Key operational requirements prevent the Army from buying pure commercial or off theshelf trucks to meet its tactical truck requirements through purchasing purely commercial or offtheshelf trucks 2 if this was not feasible, what modifications contractors had to take to meet the Armys requirements and 3 the Armys requirements that limit the use of offtheshelf commercial trucks. In addition to such operational requirements as tactical mobility, deployability and transportability, and survivability, Department of Defense DOD standards and Army policies place demands upon contractors beyond what are found in the commercial marketplace.

However, the Army is making extensive use of commercial technology in tactical trucks.

For example, contractors must undergo rigorous testing procedures, develop more detailed technical manuals, use standard parts already in the Armys inventory system, and adopt military quality standards.. The objectives were to determine 1 whether the Army could meet its tactical truck needs.

For the four tactical truck systems reviewed, the manufacturers of these systems used commercial trucks as baselines for their systems and generally used commercial manufacturing practices and components to produce tactical trucks. Abstract This report reviews the Armys use of commercial technology and commercial components in the tactical trucks it buys.

For example, contractors must undergo rigorous testing procedures, develop more detailed technical manuals, use standard parts already in the Armys inventory system, and adopt military quality standards.. The objectives were to determine 1 whether the Army could meet its tactical truck needs. In addition to such operational requirements as tactical mobility, deployability and transportability, and survivability, Department of Defense DOD standards and Army policies place demands upon contractors beyond what are found in the commercial marketplace.