U.S. ARMY AWARDS BAE SYSTEMS $754.3 MILLION AMPV CONTRACT MODIFICATION
WASHINGTON DC - On March 13, 2024, the U.S. Army Contracting Command (Detroit Arsenal, MI) awarded BAE Systems Land and Armaments L.P. (York, PA) a $754,335,634 modification (P00008) to contract W56HZV-23-C-0024 to procure Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles.
Work will be performed in York, Pennsylvania, with an estimated completion date of February 28, 2027. Fiscal 2023 and 2024 weapons and tracked combat vehicle procurement, Army funds in the amount of $754,335,634 were obligated at the time of the award.
With the demise of the Ground Combat Vehicle program, the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle has become the U.S. Army's most significant new armored fighting vehicle program. The AMPV is a non-developmental family of vehicles that will begin replacing the Army's geriatric M113 armored personnel carrier fleet.
On December 23, 2014, the U.S. Army awarded BAE Systems a 52-month engineering and manufacturing development contract for its Bradley-based AMPV proposal. The initial EMD contract was worth $383 million. The contract also includes an option to commence low-rate initial production immediately following conclusion of the EMD phase, thus raising the total value of the contract to $1.2 billion.
Under Army plans, the AMPV will ultimately account for approximately 30 percent of the ABCT's tracked fleet. The Army maintains a procurement objective of 2,897 AMPVs in five variants.
Source: Forecast International
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https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract/Article/3706181/
Author: D. Lockwood, Weapons Systems Analyst