A Boeing E-4B "Doomsday Plane" military aircraft takes off at Joint Base Andrews, in Maryland, U.S., May 11, 2022.
The Air Force, which plans to award a SAOC contract in 2024, declined to comment on whether other firms had submitted bids.
"We cannot discuss an active source selection and detailed program information is classified," an Air Force spokesperson said.
"Rest assured, we haven't signed any fixed-price development contracts nor (do we) intend to," Brian West, Boeing's chief financial officer, said in October.
The Air Force currently operates four E-4B aircraft with at least one on alert at all times.
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Tom Brenner, haven't, Brian West, Valerie Insinna, Mike Stone, Marguerita Choy
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Maryland, U.S, Washington