What Others are Saying About Plasan and the M-ATV

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont)

“This is a patriotic mission for all of you. This is going to save our sons and daughters, our friends, our family overseas. You are going to save American lives. How many people can go to work each day and say, ‘I’m doing something that’s going to save my fellow Americans.’”

Brigadier General Michael M. Brogan, Commander, Marine Corps Systems Command

 “The Oshkosh vehicle proved to be the most survivable platform,” Gen. Brogan told the news media in July. “It also, in all of the mobility sub-criteria, was either the best or equal to every other offering. At the end of the day, Oshkosh was superior in technical, it was superior in the production and it was the number two in cost, so it was clearly the winning vehicle.”

Charlie Szews, President and COO, Oshkosh Corporation
 “This was the number one survivable solution in the ATV competition. This was the best solution of all of the solutions that were tested, so you’ve really contributed a lot. This is going to mean saving a number of lives of our men and women that serve in Afghanistan."

Major General Scott West, U.S. Army Tactical Command, MRAP Program Executive Officer

“The joint program office has put 12,000 MRAPs in the field. The readiness rates are pretty high - well into 90 percent. For the most part, they spare lives and save limbs. If we are successful with the M-ATV, it stands to reason we will make this part of our strategy. It will be a medium tactical vehicle.”

Jim McAleese, McAleese Associates

“It is widely understood that DoD has strong discretion to award to a technically superior offer in best value awards, at a significant price premium often of up to 50 percent or even more. It becomes almost unassailable when the award occurs to the highest technically scored proposal at the lowest or near-lowest price.”

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