Recap Day

The Army will hold an industry day on Oct. 7 at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, MI, for contractors interested in the humvee recapitalization program, according to a service announcement.

For the recap effort, now being referred to as the Modernized Expanded Capacity Vehicle program, the Army released a draft request for proposals last week, but has yet to put forth three additional sections addressing the terms by which contractors will be evaluated.

Ashley John-Givens, an Army spokeswoman, said the additional sections could be released as early as this week, Inside the Army reported yesterday.

While incumbent contractor AM General is vying for a chance to recap the humvee, other major industry players like Textron, Oshkosh and BAE Systems have developed competing designs.

The focus on the recap program has sharpened since the planned replacement for the humvee -- the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle -- has come under siege by Senate appropriators who terminated all funding for the JLTV in their version of the fiscal year 2012 defense spending bill.

Col. David Bassett, the Army program manager for tactical vehicles, has said the humvee recap cost ceiling is $180,000 per vehicle.

While it has been reported that the Army plans to recap 60,000 humvees, Bassett has said the service wants to begin publicizing that it is planning only an initial run of 6,000 vehicles, though that number could change if the program proves successful.