Enhanced side ballistic insert (esbi) hard armor plates.
Active Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- W91CRB19D0010
- Awardee
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Engense, Inc. UEI V3MEN8U4SLX8
- Awarding agency
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ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground
Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Task orders
- 13 $83,851,726 obligated
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Vital Torso Protection - Full Rate Production Draft Solicitation Pre-Solicitation · W91CRB16R0010 · Posted Apr 13, 2016
- VTP FRP Notice of Amendment 0014 (XSBI Variant) Special Notice · Posted Sep 20, 2018
- Vital Torso Protection - Full Rate Production Award Notice · Posted May 5, 2017
- Combined order value
- $83,851,726 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 87% complete
- IDV ceiling 21% used
- $399,062,634.00
- Award type
- Multiple award
- Who can order
- Only the awarding agency
- Contracting staff
- Funding agency
- PEO Soldier Acquisition Support Center, Department of Defense
- NAICS code
- 333999 All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing
- 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
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- Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act FAR subpart 22.6
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The U.S. Army's Program Executive Office Soldier awarded an IDIQ to Engense, Inc., doing business as Dfndr Armor, on December 21, 2018, under a partial small business set-aside for full-rate production of Enhanced Side Ballistic Insert hard armor plates and Vital Torso Protection components, with a ceiling of $399.062 million. This is a multiple-award contract. Engense is a minority-owned and Hispanic American-owned small business.
Performance occurs at the contractor's facility in Camarillo, California. The originating solicitation (W91CRB-16-R-0010, posted April 13, 2016) sought designs for hard armor plates including Enhanced Small Arms Protective Inserts, X-Small Arms Protective Inserts, Enhanced Side Ballistic Inserts, and X-Side Ballistic Inserts meeting ballistic protection, weight reduction, size, fit, coverage, and workmanship requirements under NAICS 336992 and PSC 8465. The period of performance runs through December 20, 2027.
Recent task-order activity under this IDIQ includes a $17.5 million firm-fixed-price delivery order awarded July 31, 2025, for full-rate production of ESBI plates with completion targeted February 1, 2027; a $10.22 million partial small business set-aside order awarded November 8, 2024, for full-rate production of ESAPI plate variants completing April 8, 2026; and a $41,760 partial small business set-aside order issued April 15, 2026, for ESBI full-rate production completing October 13, 2026. Additional recent orders include a $1.826 million delivery order awarded July 31, 2025, and a $5.373 million order awarded April 28, 2025, both for lightweight enhanced personal protective equipment production. All recent orders are firm-fixed-price and performed at Camarillo, California.
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Quick answers
Who was awarded contract W91CRB19D0010?
W91CRB19D0010 was awarded to Engense, Inc. by ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground (Army Contracting Command) on December 21, 2018.
How much is contract W91CRB19D0010 worth?
Orders under W91CRB19D0010 have obligated $83,851,726. W91CRB19D0010's own ceiling is $399,062,634.
How many orders have been placed under contract W91CRB19D0010?
13 orders have been placed under W91CRB19D0010, the latest on May 21, 2026.
Which agency awarded contract W91CRB19D0010?
ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground (Army Contracting Command) awarded W91CRB19D0010, with funding from PEO Soldier (Acquisition Support Center).
Who can order from contract W91CRB19D0010?
W91CRB19D0010 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
Is contract W91CRB19D0010 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. W91CRB19D0010 is part of Vital Torso Protection - Body Armor.
Was contract W91CRB19D0010 competed?
The extent of competition for W91CRB19D0010 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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