The Nation’s Combat Logistics Support Agency Established 1961

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DLA Clothing & Textiles 

Flight / Safety 

Raymond Jacquette 

IST Supervisor, Safety Team 

Nov 18, 2021
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Product Line Overview

• Safety Team Stats

– Overall manage approx. 900 different items

– Items include:

• Flyers Helmets and components (Visors, Chin Straps, ...)

• Anti-G Garments

• Anti-Exposure Garments

• Ballistic Helmets and components (Retention Systems, Pad 

(Suspension) Systems, Covers)

– Sales

• FY 21 - $67.7M

• FY 20 - $82.0M

• FY 19 - $79.0M

• FY 18 - $79.1M
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Upcoming Opportunities

• AirSave Vest, Type I & II – Full and Open 

– Proposed issue 1st Qtr FY 22

• Sock, Anti-Exposure - Full and Open 

– Proposed issue 1st Qtr FY 22

• Flight Deck, Shield – Full and Open

– Proposed issue 2nd Qtr FY 22

• Hood Assembly, 32/P – Full and Open

– Currently in review for proposed start

date
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Team POCs

• Michael Medora: Division Chief 

– michael.medora@dla.mil

– 215-737-3274

• Ray Jacquette: IST Supervisor

– raymond.jacquette@dla.mil

– 215-737-8079

• Dan Price: Contracting Officer

– daniel.price@dla.mil

– 215-737-8101

• Contract Specialists:

– Mara Cremen: mara.cremen@dla.mil 215-737-8094

– Lisa Pizzo: lisa.pizzo@dla.mil 215-737-8076 

– Bob Rounay: robert.rounay@dla.mil 215-737-7123

– Ed Klos: edward.klos@dla.mil 215-737-8105

– David Falkowski: david.falkowski@dla.mil 215-737-5395 

– Rabah Yisrael: rabahben.yisrael@dla.mil
The Nation’s Combat Logistics Support Agency Established 1961

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DLA Clothing & Textiles 

Special Purpose & 

Chemical Clothing

Thomas Darcy, IST 

Supervisor/Contracting Officer

Nov 18, 2021
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Team POCs

Name Title Phone E-Mail

Tom Darcy IST Supervisor/Contracting Officer 215-737-3068 Thomas.Darcy@dla.mil

Don Howarth Acq Specialist/Contracting Officer 215-737-0429 Donald.Howarth@dla.mil

Ike Murray Acq Specialist/Contracting Officer 215-737-5817 Isaiah.Murray@dla.mil

John Green Acquisition Specialist 215-737-3169 John.e2.Green@dla.mil

Elene Chappelle Acquisition Specialist 215-737-2532 Elene.Chappelle@dla.mil

Mike Walton Acquisition Specialist 215-737-1005 Michael.J.Walton@dla.mil

Tiffany Savage Acquisition Specialist See E-mail Tiffany.Savage@dla.mil

Gregory Dotson Acquisition Specialist See E-mail Gregory.Dotson@dla.mil

Shane Moore Acquisition Specialist See E-mail Shane.Moore@dla.mil
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• Jackets

- Flyers 36/P & 45P (Sage & Tan)

- Leather A-2 & G-1 (USAF & USN)

- Leather, Surface Warfare Officer (USN)

- Cold Weather Shipboard Jacket

• Multi-Climate Protection System (MCPS)

- Shirts/Drawers (Silk-Wt, Mid-Wt, 

Heavy-Wt

- Overalls, Vest, Jacket Liners

Special Purpose Clothing 
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• Army Aircrew Combat Uniform (A2CU)

• Otto Fuel Protective Items 

• Wildland Firefighting Shirt, Trousers

• Flight Deck Jerseys/ Flight Deck Trousers (New)

• Anti-Flash Hood

• Neck Gaiter

• Advanced Combat Shirt and Advanced Combat 

Pant

Special Purpose Clothing
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• Flyers – 27/P (Sage & Tan)

• Improved Combat Vehicle Crewmen (ICVC)

• Utility – Green Shipboard / Blue Coverall

• Navy IFRV Coveralls

• Fuel Handlers Coveralls

• Mechanics Coveralls

• Coverall with Hood & Booties

• Disposable Coverall

• Personal Protective Equipment (Various Items)

