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Oshkosh Moves Ahead With Planning As GAO Considers FMTV Protest

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Friday, October 9th, 2009

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By Ann Roosevelt Oshkosh Corp.'s [OSK] Defense unit continues to work through plans to prepare for a contract with the government, a multi-year multi- billion rebuy contract for the Army's Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) now under protest by losing bidders before the GovernmentAccountability Office (GAO). "We can take prudent steps to execute pre-contract work, though the government is not obliged to cover any of our costs," Andy Hove, Oshkosh Corporation executive vice president and president, Defense, told Defense…

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