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Oshkosh Defense’s JLTV Protest Claims Army Didn’t Properly Assess Risk With Award Decision

Oshkosh Defense’s JLTV Protest Claims Army Didn’t Properly Assess Risk With Award Decision
A Joint Light Tactical Vehicle displays its overall capabilities during a live demonstration at the School of Infantry West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 27, 2019. The JLTV consists of multiple platforms capable of completing a variety of missions while providing increased protection and mobility for personnel across the Marine Corps. (Official Marine Corps video by Sgt. Timothy R. Smithers/Released)

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Oshkosh Defense’s [OSK] protest of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) follow-on production contract claims the Army didn’t properly assess the risk in switching suppliers, according to the company’s president. “That’s the gist of our protest is that [the Army] didn’t properly contemplate the overall risk associated in the competition,” Tim Bleck, president of Oshkosh Defense, told Defense Daily during an interview at the Association of the United States Army’s Global Force Symposium here last week. “We believe…

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