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Title: Overview of U.S. Special Operations Command Clothing


1
Overview ofU.S. Special Operations
CommandClothing Textile Program
  • Fred Chan
  • Program Manager SOF Warrior Protection
  • Natick Soldier Center

2
Background
  • SOF Special Projects Team
  • Individual Protection Directorate
  • U. S. Army Natick Soldier Center
  • Reporting to PEO-SOF Warrior,
  • U. S. Special Operations Command, Tampa, FL
  • Responsibility Development and fielding of
    clothing and individual equipment for SOF
    operators (SPEAR program).

3
SPEAR Program Growth
  • 10X funding increase to 48M in FY06
  • 296M total funding in POM 06-11
  • 193M PROC funds in POM 06-11
  • 86M in OM funds in POM 06-11

4
Current SPEAR Program
  • Lightweight Environmental Protection
  • Body Armor/ Load Carriage System
  • Modular Integrated Communications Helmet
  • Lightweight NBC Protection
  • Signature Reduction
  • Ballistic/Laser Eyewear
  • Modular Target Identification Acquisition
  • Team/Platoon C4I
  • Physiological Management
  • Maritime Equipment
  • Survival Equipment

5
Lightweight Environmental Protection (LEP)
  • Environmental Protective Clothing
  • Cold Weather Clothing (LEP PCU)
  • Wet Weather Clothing (PCU)
  • Hot Weather Clothing
  • Extremity Protection System
  • Handwear (MGS), Headwear and Socks
  • Tactical Boot Suite
  • Winter Mountaineering Boot
  • Hot Dry Boot
  • Assault Boot
  • Fielded

6
Body Armor Load Carrying System
  • Body Armor Systems
  • Releasable Body Armor Vest (RBAV)
  • Modular Body Armor Vest (MBAV)
  • Low Visibility Body Armor Vest (LVBAV)
  • Load Carriage Systems
  • Enhanced Load Carrying System (ELCS)
  • SOF Load Carriage System (SOF LCS)
  • SOF Backpack system
  • BALCS Backpack
  • SOF Backpack System
  • Fielded

7
Lightweight NBC Protection
  • Garments
  • All Purpose Personal Protective Ensemble (AP-PPE)
  • Seven Day NBC protective garment
  • Slag Protective Suit
  • JSLIST Block 1 Glove Upgrade (JB1GU)
  • Fielded

8
Maritime Equipment
  • Garment
  • Maritime Assault Suit (MAS)
  • Combatant Crewman suit (rainsuit)
  • Dry Bags
  • Fielded

9
Survival Equipment
  • Tents
  • Sleeping Bags

10
Product Transitions
  • Fielded by Army Rapid Fielding Initiative
  • Lightweight Environmental Protection
  • Modular Integrated Communications Helmet
  • Modular Glove System
  • BALCS body armor plate

11
USSOCOM NISH
  • The product development relationship between
  • USSOCOM and the NISH needed improvements
  • Detailed specification vs. performance specs.
  • Need access to rapid innovation and improvements.
  • Overall product quality requires improvement.
  • Enhance user acceptance of products.

12
Competitive Development Model (CDM)
  • Establish a JWOD compliant process for
    partnering the National Industries for the
    Severely Handicapped (NISH) non-profit agencies
    (NPAs) with commercial garment vendors to produce
    higher quality, Berry-compliant products that
    improve user acceptance in military applications.

13
CDM Objectives
  • Improve garment performance by leveraging
    commercial capabilities in design and innovation.
  • Improve product quality through application of
    best commercial practices.
  • Establish a mechanism for technology insertion
    and continuous product improvement.
  • Improve user acceptance through branding.

14
CDM Parameters
  • Selection process of partners is transparent.
  • A contract defines relationship between partners.
  • Partnerships should be mutually beneficial.
  • Partnerships are for a specified timeframe.
  • Partnerships are renewable.
  • Partnerships can be terminated.

15
CDM Process
  • USSOCOM defines product requirement.
  • NISH identifies potential partners through
    sources sought (i.e. using FEDBIZOPS).
  • USSOCOM and NISH evaluate technical proposals
    from potential sources.
  • NISH selects partner and negotiates legal terms.
  • USSOCOM, NISH and partner initiate product
    development.

16
Benefits to Industry
  • Diversification of marketplace.
  • Increase total market size.
  • Eliminates need for domestic production.
  • Involvement in design of garments for extreme
    applications.

17
Benefits to NISH
  • Continuous organizational learning of new
    production techniques and quality assurance.
  • Improved product performance and quality.
  • Potential access to larger military or government
    market.

18
Benefits to USSOCOM
  • Improved access to commercial innovation.
  • Improved product performance.
  • Improved product quality.
  • Improved user acceptance through branding.

19
Contact Information
  • Fred Chan
  • Program Manager SOF Warrior Protection
  • 508-233-4212
  • fred.chan_at_us.army.mil
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