In February 2021, Oshkosh Defense was awarded the U.S. Postal Service's Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) mail truck contract for between 50,000 and 165,000 units over ten years, with production start targeted for 2023. The fleet will include low-emissions internal combustion engine vehicles as well as battery electric vehicles (BEVs). The circumstances of the contract attracted allegations of "inappropriate political influence," especially when it emerged that $54 million of Oshkosh stock had been purchased by a single buyer shortly before the contract was announced. Due to the controversy and the fact that the Oshkosh contract would leave more than 90% of the USPS fleet non-electrified, the future of the contract unclear. On March 9, 2021, Reps. Marcy Kaptur, Tim Ryan, and Jared Huffman introduced a resolution to place a hold on the contract pending further investigation, while on March 29, 13 Democrats, including committee heads with oversight, argued that proceeding with the Oshkosh contract would “Squander this once-in-a-generation opportunity by spending billions of dollars on vehicles that will be custom built for obsolescence.