The Nation’s Combat Logistics Support Agency Established 1961

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DLA Clothing & Textiles 

Body Armor & Loadbearing 

Equipment Items

Maria Aguayo 

Acting Chief, Individual Equipment

2021 JABPI

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
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Product Line Overview

Ground Troops Body Armor

• Soft Body Armor

– USMC Plate Carrier (PC) Generation III

– Improved Outer Tactical Vest (IOTV) Generation IV

– USMC Protective Under Garment (PUG)

– Modular Scalable Vest (MSV)

• Hard Body Armor

– Enhanced Small Arms Protective Inserts (ESAPI)

– Enhanced Side Ballistic Inserts (ESBI)

Load Carrying Equipment

• Modular Lightweight Loadbearing Equipment (MOLLE)

• USMC Pack System

Miscellaneous Items

• Items: various bags, hammocks, canteens trunk
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Obligations

Fiscal Year 2021 Funding Actions

• Planned - $215,781,763.00 

• Actual - $286,090,960.00 

Fiscal Year 2022 Funding Action Plan

• Total Funding Action Plan - $168,143,007.00
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Open Procurements

• 3-Point Sling: RFP SPE1C1-21-R-0076 (Closed); TAD Jan 22

• Knee & Elbow Pads: RFP SPE1C1-21-R-0099 (Closes Dec 21; TAD Jun 22

• USMC Pack System: RFP SPE1C1-22-R-TBD (Closes Dec 21); TAD May 

2022

• USMC Plate Carrier, Gen III: RFP SPE1C1-21-R-0049 (Closes Jan 22); 

TAD Sep 2022

• USMC ESAPI Sizes XS-S & S-S: RFP SPE1C1-22-R-0011 Estimated RFP 

issue date Dec 2021; TAD Sep 2022

• USMC Lightweight Plate: RFP SPE1C1-22-R-TBD Estimated RFP issue 

date Jan 2022; TAD Sep 2022

• Army Modular Scalable Vest (MSV): RFP SPE1C1-22-R-TBD Estimated 

RFP issue date January 2022; TAD Sep 2022

• Mountaineering Kits – Ability One (Source America)

• Law Enforcement Ensemble Kits (LEEK) – Ability One (Goodwill Industries)
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Upcoming Opportunities

Plate Carrier (PC) Generation III

• Marine Corps developed Modular Soft Body Armor Vest 

• Detail Specification DTL-17001A0029 V1.9.4

– Areal Density Threshold 0.75 lbs./sq. ft.

– Areal Density Objective 0.68 lbs./sq. ft.

• 100% HubZone Small Business Set Aside for PVC Vest and 

Components

– Contract Max. Qty: First Article samples as detailed in DTL- 17001A0029 V1.9.4

– 42-month maximum qty. in systems: 81,000 Ea.

– 42-month requirement in various components (Max 702,600 Ea.)

• Target Solicitation Issuance Date: November 2021

• Point of Contract – Catherine Dillon & Michelle Falkowski
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Modular Scalable Vest (MSV)

• Army developed Modular Scalable Vest, Generation II

• Detailed Specification AR/PD 15-03 Rev F, Amendment 3, dated 

May 3, 2021

- Areal Density Maximum 0.88 lbs./sq. ft.

• 100% Total Small Business Set Aside for MSV and Components

- Contract Max. Qty: First Article samples as detailed in AR/PD 

15-03 Rev F 

- 42-month maximum qty. in Carrier Assemblies: 425,619 Ea

- 42-month maximum qty. in Ballistic Insert Assy: 425,619 Ea)

- 42-month requirement in various components (Max 473,388 Ea)

• Target Solicitation Issuance Date: January 2022

• Point of Contract – Catherine Dillon & Maria Aguayo
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• Detail Specification PRF-18001A0010, V1.5 dated June 2020

• Areal Density Threshold 4.55 lbs./sq. ft.

• Areal Density Objective 3.83 lbs./sq. ft.

• DLA Coordinating Supply Request Package (SRP) submittal and 

acceptance with USMC.

