Eclan, if you contracted a builder to build a house for a certain price so you can move in on a certain day and it wasn't ready would you feel ripped off? How about if you find that the contractor couldn't get enough bricklayers, or if the doors werent big enough for entry as per your agreement, is this now your problem, you did have an agreement in writing with a reputable contractor and they assured you this wouldn't happen. But hang on, half the appliances you contracted for were not fitted or didn't work in the fashion agreed, and the roof leaks. Do you just accept this standard.
Wouldnt you rather tear up the contract and start the process again making sure you learnt from your mistake and end up with a product on time that fits your specification after all a deal is a deal,If you don't do that you have no option but to live in that dodgy house.
The point is this is a SAR contract for the best part of a billion dollars, how many " professional " aviators out there have seen such a high profile, important, complex aviation solution run so late without a compliant solution in sight and without any repercussions , a couple of complete clusters in the military come to mind but very uncommon.
People need to be held to account, that's what is expected of Pilots, Engineers and SAR crew.
Seems to me that you want to make this personal, just stick to the facts and be nice:-D