Well - IF the whole thing has been worked out with the USN on the QT, AND some way was found to discover what other people might have been able to offer (because people usually won't give you full data unless there is a potential sale, and there isn't one of those unless there's a competition), THEN it MIGHT all work out fine.
But if it doesn't there will rightly be hell to pay about short-cuts and secret back-room deals.