This multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) was awarded by the U.S. Army's Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier to Integris Composites, Inc., doing business as TenCate Advanced Armor USA, for the production and delivery of Enhanced Small Arms Protective Inserts (ESAPI) and X-Small Arms Protective Inserts (XSAPI) hard armor plates. The contract, valued at up to $527,675,829.89, falls under the Vital Torso Protection - Body Armor ID/IQ vehicle and has a performance period through March 2028. Integris Composites, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, has received multiple delivery orders under this IDC ranging from $7 million to $24 million for the manufacture and supply of these critical ballistic protection products to support military personnel. Additionally, the company holds other significant federal IDCs, including a single-award contract with the Naval Sea Systems Command for maritime buoyant plates and a multiple-award IDC under the Vital Torso Protection vehicle for X-Side Ballistic Inserts (XSBI). These contract awards demonstrate Integris Composites' capability to provide specialized protective equipment to various branches of the U.S. Department of Defense on an ongoing basis.
The original pre-solicitation notice for the Vital Torso Protection - Body Armor program sought proposals for the full-rate production of hard armor plates, including ESAPI, XSAPI, Enhanced Side Ballistic Insert, and X-Side Ballistic Insert designs, to meet specific ballistic protection, weight, size, and workmanship requirements. The Army intended to award multiple contracts, with some set-asides for small businesses, for a 4-year period of performance with both production and research and development efforts. This IDC award to Integris Composites demonstrates the successful execution of this contracting strategy to equip soldiers with state-of-the-art protective equipment through rapid acquisition from qualified industry partners.
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