B-49417 Bid Amendment 1 QA 1.pdf
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- SOCOM Ballistic Plates AO
- Solicitation number
- 26-493ISP-FOREN-B-49677
- Issued by
- Sangamon County, Illinois
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This document is a Bid Amendment #1 for a Small Purchase solicitation by the State of Illinois for SOCOM Ballistic Plates, issued through BidBuy with the bid number 26-493ISP-ADMIN-B-49417. The amendment includes a questions and answers section addressing two key concerns from potential bidders about the ballistic plate specifications.
The amendment reveals that the Illinois State Police (ISP) is seeking ballistic plates that are "compliant" rather than "certified", despite questions about potential limitations in protection levels. Specifically, one bidder raised concerns about the NIJ Level III specification, noting that the lightweight polyethylene plates might be vulnerable to 5.56 M855 ammunition, which could potentially defeat the specified protection level. The state's response indicates an awareness of these ballistic capabilities but maintains the original specification requirements without further elaboration or modification.
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STATE OF ILLINOIS
Small Purchase SOCOM Ballistic Plates AO
BidBuy Bid# 26-493ISP-ADMIN-B-49417
Bid Amendment #1 – Questions and Answers #1
No. Questions and Answers
1 Question
Why does the the bid call for "compliant" when "Certified" plates are available and offer more protection? Compliant does not offer the same assurances that certified does.
Answer
We are aware of the different verbiage and ISP requires compliant
3 Question
Do you know the spec requested may be defeted by 5.56 M855 ammo? NIJ Level III is a certification for 6 hits of 7.62Nato (Only) in Lightweight all polyethyelene plates like the model requested, they are easily defeated by 5.56 Nato M855 Green Tip ammo. Nato M855 ammo is available everywhere. Only Level III+ NIJ certified will defeat 5.56 M855.
Answer
We are aware of the ballistic capabilities.
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