WASHINGTON, February 23, 2021 / PRNewswire / – The US Postal Service announced today that it has awarded a ten-year contract to Oshkosh, WI, based in Oshkosh Defense, to manufacture a new generation of postal delivery vehicles built in the United States that will drive the most spectacular modernization of the USPS fleet in three decades.
The historic investment is part of a plan that will soon be launched that the postal service has developed to transform its financial performance and customer service over the next 10 years through significant investments in people, technology and infrastructure, as seeks to become the preferred delivery. service provider for the American public.
According to the initial of the contract $ 482 million investment, Oshkosh Defense will complete the production design of the next-generation delivery vehicle (NGDV), a right-hand drive vehicle designed specifically for mail and package delivery, and will bring together between 50,000 and 165,000 in ten years. The vehicles will be equipped with low-consumption internal combustion engines or battery-powered electric motors and can be adapted to keep pace with advances in electric vehicle technologies. The initial investment includes the tools and construction of plants for the American manufacturing plant where the final assembly of the vehicle will take place.
The contract is the first part of a billionairedollar 10effort of the year to replace the postal service delivery vehicle fleet, one of the largest in the world. The postal services fleet has more than 230,000 vehicles in each class, including specifically manufactured and commercial over-the-counter (COTS) vehicles. Approximately 190,000 deliver mail six, and often seven, days a week in all U.S. communities. The NGDV, along with other COTS vehicles, will replace and expand the current delivery fleet, which includes many vehicles that have been in service for 30 years.
It is estimated that the first NGDVs will appear on carrier routes in 2023.
“As an American institution that unites our country, the U.S. postal service can have a bright, modern future if we make investments today that position us toward excellence tomorrow,” the postmaster general said. the CEO of the USPS Louis DeJoy. “The NGDV program expands our ability to manage more package volume and supports our carriers with cleaner, more efficient technologies, more amenities, and greater convenience and security as they deliver every day on behalf of the American people.”
NGDV vehicles will include air conditioning and heating, improved ergonomics and some of the vehicle’s most advanced technologies, including 360-degree cameras, advanced braking and traction control, airbags, a collision avoidance system. front and rear lissions which includes visual, audio warning and automatic braking. Vehicles will also have increased load capacity to maximize efficiency and better accommodate higher package volumes resulting from e-commerce growth.
“Our fleet modernization also reflects the postal service’s commitment to a more environmentally sustainable vehicle mix,” DeJoy said. “As we operate one of the largest civilian government fleets in the world, we are committed to seeking opportunities in the short and long term to reduce our impact on the environment.”
The postal service awarded the Oshkosh defense contract in accordance with competitive postal service procurement policies after conducting thorough testing of prototype vehicles, evaluating the production proposals offered and discussing the technical specifications with the bidders.
The award is an indefinite delivery and indefinite amount (IDIQ) contract, which means that after an initial commitment in dollars, the postal service will have the ability to request more NGDV for a set period of time, in which case for 10 years. Oshkosh Defense is evaluating which of its various U.S. manufacturing locations is best suited to potentially increase the NGDV’s production rate.
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