Army Won’t Submit Its Own Design For Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle

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The Army will no longer consider submitting its own design bid for the restarted Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) prototype competition, the service said Thursday. The decision was based on feedback from industry and dialogue among Army senior leaders, according to an update to the draft Request For Proposals notice. “As we continue to progress through the first-phase of our five-phased approach for the OMFV program, communication, inclusive feedback and innovative thinking from industry remains key,” Ashley John, spokeswoman for PEO Ground Combat Systems, said in a statement to Defense Daily. The draft RFP for OMFV, the Army’s Bradley replacement program, was released in July and originally included a note that the service may consider submitting its own design for OMFV phase one that could compete against industry’s proposals (Defense Daily, July 17).