The Nation’s Combat Logistics Support Agency

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Established 1961

2020 Virtual 

Joint Advanced 

Planning Brief 

for Industry

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shortly; please stand by...
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Environmental Protective Clothing 

Breakout

• DLA Troop Support

–Roxane Owen

• Product Manager, Soldier Clothing & Individual 

Equipment

–Scott Fernald

• USAF Human Systems Program Office

–Debra McLean

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The Nation’s Combat Logistics Support Agency

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Established 1961

DLA TROOP SUPPORT

Clothing & Textiles

Extended Cold Weather 

Clothing Systems 

(ECWCS)

Roxane Owen, Branch Chief

November 18, 2020
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Field Clothing Division

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Lisa Marie Vivino

Division Chief - FQA

Rachel Ganaway 

FQAB – Battle Dress Uniforms

Arlett Hartie

FQAC - Accessories 

Roxane Owen

FQBA – ECWCS

Evan Eisenberg

Donna Streibich

Contracting Officers

$344M in Sales FY20 

Evan Eisenberg (KO-Unlimited)

Joseph Parker

Mark McClernan

Michael Baron 

Philip Ward

Hien-My Nguyen

Derek Jones (PACER)

$116M in Sales FY20

Donna Streibich (KO-$100M)

Dirk Smart (KO – SAT)

Mimi Pham (KO – SAT)

Marcia Henson 

Rachel Piecyk (PACER)

Vincent Davis (PACER)

$325M in Sales FY20

Antoinette Ouattara (KO-$500K)

Susan DeMarco

Miosotis Gonzalez-Figueroa

Stefanie Caruso

Patricia Lyles

Tiffany Taylor 

Blaine Jackson (PACER)
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Division Points of Contact

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Name Team Title E-mail

Lisa Marie Vivino Field Clothing Division Chief LisaMarie.Vivino@dla.mil

Rachel Ganaway Battle Dress Uniforms Supervisor Rachel.Ganaway@dla.mil

Arlett Hartie Accessories Supervisor Arlett.Hartie@dla.mil

Roxane Owen

Extreme Cold Weather 

Clothing System 

(ECWCS)

Supervisor Roxane.Owen@dla.mil

Evan Eisenberg Battle Dress Uniforms Contracting Officer Evan.Eisenberg@dla.mil

Donna Streibich Accessories Contracting Officer Donna.Streibich@dla.mil
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Field Clothing Sales

FY2018 – FY2020

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431 369 344 

252 

266 325 

143

131 116

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

$600

$700

$800

$900

FY2018 FY2019 FY2020

Millions

Accessories

ECWCS

Combat Uniforms

$826M $766M $785M
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Extreme Cold Weather Uniforms

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ECWCS Product Line Overview

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• Product Line

– Extreme Cold Weather Clothing System for the Army, Air Force, 

Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard

• Base Layer Undershirt/ Drawers, Lightweight, FR Undershirt/ Drawers

• Silkweight Undershirt and Drawers

• GEN III Layer 4 Wind Jacket, Layer 5 Jacket, Layer 5 Soft Shell Trouser

• GEN III Layer 6 Jacket, Layer 6 Trouser

• GEN III Layer 7 Parka, Layer 7 Trouser

• Navy, Parka Working Uniform (NWU) Type II and Type III

• Parka, Cold Weather Navy, Fleece Liner

• Balaclava Hood, Navy Watch Knit Cap, Cold Weather Cap

• USMC Layer 6 Jacket/ Trousers, Snow Camo Parker/ Trousers

• Manage over 40 items

• Manage 32 long term contracts
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Extreme Cold Weather Items Sales 

FY2018 – FY2020

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$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350

FY2018 FY2019 FY2020

Millions

Extreme Cold

Weather Items

$252M $266M $325M
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Obligations

FY2018 – FY2020

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$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350

$400

$450

$500

FY2018 FY2019 FY2020

Millions

Extreme Cold

Weather Items

$289M $252M $239M
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FY2020 Obligations

Planned vs. Actual

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$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

FY2020 Planned FY2020 Actual

Millions

Extreme Cold

Weather Items

$267M $239M
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Open Procurements

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ITEM STATUS TARGET AWARD 

DATE

Layer III Fleece Solicitation Closed Dec-20

Layer 4 Jacket Solicitation Closed Dec-20

Black and Green Fleece Caps Allocation Closed Dec-20

Layer 5 Jacket Solicitation Closed Jan-21

Midweight Underhirt Allocation Closed Dec-20

Midweight Drawers Allocation Closed Dec-20
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Upcoming Opportunities

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ITEM STRATEGY

EST. 

