Modular Scalable Vest (MSV)

The Department of the Army Acquisition Support Center PEO Soldier established a multiple-award Master IDIQ for Modular Scalable Vest manufacturing on December 4, 2020, with ordering authority extending through December 16, 2029. All task orders are unrestricted competitive awards with no set-aside designation.

Ordering momentum has accelerated sharply. The vehicle has issued 35 task orders since inception, with activity ramping from 2 orders in 2021 to 13 in 2024 and 5 in 2025 year-to-date. The combined potential value across all task orders is $369.5 million, with 100 percent of that value already obligated. Recent orders range from small first-article test awards under $4,000 to mega-orders exceeding $27 million. A delivery order to Point Blank Enterprises for 93,625 MSV Gen II systems in September 2021 obligated $37.4 million, and two orders in July 2024 to Bethel Industries and Carter Enterprises each exceeded $23 million for complete MSV Gen II systems.

Competition concentrates among five primes. Point Blank Enterprises and Bethel Industries dominate the vehicle, holding 10 and 9 orders respectively and capturing $144.6 million and $131.4 million in combined potential value — together representing roughly 75 percent of all activity. Central Lake Armor Express holds 7 orders worth $47.2 million, Carter Enterprises holds 6 orders worth $28.7 million, and Slate Solutions holds 3 orders worth $17.5 million. All 35 task orders fund the Army Acquisition Support Center PEO Soldier, creating zero customer diversity.

Task orders procure complete modular scalable vest systems across multiple generations (Gen I and Gen II variants), law-enforcement adaptations (MSV-LE), ballistic assemblies, surrogate carriers, and placard sets. Orders typically involve production quantities in the tens of thousands of units with firm fixed pricing. Typical order durations range from five months to eighteen months, with completion dates extending through late 2025 and into 2026.

Provide Soldiers with a lightweight, modular, scalable, mission specific protective equipment system to maximize protection and mobility, allowing field commanders and Soldiers to select the personal protective equipment tier best suited for the planned mission.