Common Tactical Truck program worth $5.1 billion, Army says

The initial production effort for the Army's next-generation heavy tactical truck could be worth $5.1 billion for 7,265 vehicles, according to a Jan. 24 Army notice.

Up to five companies could receive awards for the prototyping phase of the Common Tactical Truck, which aims to replace five heavy tactical vehicle chassis with a common chassis, according to the notice.

Previously, the Army said three companies would be selected for the prototyping process. The service currently has 10,000 vehicles of the variants that the CTT could replace that are too old to upgrade with a digital architecture and increased armor.

One of the companies in the prototyping process could win a follow-on production contract without a formal competition, according to the notice. There will be an open competition to join the prototyping process.

Each selected company will prototype and deliver three of the five CTT variants, according to the notice: a load-handling system, off-road tractor and line-haul tractor. Earlier announcements in the program have said that the production CTT will include a tanker and a cargo bed variant with a crane.

Companies interested in the prototyping process will have to submit firm-fixed-price proposals for engineering, prototype delivery and testing, according to the notice. A release date for the Army’s request for prototype proposals has not been issued, although the service has previously said the process could begin this fiscal year.

The notice did not specify how long the initial CTT production effort would last. The service plans to make prototyping awards through its existing other transaction authority with the National Advanced Mobility Consortium.