CONTRACT 

LENGTH

ANNUAL

EST. QTY.

EST. 

ISSUE 

DATE

BUYER

Layer 5 Trouser

Three Lots, 

Small Bus 

Aside

Base Term + 

3 12M option 34,900 pr. Dec 2020 Stefanie 

Caruso

Layer 6 Jacket

Three Lots, 

Small Bus 

Aside

Not Yet 

determined

Not yet 

determined Dec 2020 Sue 

DeMarco 

Layer 6 

Trousers

Three Lots, 

Small Bus 

Aside

Base Term + 

3 option 

Terms

Not Yet 

Determined Jan 2021 Blaine 

Jackson

Aramid 

Drawers/ 

Undershirts

Two lots/ 

various 

strategies

Base Term + 

4 Option 

Terms

7,644 ea. November 

2020

Blaine 

Jackson

Layer 7 

Trousers

Two Lots, 

Small Bus 

Set Aside

Base Term + 

3 12M option 71.748 pr. Nov 2020 Tiffany 

Taylor
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Updates and Reminders

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• Delivery Schedules

• - Report delays in advance so we can plan accordingly.

• Review Suppliers Performance Risk System score-SPRS (formerly PPIRS) at https://www.sprs.csd.disa.mil/

• If there is a discrepancy with your score, contact Tim Atwell (215- 737-7844), Procurement Analyst immediately for resolution, so your past performance score is top notch when competing for awards. 

• Ensure you have long term agreements with your subcontractors and 

suppliers prior to submitting a proposal. 

• Be ready for the Government to award on initial offers. Provide your 

best price/proposal up front. Review historical information on DLA 

Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) or simply ask the contracting 

officer. 

• Ensure your System for Award Management (SAM) registry is up-to- date and active. 

• Know your places of performance at the acquisition stage. 
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Team Points of Contact

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NAME TITLE EMAIL

Roxane Owen Supervisor/

Contracting Officer

Roxane.Owen@dla.mil/

215-737-2205

Stefanie Caruso Acquisition Specialist Stefanie.Caruso@dla.mil

Susan DeMarco Acquisition Specialist Susan.DeMarco@dla.mil

Miosotis Gonzalez Acquisition Specialist Miosotis.Gonzalez@dla.mil

Patricia Lyles Acquisition Specialist Patricia.Lyles@dla.mil

Tiffany Taylor Acquisition Specialist Tiffany.Taylor@dla.mil

Blaine Jackson Acquisition Specialist Blaine.Jackson@dla.mil

Antoinette Ouattara Contracting Officer/ 

Acquisition Specialist Antoinette.Ouattara@dla.mil
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Every Ounce Matters, Ever

Project Manager S

Project Manager S

Product Manager

Soldier Clothing and Individual Equ

Joint Advanced Planning Brief to In

Environmental Protection Clothing S

18 November 2020

Scott Fernald

Acquisition Support, PM SCIE

scott.a.fernald.ctr@mail.mil 
Where We Are: 

• Capabilities: lightweight; packable; provide improved abrasion 

resistance for Extended Cold Weather Clothing System (ECWCS) Layer 5 trousers; durable to lessen punctures; snag resistant; water repellent

• Ensured integration with Soldiers’ cold weather mobility 

equipment (snow shoes, crampons, skis) 

• FY20 Soldier evaluation conducted at: Fort Drum, NY; Fort 

Wainwright, AK; Northern Warfare Training Center, AK

Where We Are Going: 

• Develop Commercial Item Description (CID)• Transition to Defense Logistics Agency – Troop 

Support (DLA-TS) in March 2021

Cold Weather Boot Gaiters
Where We Are: 

• Capabilities: Lightweight, packable, quick-drying, formfitting, adjustable to varying conditions, covers exposed 

skin, minimizes eyewear fogging

• Ensured integration with Soldiers’ cold weather clothing 

(ECWCS) and equipment (cold weather eyewear, Advanced Combat Helmet (ACH)) 

• FY20 Soldier evaluation conducted at: Fort Drum, NY; Fort 

Wainwright, AK; Northern Warfare Training Center, AK

Where We Are Going: 

• Develop CID• Transition to DLA-TS in March 2021 to be added as a 

revision to the current Commercial Item Description.

