The solicitation resulted in responses focused on at least six different mobility platform designs, including solutions offered by companies/teams led by: AM General; General Dynamics Land Systems; General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems; Navistar; Northrop Grumman; and Oshkosh.

Navistar Defense dubbed its GMV 1.1 offering the Special Operations Tactical Vehicle (SOTV). Unique in that it is believed to have been the only “closed top” candidate submitted to meet the user requirements, the SOTV used Indigen Armor‘s Non-Standard Tactical Truck (NSTT) as the base for its GMV 1.1 submission. The Non-Standard Tactical Truck (NSTT) is a specially built vehicle designed to resemble the Toyota HiLux platforms that are a ubiquitous presence in many parts of the world. In reality, the platform enhancements in the NSTT equate to a vehicle that is approximately 10 percent larger than an actual HiLux.

AM General representatives, for example, characterized their GMV 1.1 offering as “the next generation vehicle … which takes the original GMV 1.0 to the next level of performance, mobility and transportation. With its lighter weight, increased GVW [gross vehicle weight], six articulated weapon mounts, greater stowage capacity, and faster top-end and dash speeds, the [AM General] GMV 1.1 sets a new standard for a CH/MH-47 internally-transportable rapid-response vehicle.”

Reflecting in part its December 2011 acquisition of Force Protection, General Dynamics Land Systems highlighted the “Spectre” vehicle for meeting “the diverse and challenging missions that special operations demand, including transportability, mobility, modularity, and technology.”

Company releases pointed to “extensive testing over a two-year period to validate the vehicle’s design and performance,” with the vehicle “pass[ing] user trials at the U.S. Army’s Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona and the Nevada Automotive Test Center, and [demonstrating] its systems reliability during summer trials in the United Arab Emirates.”

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems teamed with Flyer Defense, LLC, to offer a variant of the “Flyer” Advanced Light Strike Vehicle to meet USSOCOM’s GMV 1.1 requirements.

Navistar Defense dubbed its GMV 1.1 offering the Special Operations Tactical Vehicle (SOTV). Unique in that it is believed to have been the only “closed top” candidate submitted to meet the user requirements, the SOTV used Indigen Armor‘s Non-Standard Tactical Truck (NSTT) as the base for its GMV 1.1 submission. The Non-Standard Tactical Truck (NSTT) is a specially built vehicle designed to resemble the Toyota HiLux platforms that are a ubiquitous presence in many parts of the world. In reality, the platform enhancements in the NSTT equate to a vehicle that is approximately 10 percent larger than an actual HiLux.

Northrop Grumman, together with team members BAE Systems and Pratt & Miller Engineering, developed a new platform for the GMV 1.1 program. Called Medium Assault Vehicle-Light (MAV-L), the design was characterized as “a clean sheet approach” to meet the spectrum of special operations mission requirements.

Oshkosh Defense^® is believed to have responded to the government’s GMV 1.1 requirement with a variant of its Special Purpose All-Terrain Vehicle (S-ATV). When publicly unveiled in the fall of 2012, company representatives pointed to a design “based on emerging worldwide requirements for forces performing unconventional and reconnaissance missions,” adding, “The S-ATV utilizes Oshkosh’s battle-proven off-road technologies and expertise to nimbly travel across rugged, remote and urban terrains at high speeds. The vehicle is available in multiple weight and protection configurations.”

Although many specifics remain to be announced as of this writing, the GMV 1.1 source selection process apparently resulted in a late January 2013 bid protest filed with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) by one of the participating teams. The current projected due date for the official GAO response to that protest is May 8, 2013.

While any pending GMV decision would certainly represent the next step forward in the acquisition of a significant quantity of special operations vehicle platforms, specific elements within USSOCOM continue to solicit small quantities of specialized vehicles to meet their unique mission profiles.