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AM General Heads To Federal Court Over SOCOM GMV 1.1 Program

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Wednesday, January 15th, 2014

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AM General Heads To Federal Court Over SOCOM GMV 1.1 Program

Flyer GMV 1.1 Photo: General Dynamics

AM General confirms it filed a lawsuit Jan. 7 in the Court of Federal Claims regarding the U.S. Special Operations Command Ground Mobility Vehicle (GMV) 1.1 program. The company took this action following the Government Accountability Office denial of the company’s protest over the $562 million GMV 1.1. award to General Dynamics [GD]. GAO denied the protest in December, though the decision is yet to be made public. “We believe our GMV 1.1 offering provides the Special Operations Command with…

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