Cold Weather Balaclava
Where We Are: 

• Capabilities: System of Socks required to accommodate differ

temperatures/climate environments and levels of activity with boot solutions

• FY20 Soldier evaluation conducted at: Fort Drum, NY; Fort Wai

AK; Northern Warfare Training Center, AK

Where We Are Going: 

• Refine System of Socks (sock liner, light, medium, and heavy w

sock with BOI of 1, 2, 2 and 1)

• Develop CID• Transition to DLA-TS in 2FY21

System of Socks
Where We Are: 

• Legacy system ECWCS currently meeting Army requirement

 Areas for Improvement:

 Reduce bulk and weight Reduce number of layers where possible

Where We Are Going: 

• Fit (bulk/weight) – Working with Industry to develop novel mate• Superior system comfort, durability, and integration with body a

Winter 2021 Limited User Evaluation (LUE)

• Fielding 300 ensembles to Soldiers and Airmen in Alaska for e• 2021 Ensembles for evaluation include:

• Two (2) knit constructions of mercerized wool blended base laye• Two (2) versions of insulated “puffy” jackets with modified venting • Updated Softshell uniform with increased durability and comfort• Re-engineered extreme-cold parka and trouser with novel aerog

insulation

Cold Temperature Arctic Protect

System (CTAPS)
Notional Cold Temperature Arc

Protection System (CTAPS)

Baselayer

Insulated 

Jacket

Softshell 

Uniform

Cold/Wet Jacket 

and Trouser
USAF

PEO Agile Combat Support 

Human Systems Program Office

JAPBI Environmental Session

19 Nov 20

Debra McLean

Program Manager/WNU

Debra.a.mclean4.civ@mail.mil

508-206-3072

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AGENDA

New AF Extreme Cold Weather Requirements Pending

Aviation CW Boots and Glove Gaps

AFGSC Heated Extreme CW Ensemble Requirements

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New Requirement Pending

Polar Tactical Airlift Extreme Cold Clothing System
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Polar Tactical Airlift

Extreme Cold Clothing System

• Polar Tactical Airlift Extreme Environment Clothing System (PTAECCS)

• Key Perf Parameter (KPP) 1:Environmental Protection 40F down to -60F

• Key Perf Parameter (KPP) 2:Safe Aircraft Maintenance & Generation: Survivability,

Higher than normal risk of explosion and fire

V1) Protect Maintainers on ground dry snow & ice, higher than normal FR risk;

proper grounding is not an option

V2) Protect Aircrew (requires Safe To Fly Approval)

Status: Capabilities Rqmt Doc (CRD) in staffing at ANGB
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• Clothing, Handwear, Headwear • Protect in environment 40F down to -60F

• Boots: Meet ANSI Z F2412 -11/18 &- F2413-11

• Cold protection rated for -149 degrees Fahrenheit

• Compression and Impact, and Electrical Hazard Certified, 

and with Composite Toe

• Eyewear: Rx insert compatible, Prevent Glare, Fogging

Key Locations: Alaska, Antarctica, Greenland, Canada

Polar Tactical Airlift 

Extreme Cold Clothing System
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1) Head and Neck Protection

2) Face Protection

3) Eye Protection 

4) Upper Torso Extremity Protection (Jacket/Parka, Thermal Underlayers)

5) Extreme Hand Protection 

6) Lower Torso Extremity Protectoin (Trouser, Thermal Underlayers)

7) Foot and Lower Leg Protection, Boot: (-149F) includes protection from liquid O and N

8) Foot and Lower Leg Protection, Sock

9) Tailorable and scalable

10) Maneuverability and Scalability

11) POL Resistant and Repellent

12) Durability 

13) Moisture Management

Polar Tactical Airlift 

Extreme Cold Clothing System

Existing/ Legacy Items
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Polar Tactical Airlift ECCS

Additional Performance Attributes

APAs To Be Determined (TBD)

1) Fit

2) Size and Adjustability

3) Foreign Object Prevention

4) Color
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Polar Tactical Airlift ECCS

Other Items TBD

Other items To Be Determined (TBD)

1) Specific Equipment Compatibility (list)

2) Maintainability Use and Care of Ensemble items

2) Duration of mission/ between launderings

3) Expected Wear Life

4) Storage (Heated location?)

5) Initial, Full Fielding, and Annual requirement quantity including anticipated new positions

6) Expiration of current issued ensemble equipment (FY? 22? 24?); replacements needed? 

7) Price points: current, maximums (unit costs)?

