeing Company, the global Suppliers and The Global partners around the world. This will start saving the world in harmony......... WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn and other top officials began briefing senior lawmakers on Wednesday about the final terms for a $35 billion aerial refueling plane competition. Lynn, Pentagon acquisition chief Ashton Carter and Air Force Secretary Michael Donley, accompanied by dozens of senior officers and staff, met with Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, and the top Republican on the committee, Senator John McCain, before going to brief House lawmakers. Lynn and the other officials declined comment after leaving the meeting, saying they would speak publicly at a 4 p.m. EST (2100 GMT) news conference at the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Robert Gates this week said the final request for proposals was "very fair" and he hoped both Boeing Co (BA.N) and Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC.N) would compete, despite Northrop's insistence that it will pull out unless significant changes were made from September's draft. As much as it is critical to save the economic crisis, we cannot offered not having the Boeing NewGen Tanker. In that, Governor Chris Gregoire is making the action The US Tanker 2010 Coalition is also making the case that Boeing is the single best choice to protect our nation and protect national interests. COMMUNITY LEADERS AND THE TAX PAYERS HOPING AND PRAYING THAT THE BOEING NewGen Tanker TO SAVE AND SUSTAINING....AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. LET'S BREAK THE ICE WHAT IT'S BEEN SO MANY YEARS HAVE WAITED TOO LONG TO GET THIS SINCE KC-767 TANKER TO NewGen Tanker......United States Tanker - The Boeing NewGen Tanker exceed the Requirements and low cost. UNEMPLOYEES ARE INCREASING AND INCREASING .....HOPEFULLY THIS WILL SUPPORT THE CRISIS WHEN WE HAVE THE SUSTAINING PROGRAM NewGen Tanker. Sources: Reuters State
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WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force said on Thursday it expects to issue final terms for a heated aerial tanker competition next week, and is bracing for a possible sole-source bid from Boeing Co (BA.N). "We are not walking blindly into a situation where we just have one potential offerer," Lieutenant General Mark Shackelford, military deputy in charge of acquisition for the Air Force, told a defense conference hosted by Aviation Week. He said the Air Force had interacted "to a great extent" with both companies to understand their concerns about draft rules for the competition, but was being careful not to "change anything that potentially favors one competitor over another." Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC.N) has said it will not bid unless the Air Force makes significant changes to a draft request for proposals released in September. "We can't force them to compete, nor are we willing to make a change in the process solely to their advantage. That's part of the walk-down-the-middle philosophy," Shackelford told reporters after his remarks. He said a final request for proposals was expected between Feb. 23 and month's end. Geoff Morrell, Pentagon press secretary, said certain adjustments were being made, but rejected any suggestion that the changes were intended to "favor one party or another." "I can tell you definitively that couldn't be further from the truth. We are trying to be as fair as humanly possibly about this competition," Morrell told reporters, adding that the revised rules should be released in the "coming weeks." "Our only goal here is to get our warfighters a new tanker... and to get the taxpayers the best deal for their money. We don't have a dog in this fight otherwise. We don't care who wins," he said. Shackelford, asked how the Air Force could avoid cost increases and other problems associated with past sole-source acquisitions, said the Air Force would have access to detailed information that would allow it to judge the realism of any proposal submitted and structure the contract accordingly. He said the Air Force also had insight into likely costs since the planes were derivatives of commercially sold aircraft. "So this is by no means a 'sky is falling' scenario if we wind up with one offerer," he said. This is the Air Force's third attempt to begin replacing its aging fleet of 50-year-old aerial tankers, which refuel fighter jets and other warplanes in mid-flight. Congress scrapped the first plan, a $23.5 billion deal under which the Air Force planned to lease and then buy 100 Boeing 767-based tankers, amid a major procurement scandal that sent a former Air Force official to prison. The Pentagon canceled its second attempt after government auditors upheld a Boeing protest against a projected $35 billion contract awarded to Northrop and its European partner EADS (EAD.PA) in February 2008. The Air Force told the companies last week that it was sticking to its plans for a fixed-price type contract for development of the new planes, and bids would be due 75 days from the date of the final request for proposals. The service intends to pick a winner in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, which ends Sept. 30. Sources: Thu Feb 18, 2010 2:42pm EST Reuters Market News Update2:U.S. Air Force sees tanker terms by end Feb. WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) .CFDsProsNews: ----------------------------- In September 16th, 2009, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, stated that " I am pleased to announce that source selection authority is returning to the Air Force for the KC-X refueling tanker, with a draft Request for Proposals to follow". DOD Announced Requirement for New Aerial Tanker Competition on September 24th, 2009. The second time the contract has been competed by The Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, recommended that the Air Force re-bid the contract - originally won by a Northrop-Grumman/EADS/Airbus consortium in February 2008. Boeing protested the decision, and in June 2008 the GAO agreed that there were irregularities in the contracting process. The following was made as potential issues by the congress back in 2008 (search) although, the Boeing protested the decision, and in June 2008 the GAO agreed that there were irregularities in the contracting process:
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United States Air Force issued the KC-X request for proposal in January
2007, then selected the Northrop Grumman/EADS team and their Airbus
A330-based tankers in February 2008. In June 2008, the U.S. Government
Accountability Office sustained a protest by Boeing on the award of
the contract. In July 2008, the U.S. Defense Department reopened the
bidding process, but canceled the KC-X solicitation in September 2008.
In September 2009, the USAF began the first steps toward accepting
new bids.
The source selection strategy executed by Air Force Source selection authority: buying 179 KC-X aircraft (KC-Y and KC-Z to follow) was unchanged even though the Warfighter requirements unchanged, but the KC-X should be "ready to go to war on day 1" the section criteria was more precise with the less subjective. Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) released September 25, 2009. In February 17th, 2010, Lieutenant General Mark, military deputy in charge of acquisition for the Air Force Shackelford, mentioned that "We are not walking blindly into a situation where we just have one potential offerer,"during the DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY & REQUIREMENTS 2010 February 17-18, 2010 Marriott Washington Metro Center Washington, DC It may have the concerns about draft rules for the competition, but this was being careful not to "change anything that potentially favors one competitor over another." The final request for proposals was expected between Feb. 23 and month's end. United
States Tanker - The Boeing NewGen Tanker exceed the Requirements and low
cost. When the Boeing Company gets the contracts the unemployee rate will go down which caused by the Golobal fincial crash and the canceled KC-767 tanker deal. Last week we had 1020 employees laid off by the Boeing Company Washington State and California for the IT Boeing Employees which will continue to lay off from Oregon State for 10,000 employees by the Boeing Company. The contract for KC-X will be able to rescue the Washington State and other state's economic and the Tax payers are waiting to get this contract as soon as possible. The currently, almost one in ten people in Washington are out of work. This is the Washington State situation now. We all are pray that the Boeing Company gets some support by from the around the world and by the global action. This is not normal when the Washington State is in global crisis situation the global world is in that same situation due to the Washington State has the most global attraction by the suppliers and parterners around the world. The Washington State, Governor Gregoire and Many Senators and Representatives including Senator, Paull Shin,Senator Tracy Eide, Rep. Skip Pries, Rep. Mark Miloscia also others are working hard in order to put people back to work and recover Boeing Company and other companies. . Sources: wikipedia United States Tanker: The Boeing NewGen Tanker Department of Defense YouTube
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