Project Manager

Soldier Protection and Individual Equipment

Project Manager 

Soldier Protection and Individual Equipment

Our Strength and Purpose Our Strength and Purpose

Project Manager (PM) 

Soldier Protection and Individual Equipment (SPIE)

Program Overview

To

Joint Advanced Planning Brief for Industry

Andrew T. Clements

Deputy Project Manager

PM Soldier Protection & Individual Equipment

28 November 2018
Agenda

 Organizational Chart

 Current and Future Efforts

 Funding Line Overview

 Questions
• Contracting

• Fund 

Management

• SPAR

• POM

• FIAR Audits

• RFI Fielding 

OPS

• Airdrop NET

• FP Sites

• RLSC Lansing

• Deployed 

Fielders

• Supply Facilities

• S&T Program 

Management

• System 

Engineering

• JTAPC 

Support 

&Analysis

• Industrial Base

• Vendor Audits

• DCMA 

Coordination

• Acquisition 

• STRATCOM

• HR

• Testing

• IT Support

• System Safety

• Collective 

Training

Product Manager

Soldier Protective 

Equipment

Product Manager

LTC Jonathan Allen

Deputy

Jeff Myhre

Product Manager 

Soldier Clothing and

Individual Equipment

PM SPIE Leadership 

Organization Chart

Senior 

Enlisted 

Advisor

MSG Sean 

Blevins

Project Manager

Soldier Protection 

& 

Individual 

Equipment

COL Stephen 

Thomas

DASC

LTC Carlito Flores

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Assistant Product Managers

MAJ John Mosby

MAJ Austin Banford

CPT Alan Chartier

MAJ Christian Hasbach

Program Officer

Mr. Benny Shepard

Assistant Product Managers

CPT Wai Ellison

CPT Jonathan Jagatnarain

CPT Brian McNally

Program Officers

Mr. Scott Hulett

Ms. Sequana Robinson

Product Manager

LTC Ginger Whitehead

Deputy

Cary Ferguson

Deputy Project 

Manager

Soldier Protection 

& 

Individual 

Equipment

Andrew Clements

Director, Business 

Management

Megan Allums

Director, Logistics

Joe Carlson

Director, Operations 

& Plans

Gary Pesano

Director, Quality Assurance

Duane Cook

Director, Technical 

Management

Dr. Adam Fournier(Acting)
Focus Areas

 Soldier Readiness 

 Directed Requirements

 Operational Needs Statements

 Joint Urgent Operational Needs Statements

 Increased Lethality

 Soldier Load – decreased weight

 Soldier Integration

 Divestiture / Life Cycle Management

 Continued support of Soldiers

4
Current Efforts

 Soldier Protection

 Torso & Extremity Protection (TEP)

 Vital Torso Protection (VTP)

 Integrated Head Protection System (IHPS)

 Next Generation Advanced Bomb Suit (NGABS)

 Cold Weather Combat Boot (CWCB)

 Cold Weather/Extreme Cold Weather Glove System

 Interim Cold Weather Solutions

‒ Balaclava

‒ Boot Gaiter

 Army Green Service Uniform (AGSU)

5
Future Efforts

 Ballistic Protection

‒ Reduced weight

‒ Increased Ballistic capability

‒ Laser Eye protection

 Environmental

‒ Cold Weather Clothing System

‒ Cold Weather Mobility Capability

‒ Extreme Cold Weather Combat Boot

6
7

RDT&E / OPA Funding ($M)*

*PB20 POM dated 29 October 2018

RDTE APEs: 

OCIE - 643827S53, 654601S60

Airdrop - 643827ET8, 654601ES9

PPE - 643827VS4, 654601VS5

NGABS - 654808016

OPA APE: 

MA7801000

0

20

40

60

FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24

RDTE

0

20

40

60

FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24

OPA
8

Operation and Maintenance –Army (OMA) 

Funding ($M) *

OCO Army Program Elements (APEs)

121017000 

135197000

CFF APEs: 

121018000 

121017000

*PB20 POM dated 29 October 2018

0

100

200

300

FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24

Central Funding & Fielding

0

200

400

600

FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24

Overseas Contingency (OCO)
Rapid Fielding Initiative

RFI List updated, validated, and resourced annually

‒ Latest technology considered for addition to list when FRP 

decision is achieved and contracts in place 

9

0

50000

100000

150000

200000

250000

300000

Soldiers issued RFI 

RFI – Future Years

RFI team plans for 80K deployers each year. 
Points of Contact

COL Stephen Thomas

Project Manager, Soldier 

Protection and Individual Equipment

stephen.thomas4.mil@mail.mil

703-704-3322

LTC Jonathan Allen

Product Manager, Soldier

Clothing and Individual Equipment

jonathan.e.allen10.mil@mail.mil

703-805-8514

LTC Ginger Whitehead

Product Manager, Soldier

Protective Equipment

ginger.l.whitehead.mil@mail.mil

703-704-9321

Andy Clements

Deputy Project Manager, Soldier 

Protection and Individual Equipment

andrew.t.clements.civ@mail.mil

703-704-3325

Jeff Myhre

Deputy Product Manager, Soldier 

Clothing and Individual Equipment

jeffery.j.myhre.civ@mail.mil

703-805-8506

Cary Ferguson

Deputy Product Manager, Soldier 

Protective Equipment

cary.v.Ferguson.civ@mail.mil

703-704-0711