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Sen. Schumer Reveals Army Plans Multi-Vendor Acquisition Strategy For Coming Radio Competitions

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, November 18th, 2013

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Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) Nov. 13 said the Army is changing its acquisition strategy for Rifleman Radio and HMS Manpack radios to a multi-vendor concept after his push to promote competition. Specifically, the Army has committed to a multi-vendor, multi-award acquisition process--set to be finalized by the end of the month--that would not only allow multiple companies to compete for the contracts, it would allow the Army to select multiple contractors to each make a percentage of the radios, according…

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