Minimum_Soft_Body_Armor_Requirement.docx

SOFT BODY ARMOR (UC Vest) REQUIREMENTS

1.0 Soft Body Armor Kit

· Male or Female Front and Rear Concealable Ballistic Panels

· One/Two Concealable Armor Carriers (Black & White)

· One Trauma/Ballistic Insert soft

· Non-Velcro tabs (0.5 in) on straps for easy release on front of carrier

· NIJ Standard-0101.06 certified or most current NIJ certification based on evolving requirements and procedures

· Type IIIA Ballistic Panels; semi-rigid

· Drug Enforcement Administration Armor Testing Protocol ballistic certified

· Weight less than 1.31 lbs/ft2

· Thinness less than .30 inches

· .357 Sig BFS average of 28 mm or less

2.2 Female Concealable Ballistic Panels

· Shall be fully structured (pinned/darted) to specifically fit a female torso to include frontal cups

· NIJ Standard-0101.06 certified or most current NIJ certification based on evolving requirements and procedures

· Type IIIA Ballistic Panels; semi-rigid

· Shall be from the same product line/model and material as the Male Concealable Ballistic Panels

· Weight less than 1.36 lbs/ft2

· Thinness less than .32 inches

· .357 Sig BFS average of 28 mm or less

2.3 Concealable Armor Carrier

· Trauma/Ballistic plate pocket-front

· Single, wide, securing waistband

· Carrier material-white/black in color