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On Nov 9/06, DefenseLINK announced that Force Protection Industries, Inc. in Ladson, SC had received a $125 million letter contract for 100 Joint EOD(Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Rapid Response Vehicles (mine-resistant Cougar JERRVs – see DID FOCUS Article) and 44 Buffalo combat engineering & EOD disposal vehicles (aka. “The Claw”) with associated manuals, deployment kits, field representative support and training. Vehicles will be deployed to and supported in Iraq (M67854-07D-5006).
This contract contained options which would bring the totals to 200 JERRV vehicles and 82 Buffalo vehicles, and the estimated contract value to $200 million. The latest addition is a delivery order for 19 more Buffalos with OCBs. OCBs?!??…
Work will be performed in Ladson, SC, and is expected to be completed by November 2007; support will continue up to a year after fielding. This is a sole source award to Force Protection Industries, Inc., based on an urgent and compelling need for the Government by the Marine Corps Systems Command in Quantico, VA.
March 6/07: Force Protection Industries, Inc., Ladson, SC received firm-fixed-priced delivery order 0004 for $16.3 million under previously awarded contract (M67854-07D-5006) for 19 Buffalo vehicles and 19 90-day On-board Consumables Block (OCB). The OCB are consumable parts which include fuses, fan belts, filters, bulbs, etc., to be packed and carried on each vehicle to cover 90 days operation.
Work will be performed in Ladson, SC and is expected to be complete by September 2007. All contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year, and this contract was not competitively procured by the Marine Corps Systems Command in Quantico, VA.