SOURCES SOUGHT
84 -- Soldier Protection System Torso & Extremity Protection Ballistic Battle Belt - Request for Information
- Notice Date
- 7/13/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 315990
— Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - APG (W91CRB ) Division D, 6515 Integrity Court, Building 4310, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 21005-3013, United States
- ZIP Code
- 21005-3013
- Solicitation Number
- 91CRB-18-R-LDSB3
- Archive Date
- 8/11/2018
- Point of Contact
- Hilary Shaw, Phone: (410) 278-5034
- E-Mail Address
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hilary.shaw.civ@mail.mil
(hilary.shaw.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SUBJECT: Soldier Protection System Torso and Extremity Protection Ballistic Battle Belt - Request for Information This Request for Information (RFI) is for market research purposes only. All questions relating to this notice shall be sent via email to Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) point of contact (POC) Hilary Shaw. ACC-APG, on behalf of Product Manager Soldier Protective Equipment (PM SPE) of the Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060, is seeking information from potential industry partners to support the Army's effort to produce the Ballistic Battle Belt (B3). Background: A validated requirement exists to provide the Soldier a personal protective system that allows the user to tailor his/her loads for mission-specific operations, thereby increasing survivability and mobility. The goal of Soldier Protection System Torso and Extremity Protection (SPS TEP) is to provide the Soldiers with modular and scalable/mission-tailorable protection to reduce weight and increase mobility while optimizing protection. The SPS TEP design consists of four (4) components: Modular Scalable Vest (MSV), Ballistic Combat Shirt (BCS), Blast Pelvic Protector (BPP), and Ballistic Battle Belt (B3). The SPS TEP allows Soldiers to tailor their protection from Tier 1, Concealable, to Tier 4, Full Tactical. The B3 is a variation of the Battle Belt component of the LDS. The B3 consists of a ballistic belt and non-ballistic one inch webbing suspenders. It has an increased area of ballistic coverage and provides the same or better fragmentation level of protection as the current baseline IOTV Generation III lower back protector. The B3 allows the distribution of the Soldier's combat load between the shoulders and waist/hips, and it has laser cut Pouch Attachment Ladder System (PALS) on the front, rear, and side (with the exception of the front buckle area) to furnish load carriage capability. PM SPE has a requirement for at least 111,884 B3s to be delivered from 10 September 2018 through 09 September 2019. Specifically, this RFI seeks information on the construction of and production capabilities related to the B3 carrier and suspenders as well as the soft ballistic armor, which is inserted into the carrier. Due to the critical nature of this requirement and the need to be able to begin the production process starting 10 September 2018, interested vendors will need: - To already have been granted a B3 First Article Test (FAT) Approval within the last 180 days, or - To already have B3 FAT samples undergoing testing at Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) and are awaiting to be granted FAT Approval. The B3 will meet the Material Systems Requirement and Ballistic Performance Requirement of the B3 Purchase Description, AR/PD 17-08. Patterns are available but can only be viewed with ACCUMARK. Pattern requests are subject to review and approval by the Government. Submission Information: All interested vendors shall respond to the RFI by submitting the below information by 27 July 2018: - FAT Approval documentation from ACC-APG, or FAT results from ATC that identifies the ballistic design that is being considered for FAT Approval and their current status on being granted FAT Approval for the B3. - Detailed description of any past performance related to the production of Battle Belts, B3, or soft armor ballistic inserts. - Technical supporting information such as white paper, test reports or past research and development efforts investigating material performance or a soft armor ballistic design that meets or exceeds the PD requirements. - Rough order of magnitude (ROM) unit price - Business name, address, business size and point of contact information (name, email and phone number). - Business name, address, business size of all sub-vendors. - Proprietary information should be clearly marked and will not be disclosed outside the U.S. Government. Interested sources should submit the requested information not later than 27 July 2018 via email ONLY to hilary.shaw.civ@mail.mil. This information should be provided to the contracting office at ACC-APG, ATTN: Hilary Shaw, Contract Specialist, Team Yamakawa, by email at hilary.shaw.civ@mail.mil. The Government does not guarantee that this RFI will result in a Request for Proposal (RFP) or contract award, and will not provide reimbursement for any costs incurred by vendors who respond to the RFI. Interested vendors will be advised if and when the Government decides to pursue a formal RFP or solicitation. Please direct all questions relating to this RFI to the contracting office, Hilary Shaw, Contract Specialist at 410-278-5034 or email hilary.shaw.civ@mail.mil.
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