Question. Why is the US military sole sourcing light tactical vehicles (Polaris...awesome but!) instead of putting out specs for all to compete on?

 

Polaris vehicles are awesome.  But lets be honest.  They're just one of many ATVs on the market today.  The war on terror is over so why is the govt sole sourcing them?

Why aren't they putting out specs and having ALL ATV manufacturers putting out vehicles?  Can-AM, Honda, etc...the weird thing is that even foreign countries are biting and not even looking around at other offerings to militarize!

You want to see waste?  This is it.  Want to see the free market die for blatant fraud?  This is it.

Remember as cool as these things are they're just modern day jeeps...not the jeeps sold to consumers but more like modernized WW2 jeeps.

Let me hit you with something else.  I bet a militarized HILUX would be cheaper and just as transportable!