$37.9M for 33 Stryker M1133 MEDEVAC Vehicles
Sept 14/07: The GM/ GDLS Defense Group L.L.C. Joint Venture in Sterling Heights, Mich. Received a $37.9 million delivery order for 33 Stryker M1133 Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) Vehicles, as part of a $5.68 billion firm-fixed-price contract for the Stryker family of vehicles. The 8×8 wheeled M1133 provides mobile protection for up to 6 patients and a medical team.
The DoD release says that work will be performed in Sterling Heights, Mich. (60%), and London, Ontario, Canada (40%), but General Dynamics’ release adds Anniston, Ala. And Lima, Ohio as work sites. Work is expected to be complete by Jan. 31, 2010. Bids were solicited via the World Wide Web on April 6, 2006, and 17 bids were received by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command in Warren, Mich. (DAAE07-00-D-M051).