The US Marine Corps plans to release a request for proposals for its Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) 1.1 program in late March, according to the service's Program Executive Officer Land Systems office.
The ACV 1.1 is envisioned as an eight-wheeled vehicle priced at $4 million to $7.5 million each. Transported offshore by connector, it would weigh 58,000 to 63,000 pounds, carry 10 troops and three crew, and be equipped with an MK-19 grenade launcher or M2 heavy machine gun.
It would have to travel at least three nautical miles, negotiate waves of up to two feet, travel 5 to 6 knots in calm waters and, on land, keep up with an M1A1 Abrams tank.
Proposals are due in April, according to the Marine Corps' schedule. The acquisition office plans to award two engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contracts of 16 systems each in November 2016, and in 2018, down-select and go to full production.
SAIC and partner ST Kinetics will offer a version of the Terrex vehicle, originally made in Singapore; Lockheed Martin is partnering with Finnish company Patria to modify its Havoc vehicle; General Dynamics Land Systems is offering a vehicle from its light armored vehicle III family; and BAE's likely offering is based on the Iveco SuperAV, according to a Congressional Research Service report.
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