Soldier Protection System (SPS) Torso Extremity Protection (TEP) Ballistic Combat Shirt (BCS)

PEO Soldier awarded a five-prime Master IDIQ for production of Soldier Protection System Torso Extremity Protection Ballistic Combat Shirts on April 11, 2024, with ordering authority through April 10, 2033. The vehicle is unrestricted competitive and maintains 6 years 8 months of remaining ordering life.

Seven task orders totaling $25.8 million in combined potential value have been awarded since September 2024, with all value obligated. Two large production orders were issued in September 2025 to Slate Solutions LLC ($14.3 million) and Bethel Industries Inc. ($11.4 million), each due September 11, 2026, representing 99.8% of the vehicle's activity to date. Three smaller firms—Puerto Rico Industries For The Blind Corp, Point Blank Enterprises, and Bluewater Defense—hold the remaining orders, each valued under $40 thousand. All orders are firm fixed price with no set-aside designations. The portfolio reflects an initial surge of five orders in September 2024 (design package and first-article test items) followed by two major production orders in September 2025.

Scope extends to manufacture and delivery of the BCS in its second generation, a modular combat shirt with soft armor in the deltoid and upper thoracic regions providing fragmentation and handgun protection. The design retains Army Combat Shirt weight and functional characteristics, including flame resistance and moisture wicking, while permitting soldiers to add or remove ballistic protection based on mission requirements. The pre-solicitation notice contemplated up to 2,114,880 units across five awards, but actual ordering has concentrated on two primary producers to date.

All orders fund PEO Soldier. Competition for the remaining ordering period depends on inclusion of new primes through fair opportunity procedures under FAR 16.505; no additional awards beyond the five original awardees are evident in the portfolio. The vehicle's remaining potential is substantial given the unit volumes anticipated in the original solicitation, but production trajectory and future order timing remain sparse in available data.