• Expected solicitation release date: January 2022 with target award date 

(TAD) of September 2022.

• Point of Contract – Catherine Dillon

USMC Lightweight Plates
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Size Part Number NSN Annual Estimated 

Quantity Maximum Quantity 1st Tier Price:

2nd Tier 

Price:

3rd Tier 

Price:

Extra-Small Short LW-P-XSS 8470-01-678-6211 25 94 

Extra-Small LW-P-XS 8470-01-678-6217 63 234 

Small-Short LW-P-SS 8470-01-678-6220 63 234 

Small LW-P-S 8470-01-678-6222 2,180 8,175 

Small-Long LW-P-SL 8470-01-678-6223 63 234 

Medium LW-P-M 8470-01-678-6225 63 234 

Large LW-P-L 8470-01-678-6233 7,927 29,728 

Extra-Large LW-P-XL 8470-01-678-6236 63 234 

TOTAL: 10,447 39,167 

Size Part Number NSN Annual Estimated 

Quantity Maximum Quantity 1st Tier Price:

2nd Tier 

Price:

3rd Tier 

Price:

6x6 LW-SP-6X6 8470-01-678-6258 2,478 9,290 

6x8 LW-SP-6X8 8470-01-678-6268 9,910 37,163 

TOTAL: 12,388 46,453 
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USMC ESAPI Sizes XS-Short and S-Short

Upcoming Opportunities

• Firm Fixed Price, Fixed Quantity

ESAPI X-small short: NSN 8470-01-668-8544 – Fixed Qty: 6,900

ESAPI small short: NSN 8470-01-668-8547 – Fixed Qty: 6,900

• 100% Total Small Business Set Aside

• Best Value, Trade-Off with Passing Ballistic and Non-Ballistics as the sole 

technical evaluation factor. 

• Target Solicitation Issue Date: December 2021

• Target Award Date September 2022

• POC: Kimberly Sabo & Maria Aguayo
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Upcoming Opportunities

USMC Pack System

• Marine Corps Detailed Specification DL17001A0001

• Target Solicitation Issuance December 2021. Three (3) 

Year Indefinite Quantity Tiered Priced Quantities

• Unrestricted with 10% HubZone Price Evaluation 

Preference

• Best Value, Trade-Off with Product Demonstration Models 

as the sole technical evaluation factor. 

• POC: Maria Aguayo
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Upcoming Opportunities

USMC Pack System Hip Belt Assault Pack

Min 1,200 AEQ 15,000 Max 56,250 Min 0 AEQ 12,000 Max 45,000 Min 0 AEQ 7,080 Max 26,550

Sustainment Pouch USMC Sub Belt Medium Bite Valve

Min 2,900 AEQ 11,60 Max 43,500 Min 3,900 AEQ 15,600 Max 58,500 Min 3,250 AEQ 13,000 Max 48,750

Sternum Cinch Individual Repair Kit Shoulder Harness to Frame Suspension

Min 2,900 AEQ 13,000 Max 48,750 Min 0 AEQ 1,320 Max 4,950 Min 1,250 AEQ 5,000 Max 18,750

Hydration System Complete

8465-01-600-7962 Hydration Pouch

Hydration System Complete

8465-01-600-7956

Min 1,250 AEQ 5,000 Max 18,750 Min 2,900 AEQ 11,600 Max 43,500 Min 0 AEQ 34,200 Max 128,250

USMC Pack Frame Main Pack Field Shoulder Harness 01-600-7938

Min 7,500 AEQ 30,000 Max 112,500 Min 0 AEQ 10,000 Max 47,500 Min 4,800 AEQ 19,200 Max 72,000

Stiffner Back Panel USMC Sub Belt Large Hydration Carrier

Min 0 AEQ 40 Max 150 Min 900 AEQ 3,600 Max 13,500 Min 0 AEQ 3,000 Max 11,250

Hydration Bladder USMC Sub Belt Small Tube Kit

Min 0 AEQ 5,760 Max 21,600 Min 4,200 AEQ 16,800 Max 63,000 Min 0 AEQ 7,680 Max 28,800

