The Army’s decision to not submit its own design bid for the restarted Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) prototype competition was to remove concerns over conflicts of interest and avoid potential protest-related delays, an official said Wednesday. Jeffrey Langhout, director of the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC), said the idea “turned out to be almost impossible” leading to its removal from pre-solicitation notices. “Industry made it clear they thought it was too much conflict of…
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