SOURCES SOUGHT
84 -- Concealable Body Armor for Military Police and Correctional Personnel
- Notice Date
- 2/23/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- RDECOM Contracting Center - Aberdeen (RDECOM-CC), ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-A, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-3013
- ZIP Code
- 21005-3013
- Solicitation Number
- W91CRB10SPECBA
- Response Due
- 3/15/2010
- Archive Date
- 5/14/2010
- Point of Contact
- Debra Shreve, 703-704-2204
- E-Mail Address
-
RDECOM Contracting Center - Aberdeen (RDECOM-CC)
(debra.shreve@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- BACKGROUND: Product Manager - Soldier Protective Equipment (PM-SPE) is seeking technical and cost information from manufacturers regarding the availability of Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) or Government-off-the-Shelf (GOTS) Concealable Body Armor for military police and correctional personnel. This notice constitutes a Request for Information ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION; no contracts will be awarded for this effort at this time. However, please include a statement regarding your interest in responding to any future PM-SPE solicitations related to this effort. Be advised the Government may seek unlimited data rights from vendors who express an interest in participating in any follow-on solicitations. DESCRIPTION: The CBA System must provide required protection levels for Soldiers as defined below. The Army seeks a Concealable Body Armor System that affords the Soldier optimum mobility, protection, comfort and suitability of use for a wide variety of operational environments that range from police to support of operations other than war. The Army seeks two packages, a Ballistics Package to Level IIIA (NIJ-Std 0101.06) and Level 1 (NIJ-Std 0115.00) Stab Protection and a Stab-only Package to Level 3 protections. The threshold is ballistic IIIA and stab Level 1. The objective is ballistic Level IIIA and stab Level 3. The Stab-only Package must address both stab and spike characteristics as follows: Engineered knife blades, small knife (P1) and commando-style blades and larger kitchen knives (S1) meeting protection levels 1, 2, and 3 both E1 and E2 strike energy. Engineered spike, commonly referred to as the California Ice Pick strike threat also meeting protection levels 1,2 and 3 with corresponding strike energy of E1 and E2. While it is desirable to have both ballistic and stab levels obtained within one vest it is acceptable that there be a single vest carrier with distinct ballistic and stab/strike armor packages in order to meet other attributes desired of the CBA, i.e. concealable and range of motion. The CBA System must be lightweight, flexible and provide a comfortable and secure fit preventing the system from shifting and scissoring. Additional desired CBA System characteristics: "CBA weight: Six and a half (6.5) pounds (medium size, 40 in. chest, with ballistics/stab 575 sq. in of coverage for a male) and five and a half (5.5) pounds (vest size 36 in. bust, with ballistics/stab 524 sq. in. of coverage for a female). "Comfortably fit male and female Soldiers who are within the 5th 95th percentile with the appropriate size (XS, SM, MD, LG, XL, XXL and XXXL). "Compatibility with equipment (firing a weapon, etc.) and provides unrestricted range of motion. "Easy don and doff capability. "Durable five year warranty for ballistics and service life for the soft armor. "Flame retardant protection against the effects of heat and flame resulting from flash fire, ignition resistance and not support combustion for the life of the system. "Removable and washable outer cover. Responses from interested businesses should include the following: 1)Business name, address, and point of contact information (name, email and phone number). 2)Information on existing contracts, such as GSA or other Government agency contracts, under which the required items could be purchased. 3)Product description, technical specifications, cost estimate (each), NIJ certification of ballistic and stab performance and discussion of compliance with performance requirements listed above. 4)Discussion of production capability. 5)Discussion of warranty provisions. All interested companies, regardless of size, are encouraged to respond to this RFI by submitting the above information NLT COB 15 March 2010. Companies that submit the required cost and technical information will have an opportunity to demonstrate their product on 23-24 March 2010 at the Haymarket, VA facilities at PM Soldier Staging/NET Facility, 15395 John Marshall Highway, Haymarket, VA 20169, telephone: 703-754-1769. The Government requests a production sample, size medium, be left for analysis and to adequately review the items features and capabilities which will be returned within 30 days. Proprietary information should be clearly marked and will not be disclosed outside the U.S. Government. Please only submit information on products that are currently commercially available or products that are in the final stages of development and will be available for demonstration. All products must comply with the Buy American Act and the Berry Amendment. Sample products must be demonstrated and related test data must be available for review on the date of submittal of your cost and technical information on 15 March 2010. The Government is not under any obligation to reimburse, pay, or guarantee an award for any expenses related to providing the products and information in response to this RFI. Your participation will be at your own expense. Responses shall be sent via e-mail to the Assistant Product Manager (APM) for Hard Body Armor, MAJ Roger Kuykendall, at roger.kuykendall@ us.army.mil or by regular mail to PM Soldier Protective Equipment (PM SPE), ATTN: MAJ Roger Kuykendall, 10170 Beach Road, Bldg 328T, and Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Product Manager Soldier Protective Equipment ATTN: SFAE-SPE, 10170 Beach Road, Bldg 328T Fort Belvoir VA
- Zip Code: 22060
- Zip Code: 22060
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