AM General confirms it filed a lawsuit Jan. 7 in the Court of Federal Claims regarding the U.S. Special Operations Command Ground Mobility Vehicle (GMV) 1.1 program.
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The company took this action following the Government Accountability Office denial of the company’s protest over the $562 million GMV 1.1. award to General Dynamics [GD]. GAO denied the protest in December, though the decision is yet to be made public.
“We believe our GMV 1.1 offering provides the Special Operations Command with the strongest candidate vehicle in terms of innovation, mobility, survivability and affordability,” said Jeffery Adams, executive director Global Marketing and Communications, AM General.
As a routine matter, General Dynamics filed a motion to intervene with the court, which was approved. This allows the company to support the government by providing information about the product and its proposal. Failing a motion to intervene, such information would not be admissible in court as General Dynamics would have no standing. The point is to help the court understand how the competition unfolded.
In August, SOCOM selected the General Dynamics Flyer offering for the $562 million contract over bids from AM General and a team consisting of Navistar Defense and Indigen Armor. Oshkosh Corp. [OSK] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] also showed interest early on.
Oshkosh withdrew before the final award. AM General and Navistar protested the award. Navistar subsequently withdrew its protest.
The GMV 1.1 is to provide special operations forces with an updated version of the modified Humvee–produced by AM General–the GMV 1.0, forces are using now.