SolicitationQ A_51-52_16R0002__.pdf
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This pre-solicitation notice announces the U.S. Army's intent to issue a solicitation for its Generation II Advanced Bomb Suit program. The Army seeks to procure improved bomb suits that reduce weight by 15-40% while expanding the sizing options. The suits must provide equivalent or better ballistic, fragmentation, and blast protection. They also require an integrated cooling system.
The anticipated solicitation will use two phases. Phase One will evaluate multiple existing bomb suit designs from industry without government involvement. Soldiers will select the highest rated system, which must then pass first article testing within 60 days of award. Phase Two will be a requirements contract for initial and maximum quantities of 153 and 1,538 suits respectively over four years. Awards will be made to the most beneficial proposals based on best value with soldier feedback prioritized over price. The solicitation is expected to issue by November 22, 2015.
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Solicitation: W91CRB-16-R-0002
Questions 51, 52
Questions:
51. From an equipment supply standpoint there are a few instances where the nomenclature varies throughout the text of the RFP documents (ABS System, ABS Ensemble, ABS End Item, ABS Suit, ABS helmet etc…). To help us plan for the correct quantities, can the government confirm that for CLIN 0002 (HFE trials) a total 7 suits and only 4 helmets are required, or are there 7 full ensembles (suits and helmets), plus an additional 4 helmets (i.e. total of 11 helmets)?
Answer 51: For CLIN 0002, the Government requests seven (7) complete systems (minus the helmet) and four (4) helmets. More complete systems than helmets are required to accommodate sizing tariffs requirements of the HFE.
52. In its response to Question 18, the Government indicated that helmet drop tests will be conducted with a full helmet assembly, including the face shield.
As mentioned in the original question, tests using face shields are not possible with current drop tower impact test apparatuses due to physical interferences. The instrumented head form is held by an arm attached to the drop tower apparatus, and this arm will interfere with the EOD face shield in most impact orientations.
Furthermore, we have definitive evidence that the prior impact testing conducted at the Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) on the currently fielded ABS helmet system was with the face shield removed.
a. Can the government confirm this by verifying with ATC and their actual test records?
b. Have EOD helmet impact tests with a face shield on ever been conducted in a Government laboratory according to the required test protocol cited in the TSN, more specifically, in all required orientations
Answer 52: As referenced previously in Question 18 the Government will conduct the Helmet Drop Test with the face shield installed as part of the complete helmet assembly. The Helmet Drop Test apparatus can be modified in order to conduct the test in this matter. The Government has conducted testing in this configuration and intends to make this the standard now and in the future. EOD Technicians do not wear the helmet without the visor and, as such, the product should be tested with the face shield installed.
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