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Army Details Contract Award Plans, Vehicle Characteristics At Virtual Industry Day For OMFV

Army Details Contract Award Plans, Vehicle Characteristics At Virtual Industry Day For OMFV
A Bradley Fighting Vehicle crew with 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas, drives to an objective during Iron Union 18-6 in the United Arab Emirates, Jan. 23, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thomas X. Crough, U.S. ARCENT PAO)

The Army on Wednesday held a virtual industry day for its rebooted Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) competition ahead of the release of a final Request for Proposals (RFP) on Dec. 18, offering expanded details on the program’s desired characteristics and contract award plans. Officials said each of the up to five contracts awarded in June 2021 for OMFV Phase 2, which calls for industry to prove digital design prototypes, will be worth $61.6 million and cover 15 months of…

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