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Army Affirms Oshkosh Award For FMTV Rebuy

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Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

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By Ann Roosevelt The Army reevaluated the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) contract to Oshkosh Corp. [OSK], as the Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommended, and awarded a new contract to Oshkosh. "Oshkosh Corporation has been awarded a competitive, five-year requirements contract for production of up to 12,415 trucks, 10,926 trailers, and associated support and engineering services," the service said in a statement. The total estimated contract value at award was $3.023 billion. The Army originally awarded the contract on…

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