Composites Company Awarded Contract for Protective Inserts

Leading Technology Composites Inc., doing business as LTC Inc., Wichita, Kansas, has been awarded a maximum $26,382,656 modification (P00005) exercising the first one-year option period to a one-year contract (SPE1C1-18-D-1073) with three one-year option periods for enhanced side ballistic inserts. This is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-quantity contract. Location of performance is Kansas, with an Aug. 15, 2020, performance completion date. Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2019 through 2020 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Spider Silk Key to New Bone-Fixing Composite

University of Connecticut researchers have created a biodegradable composite made of silk fibers that can be used to repair broken load-bearing bones without the complications sometimes presented by other materials. READ MORE.

DoD Textile and Footwear Contracts Awarded

Newpark Mats & Integrated Service LLC, The Woodlands, Texas, has been awarded a maximum $27,793,077 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, requirements contract for a heavy-duty composite mat system. This is a two-year base contract with three one-year option periods. Maximum dollar amount is for the life of the contract. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1). Locations of performance are Texas and Louisiana, with a Feb. 23, 2022, performance completion date. Using military services are Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2017 through 2022 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE8E6-17-D-0005).

Wolverine World Wide Inc., Rockford, Michigan, has been awarded a maximum $17,994,690 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for tan temperate weather combat boots. This is a three-year contract with no option periods. This was a competitive acquisition with four offers received. Location of performance is Michigan, with a Feb. 21, 2020, performance completion date. Using customer is Army and Afghanistan Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal year 2017 through 2020 defense working capital; and foreign military sales funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE1C1-17-D-1028).

David Trumbull Gets Exclusive Interview with Frédérique Mutel for BeaverLake6 Report

On Friday, October 4th, at the JEC Composites Americas Show and Conference, David Trumbull had the pleasure of meeting Frédérique Mutel, President and C.E.O of JEC Composites, the largest composites industry organization in Europe and in the world, promoting composites markets through knowledge and networking. His exclusive interview for the BeaverLake6 Report may be viewed online at www.beaverlake6.com/special-reports/interview-with-jec-president/