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BAE Systems Files First Supplemental FMTV Protest

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Thursday, September 17th, 2009

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By Ann Roosevelt Additional information has led to BAE Systems filing a First Supplemental Protest with the Government Accountability Office over the Army's awarding to Oshkosh Corp. [OSK] of the five-year, potential multi-billion rebuy program for the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV). BAE on Sept. 4 filed a protest over the award, citing the Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command Life Cycle Management Command (TACOM) did not follow the evaluation criteria and unreasonably evaluated BAE and Oshkosh. Another competitor,…

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