US Army Orders Armored Bulldozers for $397M

Category: Contracts

Caterpillar, Inc., Peoria, Ill., was awarded on Jun. 6, 2008, a $397,100,467 firm-fixed price contract for light T-5 dozers and medium T-9 dozers with type A armor kits and type C armor kits with a five-year requirements contract with one five-year option.

Work will be performed in East Peoria, Ill., and is expected to be completed by Jun. 9, 2018. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Four bids will be solicited on Nov. 29, 2007, and seven bids were received.

U.S. Army TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-08-D-0169).

US DOD
11.06.2008