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September 10, 2015 By AMK

Lockheed protests Army’s JLTV contract to Oshkosh

Defense contracting giant Lockheed Martin Corp. on Tuesday (Sept. 8, 2015) confirmed it’s protesting the U.S. Army’s decision to award truck-maker Oshkosh Corp. the contract to build a replacement to the iconic Humvee.
Photo Credit: Oshkosh Defense
Photo Credit: Oshkosh Defense

The move came less than two weeks after the the Army awarded Oshkosh a $6.7 billion contract to build the first 17,000 production models of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.

The work could eventually be worth some $30 billion, as the Army and Marine Corps plan to buy a total of nearly 55,000 of the combat vehicles, including 49,100 for the Army and 5,500 for the Corps, to replace about a third of the Humvee fleets.

“After evaluating the data provided at our debrief, Lockheed Martin has filed a protest of the award decision on the JLTV program,” according to a statement from the company. “We firmly believe we offered the most capable and affordable solution for the program. Lockheed Martin does not take protests lightly, but we are protesting to address our concerns regarding the evaluation of Lockheed Martin’s offer.”

Keep reading this article at: http://www.dodbuzz.com/2015/09/08/lockheed-protests-armys-jltv-contract-to-oshkosh

Read the earlier article about the Army’s intention to award to Oshkosh here: http://contractingacademy.gatech.edu/2015/09/02/oshkosh-wins-6-7-billion-contract-to-replace-humvee-vehicle-with-jltv

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: Army, DoD, Humvee, JLTV, Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, Lockheed Martin, Marine Corps, Oshkosh, protest

September 2, 2015 By AMK

Oshkosh wins $6.7 billion contract to replace Humvee vehicle with JLTV

Oshkosh Corp., the truck-maker based in the Wisconsin city of the same name, last week won a $6.7 billion military contract to begin building a replacement for the iconic Humvee called the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.
Photo Credit: Oshkosh Defense
Photo Credit: Oshkosh Defense

Oshkosh beat out Lockheed Martin Corp., the world’s largest defense contractor, and AM General LLC, the maker of the Humvee, for the award.

“Oshkosh is honored to be selected for the JLTV production contract, which builds upon our 90-year history of producing tactical wheeled vehicles for U.S. military operations at home and abroad,” Chief Executive Officer Charles Szews, said in a statement. “We are fully prepared to build a fleet of exceptional JLTVs to serve our troops in future missions.

The agreement calls for Oshkosh — which also built a fleet of blast-resistant trucks for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan — to produce about 17,000 of the light-duty JLTVs for the Army and Marine Corps beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2016, which starts Oct. 1.

Keep reading this article at: http://www.dodbuzz.com/2015/08/25/oshkosh-wins-6-7-billion-jltv-contract/

 

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: Army, DoD, Humvee, JLTV, Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, Marine Corps, Oshkosh

November 6, 2012 By AMK

Marine Humvees get a second life

Many wrote off the Humvee when Army and Marine Corps officials chose to double down on the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program and scrap Humvee recapitalization plans.

However, budget realities have led the Marine Corps back to the Humvee as leaders realize they don’t have the funding to buy enough JLTVs to replace their Humvee fleet of 24,00 trucks. Right now, Marine officials expect to buy 5,500 JLTVs in 2017.

To make up for the gulf between current Humvee numbers and the planned JLTV buy, the Marine Corps will launch a Humvee improvement program. Marine acquisition leaders started a study to collect the research done in previous years by the Pentagon and industry to upgrade the Humvee.

Keep reading this article at: http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/09/27/marine-humvees-get-a-second-life/

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: acquisition strategy, DoD, Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, Marines, upgrade

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