Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle Program
Program History 2010
January 2010 ended with another boost in the MRAP family of vehicles procurement direction to meet the warfighters' increasing needs. On 4 January 2010, the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) reviewed and approved an increase of up to 4,000 additional vehicles. The number supported the theater's increased operational requirement for vehicle support in Afghanistan based on force level increases. It was intended to provide "flexibility" for US Central Command as it weighed how to best boost the number of MRAPs in Afghanistan. Up to that date, there were roughly 4,000 MRAPs in Afghanistan, including 500 Cougars with the improved independent suspension. One-thousand M-ATVs had also arrived, with half issued to combat units.
Based on an increasing need for mine-resistant vehicles in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense placed on contract 2,818 MRAP Family of Vehicles in February 2010. Navistar Defense, LLC of Warrenville, Illinois was awarded on 12 February 2010, a $751.5 million firm-fixed-priced delivery order #0014 for the procurement of 1,050 Category I MRAP vehicles with engineering change proposal upgrades for enhanced maneuverability. Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC), Quantico, Virginia was the contracting activity. General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada of London, Ontario was awarded on 12 February 2010 a $227.3 million firm-fixed-priced delivery order #0007 for the procurement of 250 Category I MRAP vehicles and associated engineering change proposal upgrades to include an independent suspension system (ISS). MCSC was the contracting activity. BAE Systems Land and Armaments, Ground Systems Division of York, Pennsylvania was awarded on 12 February 2010 a $90.5 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity delivery order #0012 for the purchase of 58 US Special Operations Command Category I MRAP vehicles including ISS, engineering change proposals and integrated logistics support. MCSC was the contracting activity. Oshkosh Defense was awarded on 22 February 2010 a $640 million firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 1,460 M-ATVs and basic issue items. TACOM was the contracting activity.
The procurements followed the direction provided by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council in January when it approved an increase of up to 4,000 additional MRAP family of vehicles. Each of the MRAP Category I vehicles put on contract on 12 February 2010 would be equipped with ISS. Contracts for MRAP Category I vehicles with ISS were awarded to industry partners Navistar Defense, BAE Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada. The ISS would allow troops to better navigate Afghanistan's rocky terrain and travel on less predictable routes.
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