Polaris ATVs selected for USSOCOM
Polaris Defense has been awarded a $30 million blanket purchase agreement (BPA) by US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to provide two and four seat MRZR vehicles.
A USSOCOM spokesperson told Shephard on 4 November that the Family of Special Operations Vehicles (FOSOV) programme management office worked in conjunction with the General Services Administration to award the BPA for the vehicles, initial spare parts, new equipment training and mechanics certification courses.
‘This BPA was awarded for the purchase of life cycle replacements of the currently fielded Kawasaki Teryx Light Tactical All-Terrain Vehicles (LTATV). The US Special Operations Command currently has many
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