Main Bag

Min 0 AEQ 9,960 Max 37,350
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Team POCs

Division Support Individual Equipment IST

Maria Aguayo, Contracting Officer Jennifer Scarpello, Chief/Contracting Officer

(215) 737-5701 maria.aguayo@dla.mil (215) 737-5677 Jennifer.scarpello@dla.mil

Michelle Falkowski, Contracting Officer Kimberly Sabo, Acquisition Specialist

(215) 737-5479 michelle.falkowski@dla.mil (215) 737-7006 kimberly.sabo@dla.mil

Catherine Dillon, Contracting Officer Donald Albanese, Acquisition Specialist

(215) 737-2497 catherine.dillon@dla.mil (215)737-2418 donald.albanese@dla.mil

Alex Salim , Acquisition Specialist

(215) 737-5112 alex.salim@dla.mil 

Casandra Rogers, Acquisition Specialist

(215) 737- 3012 Casandra.rogers@dla.mil

Theresa Gonzalez, Acquisition Specialist Ronald Thomas, Acquisition Specialist

(215) 737 – TBD Theresa.Gonzalez@dla.mil (215) 737-2291 Ronald.thomas@dla.mil

Kiaralis Velez, Acquisition Specialist

(215) 737 – TBD Kiaralis@velezsantiago@dla.mil
Product Manager 

Soldier Protective Equipment

LTC Stephen Miller 

Product Manager

Soldier ProtectiveEquipment

Sarah Coleman

Deputy ProductManager

Soldier ProtectiveEquipment

Product Manager Soldier Protective 

Equipment (PM SPE)

Joint Advanced Planning Brief to Industry 

Body Armor Session

Every Ounce Matters, Every Bullet Counts

18 Nov 21 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC 

RELEASE
 Opening Remarks

 Mission, Vision, and Priorities

 Torso Extremity Protection (TEP) Product Overview

 Vital Torso Protection (VTP) Product Overview

Agenda
Mission

To increase the Warfighter’s lethality and mobility by 

optimizing Soldier protection and effectively serving 

as the Lifecycle Manager for all personal protective

equipment

Vision

To continuously improve Soldier Survivability by delivering 

the right equipment, to the right Soldier, at the right time 

Principles

User Driven

Continuously Improved

Supportable Cradle to Grave

Timely

Fiscally Responsible

Priority 1 – Deliver Capability

 Right Soldier, right time, right 

place

• Support RFI

• Support delta fieldings as 

required – e.g. 82nd, SFAB

• Carry forward virtual 

operations lessons learned 

into routine practice

• Continue to work with 

Stakeholders to close the 

female armor gap 

• Stakeholder relationships

Priority 2 – Personnel Care

 Build the team

• Encourage team members to 

pursue professional 

development opportunities

• Recognize, reward, and 

promote

• Continuously improve 

operational environment for 

teammates– encourage 

maximum leave, minimize 

early/late meetings, share the 

load wherever possible

Priority 3 – Improve and Innovate

 Continuous collaboration

• Pursue inter-service efforts

• Support Industry and S&T 

partners

• Seek and incorporate user 

feedback, both deliberately 

(HFEs) and though opportunity 

(Stakeholder engagement) 

Mission, Vision, and Priorities
FOUO

Body Armor Team

Product Manager Soldier ProtectiveEquipment 

Every Ounce Matters, Every Bullet Counts

APM: CPT Pierre-Zamora 

Program Executive Office Soldier 

peosoldier.army.mil

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC 

RELEASE
Soldier Protection System (SPS)
• Initiating transition to sustainment of 

all TEP products in FY22

• Modular Scalable Vest (MSV) Gen 

II

 Army contracts 5 year base, +2, +2 

option years

 Defense Logistics Agency Troop 

Support (DLA-TS) will purchase off 

the Army contracts until a 

sustainment contract is established

• Blast Pelvic Protector

 Transitioning directly to DLA-TS 

• Ballistic Combat Shirt (BCS)

