Advanced Combat Helmet, Second Generation (ACH GEN II)
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- SPE1C1-26-R-0040
- Agency
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Clothing and Textiles
Troop Support, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
- PSC
- 8470 Armor, Personal
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles is procuring Advanced Combat Helmet, Second Generation (ACH GEN II) units under solicitation number SPE1C1-26-R-0040, with the primary objective of expanding the industrial base for this critical safety item and increasing production capacity to meet warfighter requirements. This procurement is being conducted under authority of 10 USC 3205(a)(3) for industrial mobilization purposes, which permits other than full and open competition. All manufactured helmets must comply with purchase description AR/PD 14-01 Rev Amendment 4 dated March 7, 2025, and must be 100 percent U.S. made from 100 percent U.S. materials in accordance with the Berry Amendment and related defense appropriations restrictions. Both First Article Testing and Production Lot Testing are mandatory requirements for all delivered units. The pre-solicitation notice was posted on December 23, 2025, with the question deadline having passed on January 5, 2026, indicating that the formal solicitation phase is imminent or may already be underway.
This procurement involves no set-aside designations and is structured to award two separate contracts with firm quantities totaling 35,000 units across two portions: Portion #1 for 25,000 helmets and Portion #2 for 10,000 helmets. Delivery locations include three third-party logistics facilities: Travis Association for the Blind in Austin, Texas; Lion Vallen Industries in Pendergrass, Georgia; and Peckham, Inc. in Lansing, Michigan. The specific National Stock Number for the ACH GEN II is 8470-01-662-5030, and the procurement falls under NAICS category 339113 (Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing) and PSC code 8470 (Armor, Personal). While the pre-solicitation notice does not explicitly detail the total contract value or timeline for completion, the industrial mobilization purpose indicates this is a strategically significant procurement designed to develop additional qualified vendors for this essential protective equipment.
Notice text
Pre-solicitation Notice / Synopsis for Solicitation No: SPE1C1-26-R-0040
This action is for the procurement of the following:
The applicable statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 USC 3205(a)(3), as implemented by FAR 6.302-3 – Industrial Mobilization; Engineering, Developmental, or Research Capability; or Expert Services.
This procurement is designed to build and expand the industrial base for this critical safety item in case of a national emergency. The purpose of this action is to add two additional vendors capable of manufacturing the ACH GEN II to increase production capacity and meet the warfighter’s needs for this critical safety item.
Item Description: Advanced Combat Helmet, Second Generation (ACH GEN II)
National Stock Number (NSN): 8470-01-662-5030(s)
The ACH GEN II is required to be manufactured in accordance with purchase description AR/PD 14-01 Rev Amendment 4, 07 MAR 2025 and Quality Assurance Annex.
This industrial mobilization procurement will result in two (2) awards of firm quantities as detailed below:
Portion #1 – 25,000 each
Portion #2 – 10,000 each
Deliveries will be made to the third-party logistics facilities, Travis Association for the Blind located in Austin, Texas, Lion Vallen Industries located in Pendergrass, Georgia, and Peckham, Inc. located in Lansing, Michigan.
First Article Testing is required. Production Lot Testing is required.
All items must be 100% U.S. Made out of 100% U.S. Materials.
****The Defense appropriations and authorization acts and other statutes (including what is commonly referred to as “The Berry Amendment”) impose restrictions on the DoD’s acquisition of foreign products and services. Generally, Clothing and Textile items (as defined in DFARS clause 252.225-7012) and “specialty metals” (as defined in DFARS clause 252.225-7014), including the materials and components thereof (other than sensors, electronics, or other items added to, and not normally associated with clothing), must be grown, reprocessed, reused, melted or produced in the United States, its possessions or Puerto Rico, unless one of the DFARS 225.7002-2 exceptions applies.
The point of contact for the subject acquisition is:
Mara Cremen; Acquisition Specialist
Email: Mara.Cremen@DLA.mil
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