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Air Force

Contractors Team To Vie For Potential $3 Billion MRAP Support Work

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

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DynCorp International, Force Protection Industries [GD], Oshkosh Defense [OSK] and McLane Advanced Technologies yesterday unveiled a new joint venture, Mission Readiness, to compete for a potential $3 billion-plus contract for logistics support for Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles. In June, Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command (LCMC) issued a request for proposals for Contractor Logistics Sustainment and Support (CLSS) for the MRAP family of vehicles (FOV). The five-year contract is valued at a total of more than $3 billion, if all options…

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