Soldier Protection Equipment - Vital Torso Protection

The US Army is seeking information on industry capabilities and availability to support the Product Management Office (PMO) market research efforts for Vital Torso Protection (VTP) ballistic armor. The PMO requests industry provides white papers with supporting test data addressing their capability and interest in producing a Lightweight Small Arms Protective Insert (LSAPI). The Government is seeking information in reference to two potential material solutions, a mass efficient hard armor solution and a cost-effective hard armor solution. The interested parties must be able to manufacture ballistic inserts in a Shooter’s Cut design in the standard eight (8) Army sizes. The ballistic insert must be a ceramic-based solution, be less than or equal to four (4) pounds per square foot (PSF) and be less than or equal to one (1) inch in thickness. • The Offeror's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address. • The Offeror's capability to meet design requirements and design sustainability. • The Offeror's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity. • The Offeror's detailed description of their proposed design solutions capability to meet ballistic performance requirements. • The Offeror's general cost data for both designs given a projected quantity of 30,000 plates. • The Offeror's flow chart showing the supply chain, the work efforts at each location and production equipment to support plate manufacturing and control. • The Offeror's methods for subcontractor management: subcontractor selection and rating criteria and surveillance strategy for the proposed design solutions.