Special Purpose Clothing 
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Obligations

• Material Obligations 

– FY 19 Actual - $179.9 Million

– FY 20 Actual - $652.3 Million ($143.7M Traditional 

Special Purpose balance was for COVID PPE)

– FY 21 Actual - $191.9 Million 

• SALES (@ Standard) 

– FY 19 - $135.6 Million

– FY 20 - $217.2 Million

– FY 21 to date - $678.1 Million (Majority for COVID 

PPE)
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• Overboots, Molded, Lightweight, Chemical/Biological Protective 

(MALO)

• Gloves – Butyl, JB2GU, Glove Inserts

• Toxicological Agent Protective Items (TAP)

• Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST)

• Joint Protective Aircrew Ensemble (JPACE), Lightweight Joint 

Protective Air Crew Ensemble (LJPACE) Male & Female and 

Repair Kits

• Chemical Protective Helmet Covers

• Carrying Bag (for JSLIST)

Chemical Protective Clothing 

Product Line Overview
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• Items currently procured are for Warfighters only.

• Items subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations 

(ITAR).

• DLA two major customers:

– Individual Chemical Equipment Management 

Program (ICEMP). Office provides centralized 

management and funding of U.S. Army chemical individual 

protective equipment.

- Military Service War Reserve Stocks.

Product Line Overview
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Obligations/Sales

• Material Obligations –

– FY 19 Actual – $126.3 Million

– FY 20 Actual - $33 Million

– FY 21 Actual - $33.8 Million

• SALES (@ Standard) –

– FY 19 - $179 Million

– FY 20 - $122.6 Million

– FY 21 - $46.8 Million
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Tiered vs Options

BASIC COMPARISON BETWEEN OPTIONS AND TIERED PRICING

BUY WITH OPTIONS BUY WITH TIERS

MIN AEQ AOLQ/MAX

MONTHLY MAX/12 

OR DIVIDED BY 9 VS MIN AEQ MAXIMUM

MONTHLY MAX/12 OR 

DIVIDED BY 9

BASE 30,000 120,000 150,000 12,500 OR 16,500 1ST 12 MONTH PERIOD 30,000 120,000 12,500 OR 16,500

OPT1 30,000 120,000 150,000 "" 2ND 12 MONTH PERIOD 120,000 ""

OPT2 30,000 120,000 150,000 "" 3RD 12 MONTH PERIOD 120,000 ""

OPT3 30,000 120,000 150,000 "" 4TH 12 MONTH PERIOD 120,000 ""

OPT4 30,000 120,000 150,000 "" 5TH 12 MONTH PERIOD 120,000 ""

750,000 EQUALS 750,000
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Tiered vs Options

• Both allow contract price adjustment for each 12-month term or 

each 12-month tier. 

• Both advise offer of monthly maximum contractor might be 

required to deliver. 

• Both approaches are built around the government interest in 

placing quarterly delivery orders to ensure we have sufficient 

stock on hand and due in to meet our customer fluctuating 

demand in the most efficient manner possible.

• There are additional administrative actions required in invoking 

options and additional time and a timing factor needed for 

securing the funds needed to invoke those options that are not 

required when using tiered pricing terms. The tier contract 

pricing approach embraces the concept of a five-year (or multiple year) ordering period contract with a single guaranteed 

minimum and single contract maximum; but both the option and 

tiered contract approach remain centered around the 

government annual estimate at time of award.
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Upcoming Opportunities

• Future solicitations currently being planned. Look at beta.SAM.gov for future 

details and Market Research Surveys that will help in the development of our 

Acquisition Strategies.

