$49 Million Soldier Protection System Modular Vest Contract Awarded

Bethel Industries, Jersey City, New Jersey, (W91CRB-15-D-0019); Hawk Protection Inc., Pembroke Pines, Florida, (W91CRB-15-D-0020); and KDH Defense Systems Inc., Eden, North Carolina, (W91CRB-15-D-0021), were awarded a $49,000,000 shared firm-fixed-price contract for the Soldier Protection System modular vest. Funding and work will be determined with each order with an estimated completion date of Jan. 20, 2019. Bids were solicited via the Internet with five received. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen, Maryland, is the contracting activity.