 Current Army Solicitation W91CRB21-R-0002 – BCS 

 Similar sustainment strategy as MSV 

Gen II

Torso Extremity Protection (TEP) 
Blast Pelvic Protector (BPP)

Modular Scalable Vest (MSV)

Female Ballistic Combat Shirt

(FBCS)

Female/Small Stature Specific Adjustments

• Female Ballistic Combat Shirt

(FBCS)

— Five (5) sizes for female Soldiers: XS, SM, 

MED, LG,XL

— Shorter arm lengths

— Hair bun cut-out in the back of the collar

— Flared sweep at hips and to prevent the 

shirt from riding up

Modular Scalable Vest

(MSV)

Ballistic Combat Shirt (BCS)

• Modular Scalable Vest (MSV) - unisex

─ System is modular enabling the operator to wear components together as a system or each 

component separately

─ 8 Sizes: Extra Small Short (XS-S), Extra Small (XS), Small Short (SS), Small Long (SL), Small 

(S), Medium (M), Large (L), Extra Large (XL)

─ Sized to fit virtually all Soldiers

─ Customizable from a concealable carrier to full assault profile

─ Accepts soft armor and Shooter Cut ballistic plates

• Ballistic Combat Shirt (BCS)

─ Provides ballistic fragmentation protection and flame resistant protection to the Soldier

─ Multi-fabric design using three separate flame resistant cloths for the main outer garment 

construction; one for the deltoid, yoke, and collar, and two for the sleeve components 

─ There are five standard unisex and five standard female sizes (XS, SM, MED, LG,XL)

• Blast Pelvic Protector (BPP) - unisex

— Six (6) core sizes (XS, SM, MD, LG, XL, XXL) available

• Modular Scalable Vest (MSV) - unisex

— Three (3) expanded sizes for female and 

small statured Soldiers are Small-Long, 

Small-Short, and X-Small-Short 

(produced late in FY20)

— Two (2) expanded size plate 

carriers (6x6, 6x8) to accommodate 

female and small statured male 

Soldiers currentlyavailable

TEP and VTP Goals:

• Development of a light ballistic plate technology that matches or exceeds the current 

performance thresholds

• Establish production of hard and soft armor systems for small stature Soldiers

• Investigate improved soft armor material solutions aimed increasing mobility, flexibility and 

weight reduction

Torso Extremity Protection 

(TEP)

Body Armor Torso Extremity 

Protection (TEP)
 Estimated Army followon contracts in FY23-24

 Initiating transition to 

sustainment of select 

VTP products in FY22

Vital Torso Protection (VTP)
VTP ESAPI

VTP XSBI

VTP XSAPI

VTP ESBI

The SPS VTP (front and back hard body armor plates) will provide the 

same or better ballistic protection than the current baseline suite of torso 

(ESAPI and X-SAPI) plates. 

The SPS VTP (side hard body armor plates)

will provide the same or better ballistic protection than the current 

baseline suite of (ESBI and XSBI) side plates. 

Description: The VTP component of the SPS includes 

hard armor protection for the torso and sides with 

approximately 7% weight reduction of the plates that 

provide protection against 5.56mm and 7.62mm threats

Capabilities: Provides multiple levels of protection based 

on mission profile and specific threats

 The SPS VTP torso plates will achieve a 90% 

probability of no penetration (P(nP)) with a 90% 

confidence level on first shot, and a 70% P(nP) with a 

lower 90% confidence level on second shot

 The SPS VTP torso plates will achieve a Back-Face 

Deformation (BFD) of 90% Upper Tolerance Limit 

(UTL) with 90% confidence level not exceeding 58.0 

mm on the first shot and an 80% UTL with 90% 

confidence level not exceeding 58.0 mm on second 

shot

 SPS VTP torso plates are designed to stop two shots 

with statistical significance and will meet these 

requirements against the primary operational threats 

identified

 Adding three sizes (small-long, small-short, extra 

small-short) to accommodate a better fit on the small 

stature Soldiers

Vital Torso Protection (VTP) Plate