Enhanced side ballistic insert (esbi) hard armor plates.

Active Awarded Last action

Contract number
W91CRB19D0009
Awardee
Awarding agency
Task orders
14 $111,187,586 obligated

Award facts

Opportunity
Combined order value
$111,187,586 Current and potential, with all options
Last date to order 87% complete
IDV ceiling 30% used
$371,380,867.06
Award type
Multiple award
Who can order
Only the awarding agency
Contracting staff
Funding agency
PEO Soldier Acquisition Support Center, Department of Defense
PSC
8470 Armor, Personal
Set-aside
Partial Small Business
Competition
Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 3 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price
Legislative mandates

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

About this IDV

PEO Soldier awarded a multiple-award IDIQ to Leading Technology Composites Inc. for $371.38 million on December 21, 2018, for full-rate production of Enhanced Side Ballistic Insert (ESBI) hard armor plates and Vital Torso Protection (VTP) plate variants, with ultimate completion December 20, 2027. The contract carries a Partial Small Business set-aside.

Work is performed at LTC's facility in Wichita, Kansas. The originating solicitation (W91CRB-16-R-0010), issued in April 2016, sought proposals for hard armor plates including Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert, X-Small Arms Protective Insert, Enhanced Side Ballistic Insert, and X-Side Ballistic Insert meeting ballistic protection, weight reduction, size, fit, and coverage requirements under NAICS code 336992 and PSC code 8465. The period of performance spans four years for production. The solicitation estimated contract value between $50 million and $100 million.

Since award, PEO Soldier and Defense Logistics Agency Clothing and Textiles have issued ten delivery orders under this IDIQ totaling approximately $91.5 million. Recent orders include a $19.96 million firm fixed-price delivery order from PEO Soldier awarded July 31, 2025, for VTP ESBI plate production through February 1, 2027; a $5.37 million order from DLA Clothing and Textiles awarded April 28, 2025, for Lightweight Enhanced ESBI plates through March 31, 2026; and an $11.68 million order from PEO Soldier awarded November 8, 2024, for ESBI plate production through November 20, 2025. All recent orders specify Wichita, Kansas as place of performance and carry firm fixed-price pricing with no set-aside designations. Earlier orders under this vehicle span from the guaranteed minimum ($358,525.06) awarded December 21, 2018, through orders placed as recently as July 2025.

Task orders

Task order Ordering agency Obligated Awarded
Lightweight enhance SPE1C126F4312 Clothing and Textiles (DLA) $9,089,280
Full rate production (FRP) vital torso protection (VTP) enhanced side ballistic inserts (esbi) plate variant W91CRB26FA161 ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground $41,760
Lightweight enhance SPE1C125F5042 Clothing and Textiles (DLA) $2,129,888
Full rate production (FRP) vital torso protection (VTP) for enhanced side ballistic insert (esbi) plate variant W91CRB25FA105 ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground $19,959,974
Lightweight enhance SPE1C125F3272 Clothing and Textiles (DLA) $5,374,246
Lightweight enhance SPE1C125F2527 Clothing and Textiles (DLA) $5,374,246
Vital torso protection enhanced side ballistic insert notice of fair opportunity 0008 delivery order W91CRB25F0014 ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground $11,680,374
Delivery order under VTP esbi nofo 0007 W91CRB24F0079 ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground $6,750,135
This order is awarded for production quantities of esbi hard armor plates in accordance with nofo 0006 W91CRB23F0048 ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground $5,667,188
This order is awarded for production quantities of esbi hard armor plates in accordance with nofo 0005. W91CRB22F0354 ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground $9,399,776
This order is awarded for production quantities of esbi hard armor plates in accordance with nofo 0004. W91CRB22F0131 ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground $9,469,884
This order is awarded for production quantities of enhanced side ballistic insert hard armor plates in accordance… W91CRB20F0357 ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground $11,999,906
This order is awarded for production quantities of enhanced side ballistic insert hard armor plates in accordance… W91CRB20F0147 ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground $13,892,404
This order provides for the base contract guaranteed minimum. W91CRB19F0057 ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground $358,525
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Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00027 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00026 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00025 · Full rate production (FRP) vital torso production (VTP) enhanced side ballistic insert (esbi) plate variant $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00024 · Full rate production (FRP) of the vital torso protection (VTP) enhanced side ballistic insert (esbi) plate variant $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00023 · Modification to add mandatory language for transition to acws $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00022 · Modification to delegate ordering authority to DLA for up to 120,000 plates $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00021 · Modification to incorporate one (1) RFW and one (1) RFD $0
Rerepresentation P00020 · Modification to RE-certify small business size status $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00019 · Modification to revise PD and incorporate two ecps $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00018 · Modification to increase the production ceiling and extend the ordering period $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00017 · Modification to incorporate dfars clause $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00016 · Modification to incorporate one (1) engineering change proposal $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00015 · Modification to incorporate ECP. $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00014 · Modification to revise ordering period and incorporate multiple engineering change requests (ECR) $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00013 · Incorporate RFD 21-0414115939 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00012 · Incorporate an RFD and ECP. $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00011 · Incorporate attachment 28 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00010 · Incorporate attachments 22-26. $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00009 · Incorporate ECP 20-1208125507 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00008 · Incorporate RFD 20-1013095536 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00007 · Update SOW and incorporate clause 52.204-25. $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00006 · Update shipping instructions $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00005 · Update the SOW. $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00004 · Update the PD and incorporate two ecps $0
Other Administrative Action P00003 · Stepladder pricing has been unassociated to the esbi - production clin 0006, but remains in effect and has been incorporated as text in section b - supplies… $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00002 · Update the list of attachments in section j $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00001 · Update the technical drawings, shipping instructions, section h, and attachments. $0
Original award $0
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Quick answers

Who was awarded contract W91CRB19D0009?

W91CRB19D0009 was awarded to Leading Technology Composites Inc. by ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground (Army Contracting Command) on December 21, 2018.

How much is contract W91CRB19D0009 worth?

Orders under W91CRB19D0009 have obligated $111,187,586. W91CRB19D0009's own ceiling is $371,380,867.

How many orders have been placed under contract W91CRB19D0009?

14 orders have been placed under W91CRB19D0009, the latest on May 21, 2026.

Which agency awarded contract W91CRB19D0009?

ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground (Army Contracting Command) awarded W91CRB19D0009, with funding from PEO Soldier (Acquisition Support Center).

Who can order from contract W91CRB19D0009?

W91CRB19D0009 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.

Is contract W91CRB19D0009 part of a contract vehicle?

Yes. W91CRB19D0009 is part of Vital Torso Protection - Body Armor.

Was contract W91CRB19D0009 competed?

The extent of competition for W91CRB19D0009 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 3 offers. It was set aside: Partial Small Business.

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