GAO denies protest of Army JLTV award

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GAO denies protest of Army JLTV award
By Kris Osborn - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Feb 17, 2009 21:17:02 EST

The Government Accountability Office on Tuesday denied a protest — filed by Northrop Grumman-Oshkosh and Textron-Boeing-SAIC — of the Army’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) contract award decision, GAO officials said.

The GAO’s report is complete but being held under protective order for the time being, a procurement official with the agency said.

In October, the Army awarded three $60 million technology development deals to a BAE Systems-Navistar team, Lockheed Martin-BAE Systems team, and an AM General-General Dynamics team called General Tactical Vehicles.

The following month, the Northrop-Oshkosh and Textron-Boeing-SAIC teams protested the Army’s decision, alleging, among other things, that the selection process emphasized the existence of demonstrator vehicles despite no written requirement in the request for bids.

More details regarding the GAO’s findings will be made available in the coming days.


Article at: http://armytimes.com/news/2009/02/defense_gao_jltv_021709/%2e



uhc comment: The JLTV appears to be a cross between an armored hummer and an MRAP. (The last batch of MRAPS cost around $1,000,000+ each.)

Here's a 2008 article from defensereview.com:



http://www.defensereview.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1191