‘I think they can if they have a good reason. The lack of bids is a pretty good reason.”
Its far too complicated to discuss in this forum and I am certainly no expert. In general the govt cannot sole source if there is more than one qualified company. Even then sole source contracts get an incredible amount of attention and most agencies are cracking down.
Something this large cannot be sole sourced for many reasons. Lack of bids would force the government to extend the response date. That is probably what Boeing really wants.
And, I think they want certain concessions in the RFP that match Boeing’s capabilities.
I thought you had to have at least three.