OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The federal government has denied Oshkosh Defense’s formal protest against the U.S. Army’s decision to have a different company lead manufacturing of the Army’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicles.
Earlier this year, the Army selected AM General in Indiana for a five-year contract worth over $8.5 billion. Oshkosh had won the first major JLTV contract back in 2015 and had built more than 19,000 of the vehicles.
Oshkosh argued that, “As the incumbent manufacturer and original designer of the JLTV, only Oshkosh’s proposal leveraged substantial JLTV experience and proven JLTV production infrastructure, while providing best-in-class upgrades to the JLTV platform.” Additionally, Oshkosh argued that the Army did not properly evaluate and review the offers to select the best value and lowest risk option.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin recently raised concerns about the military contract as well, saying that AMG had “very high credit risk” and was unsure of its ability to start producing JLTVs.
But the U.S. Government Accountability Office concluded that the Army adequality evaluated the proposals and acted in accordance with the request for proposal’s evaluation criteria.
GAO says its decision expresses no view regarding the merits of both companies’ proposals.
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