The government has released its executive summary of its plans for an Up Armored High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle Competitive Recapitalization and Modernization program. Cost is a major driver, and the summary is clear: “Proposals requesting funding in excess of $4,500,000 for Phase 1 of the work will be considered unaffordable.” The planned schedule is for the draft request for proposals (RFP) to be issued Oct. 6, followed the next day by an Industry Day and a Synopsis Oct.…
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The Army is relooking at its “whole aviation transformation initiative,” the service’s acting chief of staff told lawmakers on Tuesday, to include its approach for future procurement of “enduring” platforms. […]
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