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BAE Systems awarded contract for US Army M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicles.


| 2018

BAE Systems has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Army concerning the M88A2 Hercules armored recovery vehicle.


BAE Systems awarded contract for US Army M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicles

M88A2 Armored Recovery Vehicle (Hercules) being repaired and refurbished at Production Plant Barstow, Marine Depot Maintenance Command. (Picture source: US Army)


The deal, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $120.4 million, which is a modification to a previous Pentagon award from 2017 worth more than $68.8 million under the terms of a firm-fixed-price contract.

The modified contract from the U.S. Army Contracting Command enables BAE Systems to deliver M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System vehicles to the Army, according to a Defense Department contract announcement. Work on the contract will occur in York, Pa., with the modified contract extending the period of performance from September 2019 to January 2021, according to the Pentagon press release. More than $7 million will be obligated to BAE Systems at time of award from Army fiscal year 2018 other procurement funds.

The Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System (HERCULES), vehicle is capable of recovering broken down military equipment and vehicles weighing more than 70 tons, or 140,000 lbs.

Work on the contract will occur in York, Pa., with the modified contract extending the period of performance from September 2019 to January 2021, according to the Pentagon press release. More than $7 million will be obligated to BAE Systems at time of award from Army fiscal year 2018 other procurement funds.


 

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