8) Power source desired: unit AFE rechargables, portable mil battery on board, wearable 

conformal battery?
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Polar Tactical Airlift ECCS 

Status / Plan Forward

• Staffing Requirement for HQ’s approval

• Await AF Funding

• Market Research 

• Explore DOD solutions and ongoing programs

• Acquire latest Test Docs, Samples

• Test Plan

• Procure test assets

• Conduct any Technical Tests Rqd

• Conduct Fit/Sizing and Integration (Grounded Platforms) 

• Safety Assessment/ Test Readiness for Wear Testing with Maintainers 

• Interim Safe To Fly Recommendation for v2 Flight Tests

• Conduct Maintainer and Flight Wear Testing

• Configuration Control Board (CCB) / Sr Material Leader Approval Decision for v1 and v2
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Cold Weather Aviation System

Gloves and Boots

Capability Gaps
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PACAF Cold Weather Aviation System

CWAS

• Key Perf Parameters (KPPs): 

• Environmental Protection , Reduce Bulk, Manage Moisture

• Threshold protect to -20F / Objective protect down to -49F, 6 hrs; 

450KEAS/ 3 sec; wind chills 55 mph

• Clothing ensemble MEETS the CWAS temp requirement for the required 

protective wear time 

• Layers are less bulky, improved comfort, moisture management, and 

meet protection down to (-49oF)
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• Boots: DO NOT MEET the -49F protection requirement (temperature and duration) 

o Current warmest Safe To Fly approved (Berry compliant) boots: 

• total boot clo values range (1.46-1.51 clo) 

• predicted frost bite injury in slightly under 2 hrs (foot endurance 

time) at -20 deg F 

• modeled with CWAS ensemble in a male, static activity (non-active 

state)

• GAP: Need lower temperature range rating (-49F/ 6hrs) but in low bulk

configuration, not Vapor Barrier Bunny boot

PACAF Cold Weather Aviation System

CWAS
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PACAF Cold Weather Aviation System

CWAS

• CW Flyer Gloves protect at -20F/ 26 hrs; Current warmest 

Safe To Fly approved gloves: Clo values (Berry compliant) 

products are in range of

• total glove clo 1.49 

• predicted frost bite injury occurs after 26 hrs at -20F 

• Predicted to FAIL after 3 hrs (frostbite occurs) at -49F 

with only 0.4 m/s wind speed

• GAP: Need gloves that are at least that warm but with way 

less bulk, thickness: (loss of tactility/ dexterity) !
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Footwear:

• Cold Weather Mukluk Improvement (Funds TBD)

- add Flame Protection (FR) to upper duck cloth

- Waterproof breathable membrane into upper/sole

- Slip Resistant Sole

- No change needed to Wool Felt Bootie Socks

• CW socks (warm, thin, durable) 

• Heating alternatives that can work with approved CWAS insulated Leather

Boots and/or Mukluk 

PACAF Cold Weather Aviation System

CWAS

FY 21 Looking For
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Handwear:

• Improved dexterity/tactility

• Durability

• Petroleum, Oil, Lubricant (POL) resistant 

• Flexible in extreme cold

• Flame Protection (FR) 

• Waterproof breathable membrane 

• Exploring heating alternatives with various power sources

PACAF Cold Weather Aviation System

CWAS

FY 21 Looking For
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AF Global Strike Command

Requirement: Heated Clothing Gloves, and Boots
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• Key Perf Parameters (KPPs): 

• Provide active heating garments for aircrew members

operating in hyper cold environments with high winds for doors off mode

• Electrically heated (or equivalent) under/outer layer of clothing for covering hands, feet, 

torso and legs.

• Solution must withstand -20°F temperatures. Powered by aircraft with battery option

• Tethered plug in (will consider) for 1 aircraft, but untethered power for others 

• Clothing Ensemble

• Flame Resistant Torso Upper, Lower, and Limbs heating elements 

• Protect from temperatures down to (-60 F) and (-149 F windchill factor)

AFGSC 

Heated Clothing, Boots, and Gloves
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• Key Perf Parameters (KPPs): 

• Provide active heating garments for aircrew members 

operating in hyper cold environments with high winds

for doors off mode

• Footwear:

• Current Boots DON’T meet cold protection requirement (temperature or duration) 

• GAP: Need heated boot component for lower temperature range rating (-149F/ 1.5 hr)

low bulk configuration! 

• Handwear

• Flame Resistant (FR) safe for flight, no EMI, antistatic, avoid shock/ burns/ frost bite 

• GAP: Extreme cold protection with no bulk to enable tactility/dexterity 

FY21 (RFI) Looking to purchase Heated test items: (berry compliant)

AFGSC 

Heated Clothing, Boots, and Gloves
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• DOD Prefers Reusable, Recycled Materials

• Ref DODI 4105.11 Procurement of Sustainable 

Goods and Services 31 Aug 2018

Environmentally Conscious 

Sustainment 
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