Posted on Apr 21, 2021

OMFV: Why Small Biz MettleOps Has A Shot

Lt Col Charlie Brown

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The declared competitors for the Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program read like a roll call of big-name, metal-bending defense contractors: BAE Systems. General Dynamics. Hanwha and Oshkosh. Rheinmetall. Until you got to… Mettle Ops?
Mettle Ops is the kind of outsider the Army wanted to encourage when it issued a formal Request For Proposals this year.

OMFV: Why Small Biz MettleOps Has A Shot

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CPT Gurinder (Gene) Rana

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Generally speaking, the startups and small game in competition with the big bulls of the industry do much better because they concentrate on delivering quality rather than quantity, initially. The big bulls are set in their ways and look to dictate, which doesn't sit well with customers who have a choice to get a higher quality product for a cheaper price. It is time to spread the wealth and give the smaller fish and the newborn the opportunity they deserve.

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