Canada Purchases JERRV and Buffalo Up-Armored Vehicles

Released on Friday, May 04, 2007

Force Protection Industries, Inc., Ladson, S.C., was awarded an $8,867,449 firm-fixed-priced contract on May 3, 2007 for five JERRV and five Buffalo up-armored vehicles and associated sustainment and training. The sustainment will consist of 90-day consumables, forward deployment blocks, maintenance workshop blocks, field service representatives, operator and maintenance training. This procurement is in support of the Government of Canada under the Foreign Military Sales Program. Work will be performed in Ladson, S.C., and is expected to be completed by May 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was solicited as a sole source procurement under the terms of an "International Agreement" as cited under FAR 6.302-4. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity (M67854-07-D-5039).