The U.S. Army has awarded Ricardo Defense Inc. in Detroit a contract valued at more than $385 million to continue production and delivery of antilock brake system/electronic stability control (ABS/ESC) retrofit kits, with an order completion date of March 15, 2026.
The ABS/ESC retrofit kits are for use on the U.S. Army’s High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV).
The contract action extends the previous base three-year contract, awarded in March 2021, by two years and increases the ceiling from $89 million to $474 million.
Funding will be determined with each deliver order (DO), with the first DO received under the terms of the extended contract for $92 million. Deliveries for the units on this order have commenced and will continue through the first half of 2024.
“This award supports the retrofit of the U.S. Army’s HMMWV and is testament to our commitment of ensuring the safety of soldiers and operators remain at the forefront of every training and mission executed,” says Chet Gryczan, president of Ricardo Defense Inc.
Ricardo Defense is the business entity within Ricardo plc that works on defense contracts for the U.S. Department of Defense and operates as a separate entity governed by a Special Security Agreement (SSA).
Ricardo Defense provides solutions to meet the challenges faced by defense customers in the integration of complex and diverse systems specializing in taking innovative technologies from science to real-world deployment.
Ricardo plc is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company, listed on the London Stock Exchange.
With more than 100 years of engineering work and close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries, Ricardo plc supports energy transition and scarce resources, and environmental services together with safe and smart mobility.
For more information, visit ricardo.com.
