From the Jacksonville Business Journal:
The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest of a contract award, clearing the way for the assembly of the military's next light cargo plane in Jacksonville.
The GAO denied the protest made by Raytheon Co. In June the government chose the team consisting of L-3 Communications Integrated Systems, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (NYSE: BA) and Alenia North America for the Joint Cargo Aircraft program. The $2 billion program calls for up to 78 planes to be built to replace Vietnam-era cargo planes.
"We are very pleased with today's developments, which affirm our confidence that the C-27J is the best value solution for the government," said Michael T. Strianese, president and CEO of L-3 Communications. "We are anxious to get started."
The L-3 team has chosen to conduct final assembly and checkout of the C-27J Spartan at Cecil Commerce Center, where Boeing has operations.