U.S. ARMY AWARDS CONTITECH USA $7.8 MILLION BRADLEY TRACK SHOE CONTRACT
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- On July 20, 2021, the U.S. Army Contracting Command (Detroit Arsenal, MI) awarded ContiTech USA Inc. (Fairlawn, OH) a $7,801,200 firm-fixed-price contract (W56HZV-21-D-0060) for the track shoe parts kit for the Infantry Fighting Vehicle, Cavalry Fighting Vehicle and the Multiple Launch Rocket System. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of July 17, 2024.
The basic Bradley chassis and running gear is common to the M2/M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle, the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV), the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) and the M109A7 Paladin 155mm self-propelled howitzer
The Bradley Fighting Vehicle production line remains active for the modernization and retrofit of existing Bradley vehicles.
The stated focus of the U.S. Army's current Bradley program is on upgrading existing Bradley M2A2 ODS - Situational Awareness (ODS-SA)/M7A3 vehicles to the Bradley M2A4/M7A4 configuration.
The U.S. Army maintains that the M2/M7A4 Bradley Fighting Vehicle will be a critical component of the ABCT (Armored Brigade Combat Team) formation until FY50.
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.
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