This federal contract was awarded by the Department of the Army Acquisition Support Center PEO Soldier to Southwest Research Institute, a nonprofit research and development organization based in San Antonio, Texas. The $956,971.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract was awarded on September 29, 2017 and has a completion date of January 28, 2021. It was issued under a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) focused on advancing state-of-the-art technologies for personal protective equipment, including hard and soft armor, blast protection, integrated head protection, and other soldier capabilities. Southwest Research Institute has experience providing engineering and research services to various government agencies through prime and subcontract awards. This contract does not appear to have a set-aside designation.