VTP FRP Notice of Amendment 0014 (XSBI Variant)

The purpose of this notice is to inform industry of the Government's intent to issue Amendment 0014 under Request for Proposal (RFP) W91CRB-16-R-0010 for the Vital Torso Protection Full Rate Production Program. The amendment will open the X-Side Ballistic Insert (XSBI) plate variant portion of the RFP to a Full and Open competition basis. The amendment will solely reference the XSBI plate variant and is expected to invite all interested offerors to submit proposals in order to obtain adequate competition. The Government expects the requirements and solicitation for this new XSBI competition to remain mostly unchanged. For this reason, interested firms may start reviewing W91CRB-16-R-0010 now for general information regarding the future XSBI variant competition. The response period for the Enhanced Side Ballistic Insert (ESBI), Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert (ESAPI), and X-Small Arms Protective Insert (XSAPI) variants has closed. This notice concerns solely the XSBI.
This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the United States Government to contract for any supply or service. Responses are not requested in relation to this notice. The Government does not guarantee that this notice will result in a contract award, and will not provide reimbursement for any costs incurred by vendors who respond to Amendment 0014.
All questions relating to this notice shall be sent via email to Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) point of contact (POC) George Hubbard.
The Government estimates the posting of Amendment 0014 will occur on or before 28 September 2018..