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    Common Vertical Lift Support Platform 15 yrs late

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    The UH-72 may be a poor solution. Hopefully, the acquisition process sorts that out. The program has yet to produce an acquisitions strategy. Essentially, its an option of a) deciding to take Army UH-60Ms in the biggest Economy Act deal ever in an aquisitions environment that is downright hostile to such a move or b) Generating a set of requirements and then posting those requirements in a Request For Proposal. Based on the high scrutiny of current Air Force aquisitions, I give option B a 98% chance of happening. Having a RFP does not mean we'll get the UH-72. It means the Air Force will publish all of its requirements and let any defense contractor bid. Folling the RFP, there may be a downselect and even a fly-off. That will all be in the aquisition strategy. Key to all of this is the requirements that GSC puts out in the RFP. Where do these requirements come from? The helo staff guys at GSC come up with them. As much as I love flying, I'm now convinced that the right rated guy in the right staff job can make an impact for decades in his MWS. The requirments for your next helo are being hammered out right now.

    I think you are placing too much faith in the guys a GSC to see the big picture.

    What is so hard to understand about common in common vertical lift support platform? A couple of the previous posts eluded to the benefits of having the same basic helo platform Air Force wide. If the SAR community isn't replacing the 60 then GSC should replace the hueys with 60s and alleviate some of the chronic manning/shitty assignment problems. Tired of deploying? Enjoy the relaxed family atmosphere in Wyoming! Tired of freezing you ass off? Have we got sun and sand for you!

    Common Vertical Lift Support Platform 15 yrs late

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Baseops.Net
    Copyright Violation (AF Times) - Posting more than the first paragraph.

    This may have been discussed already but I didn't see anything:

    http://www.airforcet...110_usaf_helos/

    Air Force nears UH-60 deal with Army

    By Michael Hoffman - Staff writer

    Posted : Monday Nov 1, 2010 13:32:48 EDT

    The Air Force is close to finalizing a sole-source deal to buy up to 93 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from the U.S. Army, according to defense industry sources.

    Air Force officials launched the effort to replace the service's Vietnam War-vintage UH-1N Hueys with commercially available helicopters last year. From the beginning, the Air Force said it would make performance tradeoffs to keep costs down for what is called the Common Vertical Lift Support Platform. Air Force pilots fly UH-1Ns over the service's bases in Wyoming, North Dakota and Montana to monitor ICBM sites. The service also maintains Huey fleets at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., to airlift VIPs around Washington; and at Hurlburt Field, Fla., for special operations missions.

    Service officials are proposing to buy the UH-60Ms without seeking competitive bids, a move they say will save money, according to the reports by Inside the Air Force and Citizens Against Government Waste.

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