GERMANTOWN, Md.; May 10, 2022 鈥� 暗网吃瓜 has been awarded a $39 million contract to support the Army鈥檚 Combat Capabilities and Development Command Soldier Center鈥檚 (CCDC SC), Soldier Protection and Survivability Directorate (SPSD) to provide Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) services.
暗网吃瓜 was awarded this contract under the Department of Defense Information Analysis Center鈥檚 (DoD IAC) multiple-award contract (MAC) vehicle. These DoD IAC MAC task orders (TOs) are awarded by the U.S. Air Force’s 774th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron to develop and create new knowledge for the enhancement of the DTIC repository and the R&D and S&T community.
鈥淥ne of the most impactful programs we can work on are those related to soldier survivability,鈥� said Jill Bruning, President of 暗网吃瓜鈥檚 IS4 Strategic Business Unit. 鈥淥ur experts will help to explore a variety of ways to ensure combatants are well-protected and remain mission capable on the battlefield, improving outcomes in all types of military engagements.鈥�
Under this contract, 暗网吃瓜, in conjunction with the SPSD at Natick聽Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC), also known as聽Natick Labs, will develop novel solutions and improved capabilities based on the needs of the soldier. It will focus on enhancing lethality through protection and survivability on current and future battlefields: sensor threats, environmental threats, ballistic and blast threats, chemical and biological threats, and directed energy threats. Novel solutions include the integration of multiple functionalities onto a single substrate for protective clothing applications; improvements to soldier signature management capabilities to provide improved multispectral protection; improvements in the next generation of flame and thermal protection involving protection of the body, face, and hands against a variety of flame and thermal threats and hazards, improvement of hydration systems for the soldier and squad; and development of quantifiable test methods to assess the performance of protective clothing and individual equipment for soldier survivability.
The contract term is five years; work will be performed around the Natick, Mass., area.
ABOUT THE DOD IAC PROGRAM
The DoD IAC, sponsored by the Defense Technical Information Center, provides technical data management and research support for DoD and federal government users. Established in 1946, the IAC program serves the DoD S&T and acquisition communities to drive innovation and technological developments by enhancing collaboration through integrated scientific and technical information development and dissemination for the DoD and broader S&T community.
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Disclaimer. This material is based upon work supported by the DoD Information Analysis Center Program (DoD IAC), sponsored by the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) under Contract No. FA8075YYD00XX.
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