1. Disposable Coverall – Market research upcoming

2. JB2GU – Market research upcoming

3. MALO – Market research upcoming

4. LJPACE/JPACE – IAP stage, TAD 9/22

5. Shipboard Jacket – Market research upcoming TAD 8/22

6. Coverall, Utility, Green - Market research upcoming, TAD 11/22

7. FREE IWOL – Mandatory Source

8. Advanced Combat Pant – Market research upcoming
Every Ounce Matters, Every Bullet Counts

Project Manager 

Soldier Survivability

Project Manager 

Soldier Survivability

Product Manager

Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment

Joint Advanced Planning Brief to Industry 

Flight, Safety, Special Purpose, & Shipboard 

Session

18 November 2021

MAJ Jason Galletta

Assistant Product Manager, SCIE

jason.d.galletta.mil@army.mil 
Welding Individual Protection 

Safety (WIPS) Ensemble 

• Where we are:

 Two factors have considerably affected Army 

welders. 

 First, Occupational Health and Safety (OSHA) 

standards and technology have evolved since the 

fielding of welders’ original equipment (fielded in 1964) 

and the Army has not kept pace with these changes

 Second, welders’ Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 

is provided as part of a system-level Program of Record 

(POR) rather than issued to individual Soldiers

• Where we are going:

 Multiservice Commonality Effort: The WIPS Ensemble is a full spectrum 

solution to provide Army MOS 91E, 914A, 88L, and 881A (known as 

metalworkers/welders throughout this document) with PPE unique to their 

specific MOS 

 The WIPS Ensemble is a system of items of clothing, textiles, and/or 

equipment designed specifically for protecting Soldiers from the hazards of 

Sustainment MOSs only 

 The WIPS Ensemble shall protect against flame, thermal burns, radiant 

energy, vision damage
Aaron Needles

AFUO Clothing Designer, AF Uniform Office

John.needles.1@us.af.mil

AFLCMC...Providing the Warfighter’s Edge

AF Uniform Office

Flight Duty Uniform

Programs

JAPBI Nov 2021

PA Case Number: AFLCMC-2021-0264
AFLCMC...Providing the Warfighter’s Edge

A2CU-Female Overview

• BACKGROUND:

• Fit evaluation of unisex Advanced Aircrew Combat Uniform (A2CU) 

validated need for female sizes for comfort and safety

• Design will mirror unisex design with modifications required for smaller sizes

• INTERIM SOLUTION:

• MASSIF® 2-Piece Flight Suit is a current commercially available solution 

until Govt owned solution is fielded

• PERMANENT SOLUTION:

• Develop female fit for A2CU due to poor female fit of unisex A2CU

• Government owned design

• Development of female pyroman “FRANNY”for burn test

• Common Solution for AF, Army, and Navy

• STATUS:

• SRP delivered to DLA in Jun 2021

• AF requisitions for initial 15K units

93% agree that 

A2CU-F is

improvement 

over what they 

currently wear
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A2CU-F vs. A2CU Trousers

A2CU-F A2CU

89% like the 

overall fit of 

theA2CU-F 

trouser

A2CU-F A2CU
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A2CU-F vs. A2CU Coat

A2CU-F A2CU

98% like the 

overall fit of 

theA2CU-F 

coat

A2CU-F A2CU
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BACKGROUND:

• Develop first ever maternity flight suit to 

accommodate pregnant aircrew through pregnancy 

and post-pregnancy due to policy change

• Each year there are approximately 400 pregnant 

females in need of a Maternity Flight Suit

1 PC SOLUTION:

• Development of 1 pc solution first for Faster 

development due to known FR protection in design 

and materials

• Development of pregnant belly for FRANNY burn 

manikin

• Common Solution for AF and Navy

STATUS:

• AF LRIP Contract; 2K uniforms– DeliveryApr 2022

to 20AF Bases for issue

• SRP Delivery to DLA– Dec 2021
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BACKGROUND:

• Develop flight suit to accommodate pregnant 

aircrew through pregnancy and postpregnancy due to policy change

2 PC SOLUTION:

• Develop maternity fit for 27/P to accommodate 

females through entire pregnancy and post 

wear

• Due to sourcing of stretch FR material and 

unknown burn protection, follow on program 

to 1 pc MFDU

• Common Solution for AF,Army, and Navy

STATUS:

• Fit/Wear Testing to begin Nov 2021

• SRP Delivery to DLA– Mar/Apr 2022
Presented to:

Distribution A: Approved for public release; distribution unlimited. 

