To ensure the Pentagon gets the best possible deal in the upcoming contract for a lighter version of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle that will be fielded in Afghanistan, the Marine Corps' top acquisition officer said yesterday that the program will incorporate tough pricing lessons learned in the MRAP program. Brig. Gen. Michael Brogan, the commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, said the contract for the MRAP All-Terrain vehicle, or M-ATV, will include clauses for step-ladder pricing and cumulative-volume...
