United Technologies May Be Overpaid on C-130 Parts, Speier Says
- Lawmaker says U.S. Defense Logistics Agency review fell short
- Company says it provides parts, service at reasonable prices
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A United Technologies Corp. unit that provides parts and services for propellers on aging C-130 Hercules transport planes may be overpaid by as much as $4.4 million because of poor contracting by the Pentagon’s purchasing agency, according to a lawmaker.
Representative Jackie Speier has said she has “grave concern” about an audit by the Pentagon’s inspector general that found “contracting officers performed an insufficient analysis” of United Technologies parts and services pricing, failing to evaluate “the reasonableness of proposed cost elements” for C-130H propeller parts and services.