Body Armor - Level IIIA
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
This opportunity was awarded. See its 2 award notices in the notice history.
- Solicitation number
- 20129091
- Agency
-
Customs and Border Protection
Department of Homeland Security
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 315990 Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing
- PSC
- Not on record
- Place of performance
- Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
U.S. Customs and Border Protection seeks to procure suitable National Institute of Justice certified Level IIIA ballistic armor and carrier systems from body armor manufacturers. Responses to the Request for Information are due by January 12, 2022 to inform CBP's need for a scalable body armor carrier system based on a new DHS design, as well as a concealable cut body armor system. Ballistic panels and carriers must meet requirements for ballistic performance, weight areal density, thickness, and fragmentation testing, and be listed on the NIJ Compliant Product List.
There is no set-aside designation for this pre-solicitation notice. The applicable NAICS code is 339994 and PSC code is 8415. Requirements include sizes C1 through C5 for both non-structured and structured armor models. The RFI does not provide budget ranges or quantity details, as this is preliminary market research to determine industry's capability to meet CBP's needs.
Notice text
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), is conducting market research to body armor industry’s ability to provide CBP with suitable National Institute of Justice (NIJ) certified Level IIIA ballistic armor and carrier systems which meet the agency’s preliminarily identified requirements.
This is a Request for Information (RFI) released pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 - Market Research. This RFI's purpose is to obtain market information on viable sources of supply, industry practices, answers to specific questions, and
industry comments relating to the attached full RFI.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| RFI (Body Armor Level IIIA).docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Body Armor - Level IIIA | Award Notice | |
| Body Armor - Level IIIA | Award Notice | |
| Body Armor - Level IIIA | Solicitation | |
| Body Armor - Level IIIA | Pre-Solicitation | |
| Body Armor - Level IIIA | Special Notice | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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