Which company will get USPS contract?

Oshkosh Defense
O) filed a legal challenge on Wednesday to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) decision in February to award a multibillion-dollar, 10-year contract to Oshkosh Defense (OSK. N) to manufacture a new generation of postal delivery vehicles. The contract could be worth more than $6 billion in total.

Will workhorse get the USPS contract?

EV startup Workhorse has filed an official protest after losing the bid to make the United States Postal Service’s next-generation mail vehicle in February, a contract that could ultimately be worth some $6 billion. The USPS instead gave that contract to defense contractor Oshkosh.

Is USPS off for Juneteenth?

Yes, USPS remained open as the agency couldn’t cease operations for 24-48 hours after the announcement of the observation of the holiday. The post office will operate on a normal schedule for June 18 and June 19, 2021.

Are the new USPS trucks electric?

Oshkosh Defense on Tuesday announced that it plans to build its next-generation postal vehicles—some of which will be battery-electric—for the U.S. government in Spartanburg, South Carolina starting in summer 2023.

Does USPS observe Juneteenth 2021?

The U.S. Postal Service is fully supportive of the new Juneteenth National Independence Day Act and making June 19 a federal holiday. For that reason, the Postal Service will be operating on June 18 and 19, 2021, on a normal schedule, serving our customers to the best of our ability.

Is USPS getting new vehicles?

Oshkosh on Tuesday announced it will invest to create a new factory for the USPS vehicle production, finally capping the mult-year-long search the USPS conducted. The new vehicle will replace the Grumman LLV, which is far past its prime. Production of the vehicle will start in 2023.

Who will make USPS electric vehicles?

The $1.75 trillion legislation unveiled in the House on Thursday includes roughly $6 billion for the mail agency to buy trucks from Oshkosh Defense, which won a procurement battle in February to produce the fleet, dubbed “Next Generation Delivery Vehicles” or NGDVs.

Who got the USPS contract for new trucks?

Oshkosh
In February, the U.S. Postal Service awarded a deal for up to 165,000 new mail trucks worth up to $6 billion to defense contractor Oshkosh. The search for new delivery vehicles took the USPS around seven years, and once the Internet learned what the quirky new van would look like, much merriment ensued.

Who makes USPS LLV?

Grumman
Grumman LLV