Army Awards $6.7B Contract to Oshkosh For Joint Light Tactical Vehicle

By Tactical-Life

The following is a release from David Vergun and the U.S. Army:

Oshkosh Defense was awarded a $6.7 billion contract, Aug. 25, for production of the joint light tactical vehicle, or JLTV.

Work will be performed in Oshkosh, Wis. Army Contracting Command in Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity.

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Oshkosh was selected over Lockheed Martin and AM General, the latter, which produced the Humvee.

Col. John Cavedo, the former JLTV program manager, said the average unit procurement cost will be below the original $399,000 acquisition report, when all the kits are included, in base year 2012 dollars. The average manufacturing cost per vehicle, minus kits and add-ons, will actually be below $250,000, officials said.

Cavedo and others spoke during a media roundtable at the Pentagon, Aug. 25.

Scott Davis, program executive officer for combat support and combat service support, said “the first contract was awarded, including a base contract with eight options, to procure the first 16,901 vehicles for both the Army and Marine Corps.” That purchase will include all of the Marine Corps’ 5,500 vehicles through fiscal year 2022.

The first JLTVs will be fielded to the Army in fiscal 2018, Davis said.

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Source:: Tactical Life