Design for Maintainer

Joint Advance Planning Briefing to Industry

18 November, 2021
Design for Maintainer Program

• PMA202 managed program to develop solutions for Navy and 

Marine Corps aviation maintainers and flight deck personnel

• Responsible for developing solutions to maintainer 

requirements, fielding and sustainment of products

• Helmets

• Hearing protection

• Organizational clothing

• Flight deck jerseys and trousers

• Coveralls

• Boots

• Gloves

• Cold weather clothing

• Foul weather clothing
Aircraft Maintainer Overview

• NAVAIR’s goal is to provide 

aircraft maintainers the 

necessary clothing and gear 

they need to perform their job 

functions safely and effectively.

• Past/present projects:

– Replacement maintainer 

flashlight

– Fall protection

– Maintainer clothing

– Ergonomics 

study/exoskeleton

– Cranial replacement
Clothing Efforts

Projects:

• Marine Corps OD Green FR Coveralls

• Marine Corps OD Green FR Flight Deck Trousers

• Marine Corps OD Green FR Flight Deck Jerseys

• Cold Weather Jacket

• Navy FR 2 piece Maintainer Ensemble

Needs:

• Inclement weather gear (jackets/pants/gloves) for the following 

conditions:

– Sub freezing temperatures

– Intermediate cold weather

– Up to 130 degrees Fahrenheit

– Rain, snow, or icy conditions
Marine Corps Options: Ashore

• Utility Coverall –

Non-FR

• IFRV/Utility 

Coverall – FR but 

non-distinguishable 

for Marines

• Black Fabric 

Gloves –

Non-FR
Marine Corps Options: Shipboard

• Utility Coverall –

Non-FR

• Float Coat

• IFRV/Utility Coverall 

– FR

• Flight Deck Jersey

• Flight Deck Trouser

• Note: Navy FR ship-board clothing items are approved for MC 

Maintainers to wear, however, fleet representation and leadership 

has expressed the desire/need to distinguish themselves as 

Marines from the Navy aircraft maintainers and flight deck 

personnel.

• Black Fabric 

Gloves –

Non-FR
Phased Approach

• Phased approach to solving the aircraft maintainer below the neck 

ensemble issues

 Phase I (interim solution): Approve 2pc flight suits and combat 

shirts/pants for Marine Corps aircraft maintainers 

 Need derived from shipboard requirement for Aviation Maintainers to 

wear FR clothing

 Aviation Marine Corps maintainer current clothing (OD coveralls) is 

not FR

 Phase I.5: Evaluation and approval of COTS solutions for maintainer 

gloves and cold weather/foul weather ensembles 

 RFI’s released to look for a cost friendly option for the maintainers 

(many solutions currently on the market are very expensive)

• Glove RFI: N0042121NORFPPMA202XX01

• Cold Weather Clothing RFI: N0042121NORFPPMA202XX02

• Foul Weather RFI: N0042121NORFPPMA202XX03
Phased Approach

– Phase II (short-term): Develop a version of the flight deck trouser 

and IFRV coverall in OD Green for Marines

 Easy to achieve within 1-2 years

 Using existing patterns and approved materials

• Phase III (long-term): Design a gov’t owned 2 piece FR ensemble (in 

Woodland/Desert MARPAT) that can be worn from shop to chow hall

 2 piece uniforms optimize user performance, provide more flexible 

sizing options, and reduces unnecessary replacement

 Issue FR shirts to reduce thermal burden in hot climates or in 

enclosed/poorly ventilated workspaces (cockpits, fuselages, wing 

tanks)

 Use of 2 pc is up to command discretion (i.e. some commands 

might not allow maintainers to wear the uniform to chow hall, gas 

station, etc.)

 Determine a solution that is affordable and meets maintainer needs
Questions

My four priorities for our aviation Marine Corps are simple. First, we will prepare to deploy to

combat, and focus on readiness for combat. Second, we will modernize our force with new

aircraft and systems, continuing our in-stride rebuild, refit and reset of our force to put

reliable aircraft on the line and on the flight deck. Concurrently with these two efforts, we will

support the maintainers, those experts who make our squadrons operate, by providing

them with the leadership, career paths, and incentives that keep them on our team in order

to retain and leverage their unique skills.