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Updated story: Oshkosh wins.
Nov 19/10: A $797.9 million firm-fixed-price contract for the production of 4,773 FMTV trucks. Work will be performed in Oshkosh, WI, with an estimated completion date of March 31/12 (W56HZV-09-D-0159).
Based on announced contracts listed in this article, the...
This FMTV article is from a few week ago, but it's interesting because it helps explain how OshKosh can bid so low, but still make money. The profits come from the back end of course!
Oshkosh Beats BAE in Second U.S. Army Truck Contest
By Edmond Lococo
Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Oshkosh...
The inital post was a short excerpt, since I don't subscribe to janes.com. Here is the full story from a free site. There is a lot more to the ongoing FMTV saga. The plot continues to thicken!!
UPDATE 1-OshKosh stops work on US Army trucks after protest - Forbes.com
OshKosh stops work on US...
Just FYI for any FMTV fans...just thought I'd post this article. Enjoy.
BAE Systems has protested against the Pentagon's decision to award a USD3.7 billion US Army family of medium tactical vehicles (FMTV) contract to its rival Oshkosh, saying its proposals were not properly assessed.
BAE...
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