It is the second contract the company has received in connection with Bulgaria's biggest current infrastructure project.

这是该公司和保加利亚当前最大建设项目签署的第二次合同。

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That sounds like a positive for investors, but the first contract was a short-lived production run for the war in Afghanistan that is already winding down, and Oshkosh bid so aggressively for the more substantial second contract that now it looks unlikely the company will break even on the 23, 000 trucks and trailers it must deliver.

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The second phase of the certification contract, expected to begin in mid-2014, will involve a full and open competition.

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