BAE Systems recently announced it filed a protest with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), asking for a review of the Army’s award to Oshkosh Corp. [OSK], of a five-year, potential multi-billion rebuy program for the U.S. Army’s Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV).
“We believe we were treated unfairly,” Linda Hudson, president of Land & Armaments BAE Systems, told sister publication Defense Daily.
BAE, the incumbant on the program, believes the Army did not properly evaluate the proposals consistent with the government’s requirements and that the service did not accurately assess the various risks associated with the proposals.
Another competitor, Navistar International Corp. [NAV.N], also filed a protest last week.
In the wake of the protests, the Army issued a stop work order to Oshkosh, which received the FMTV rebuy award in late August (Defense Daily, Aug. 28).
The protest initiates a 100-day process; GAO is expected to make its decision on or before Dec. 14.