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BAE Systems Protests Army FMTV Award To Oshkosh Corp.

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Friday, September 11th, 2009

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BAE Systems recently announced it filed a protest with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), asking for a review of the Army's award to Oshkosh Corp. [OSK], of a five-year, potential multi-billion rebuy program for the U.S. Army's Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV). "We believe we were treated unfairly," Linda Hudson, president of Land & Armaments BAE Systems, told sister publication Defense Daily. BAE, the incumbant on the program, believes the Army did not properly evaluate the proposals consistent…

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