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CBP Begins Process for Re-Bidding Multirole Enforcement Aircraft

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, July 14th, 2015

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Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a pre-solicitation for the procurement of up to 12 Multirole Enforcement Aircraft (MEA), renewing the competition for the aircraft that is currently supplied by Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC).SNC in 2009 won a potential five-year, $610 million contract to supply up to 30 MEA’s, which are missionized Beechcraft Super King Air 350ER twin turboprops. SNC integrates a sensor suite into the aircraft for ground, maritime and air interdiction missions.The agency didn’t respond to multiple…

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