"I think the option we would have if we were not given
the six months, there is a really high likelihood that we would
no-bid the program."
Source: Jim Albaugh, head of Boeing Integrated
Defense Systems. Citing the length of time needed for the company
to develop a competitive entrant for the Pentagon's revised KC-X
contract bid for a new US Air Force tanker, Boeing says it will
likely opt-out rebidding for the $40 billion deal -- ceding the
competition to rival Northrop Grumman, and that company's partners
at EADS.