LVSR: The Marines’ Heavy Trucks
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Trucks are the unglamorous but very necessary backbone of any mobile military force. The US Marines certainly fit the description of a mobile force, and Oshkosh Defense supplies their MTVR medium trucks.
In 2006, the Marines took the next step, and chose a winner to replace a worn-down Oshkosh LVS heavy truck fleet that has served since 1985. Like their predecessors, these new “Logistic Vehicle System Replacement” (LVSR) heavy trucks will usually find themselves transporting heavy equipment, or basic supplies such as ammunition, fuel, and water.
The LVSR winner was also an Oshkosh design. It shares MTVR features like the TAK-4® independent suspension system for better off-road performance, leverages advances in automated vehicle diagnostic systems, includes factory-installed armor, and sports a special 600 hp CAT C15 engine. The new 10×10 all wheel drive LVSR trucks have a a 22.5 ton on-road payload and a 13.5 ton off-road payload, with a maximum recommended vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 98,000 pounds/ 44,452 kg. The LVSR can ford 5 feet/ 152.4 cm of water, travel at up to 65 mph/ 105 kph, and has an on-road cruising range of 300 miles/ 483 km. The vehicle will also load and unload flat racks from towed trailers, each of which adds 33,000 pounds/ 14,969 kg of payload. All adapters and lift hardware are carried on the vehicle.
The latest development involves reaching the official IOC milestone…
Contracts and Key Events
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The Marine Corps System Command, Quantico, VA manages these contracts. Unless otherwise indicated, Oshkosh Corporation in Oshkosh, WI is the contractor. The core LVSR contract could be worth up to $740.2 million; initial Pentagon releases indicated up to 1,900 vehicles, but 2009 Oshkosh releases put the contract’s maximum at 1,592.
Oct 19/09: Oshkosh Defense announces that the first LVSR cargo has been deployed with the U.S. Marine Corps in Afghanistan, with 2 more set to be delivered later in October. Oshkosh is also sending two Field Service Representatives (FSR) to Afghanistan this month to provide support.
Sept 10/09: The US Marines announce that the LVSR has reached the official milestone of Initial Operational Capability.
Fielding began stateside in April 2009 for user trials and testing, with I Marine Expeditionary Forces at Camp Pendleton, CA and with II MEF at Camp Lejeune, NC. In late August 2009, fielding was completed at III MEF in Okinawa, Japan.
June 26/09: Oshkosh Defense commemorates delivery of the 1st operational LVSR with a ceremony and reception at its headquarters. Full-rate production began in December 2008, and the current total of LVSR trucks under contract is 663.
May 21/09: Oshkosh Defense announces a delivery order with the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command Life Cycle Management Command (TACOM LCMC) for more HEMTT A4 trucks and trailers under the FHTV-III contract. The delivery order, valued at more than $28 million, includes M1120A4 Load Handling System (LHS) and M978A4 fuel tanker trucks.
The US Army Reserve will receive more than 70 HEMTT A4s and more than 30 Palletized Load System Trailers (PLST) with an automated loading arm. The US Marine Corps will receive 30 PLSTs, which will be integrated with their Oshkosh LVSR heavy trucks
April 23/09: An $11.6 million modification finances a fixed-price delivery order under the existing indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity LVSR contract (M67854-06-D-5028, #0041) buys another 30 LVSR cargo vehicles. Work will be performed in Oshkosh, WI, and is expected to be complete by June 30/10. See also Oshkosh release.
Feb 18/09: A $23.3 million fixed-price delivery order under a previously awarded indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract (M67854-06-D-5028, #0039) for 60 more LVSR cargo trucks, and 30 more weapons mount kits.
Work will be performed in Oshkosh, WI and is expected to be complete by March 31/10. See also Oshkosh release.
Dec 23/08: A $176.3 million fixed-price delivery order under a previously awarded indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract (M67854-06-D-5028, #0025). This delivery order exercises pre-priced options for 400 LVSR production cargo vehicle, 17 LVSR Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) 5TH Wheel Vehicles, 11 LVSR LRIP Wrecker Vehicles, 275 production weapons mount kits, 110 engine arctic kits, and 171 add-on armor kits.
Work will be performed in Oshkosh, WI, and work for this delivery order is expected to be complete by May 31/10.
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May 31/06: Oshkosh Truck Corporation in Oshkosh, WI wins an estimated $740.2 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery /indefinite-quantity contract for the US Marine Corps’ Logistics Vehicle System Replacement heavy trucks.
The initial $28 million order involves 22 cargo trucks, 2 wrecker trucks, 2 fifth wheel variants, vehicle kits, training (operator/maintainer-cargo), test support-production verification testing cargo, meetings, and contract data requirements. Over the life of the contract, total orders could involve 1,350 LVSR MKR18 cargo, 150 LVSR wrecker, and 400 LVSR fifth wheel trucks for a total of 1,900.
Work will be performed in Oshkosh, WI, and is expected to be complete by May 2012. This contract is the result of a limited LVSR System Development and Demonstration Phase competition. Oshkosh won, and moved on to the the Production and Deployment (P&D) Phase with this contract. The Marine Corps Systems Command in Quantico, VA manages this contract (M67854-06-D-5028). See also: Oshkosh Defense release.
