The US Marine Corps has awarded the Oshkosh Truck Corporation a phase I system development and demonstration contract to supply three logistic vehicle system replacement (LVSR) trucks.
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Under this contract, which is the first phase of a two-part acquisition competition for up to 1,022 vehicles, the three trucks will be delivered to the Marines for extensive durability and performance testing within 12 months.
The all-wheel-drive LVSR trucks proposed by Oshkosh feature a cab-forward design and can transport 22.5 tons on highway and 16.5 tons cross-country.
The LVSR programme will allow the Marine Corps to replace its aging fleet of heavy logistics vehicles with new, state-of-the-art tactical trucks for cargo, wrecker and tractor applications. The newest vehicles in their current heavy fleet of approximately 4000 vehicles are almost 20 years old and were built by Oshkosh in the early 1980s.
Oshkosh is one of two companies selected for the Phase I evaluation contract. Competition for the Phase II award will be limited to those companies that successfully complete Phase I evaluation. Phase I testing, along with the Phase II proposal, will determine the single supplier of the next generation of LVSR for the US Marine Corps.
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