The U.S. Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground has awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to Bluewater Defense, Inc., a HUBZone-certified small disadvantaged business, for the production of up to 2,114,880 Soldier Protection System (SPS) Torso Extremity Protection (TEP) Ballistic Combat Shirts (BCS). This IDC has a ceiling value of $582,752,127.37 and a potential performance period of up to 9 years.
The BCS is a component of the Army's SPS TEP, which aims to provide Soldiers with modular and scalable/mission-tailorable protection to reduce weight and increase mobility while optimizing protection. The BCS is designed to function as a ballistic Army Combat Shirt (ACS), with the deltoid and upper thoracic portions containing soft armor to provide protection from fragmenting munitions and handgun threats. Soldiers can add or remove ballistic protection levels based on mission requirements. Bluewater Defense, as a key supplier of military apparel and equipment to the U.S. Department of Defense, has been awarded this IDC to procure and produce the SPS TEP BCS for the U.S. Army.
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