SolicitationPosted Jan 29, 2026·Responses due Apr 22, 2026

Small Arms Protective Inserts (SAPI) Foreign Military Sales (FMS)

Army Contracting Command (ACC) · W6QK ACC-APG

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
339113
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
W91CRB-26-R-A006_SAPI
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
8470
Place
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, USA
Contact
Andrea L. Seaman (andrea.l.seaman.civ@army.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation W91CRB-26-R-A006_SAPI in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
None posted
Solicitation
  • Jan 20, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jan 29, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jan 29, 2026 · this notice
    Solicitation
  • Mar 11, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Mar 30, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Mar 31, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Apr 9, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
  • Oct 13, 2026
    Award Notice
    HARDWIRE LLC · $35.0M
    Open

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What the notice says

*** 29 January 2026 - Uploaded updated Attachment 7. *** The U.S. Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) is issuing this solicitation for Small Arms Protective Insert (SAPI) in support of the United States Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC). SAPI provide ballistic protection when placed in the Outer Tactical Vest (OTV) / Improved Outer Tactical Vest (OTV / IOTV) or Soldier Plate Carrier System (SPCS) (as a component of the Interceptor Body Armor (IBA) system), or other current/future body armor systems. The systems identified above are designated as a critical saf… (show all)

ety item (CSI). SAPI sizes shall include X-Small, Small, Medium, Large, and X-large. The contract type for this requirement is a single award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Firm Fixed Price (FFP), with a five (5) year ordering period, in accordance with FAR 16.504. Orders will be issued on an as-needed basis. These orders will support various Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Cases. Contract minimum and maximum limitations are identified in the solicitation. In accordance with DFAR Clause 252.225-7012, products provided must be in compliance with the Berry Amendment, in that all components of the item are to be grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States. Ballistic resistance testing will be required. First Article Testing (FAT), Production Lot Testing and Quality Assurance testing protocol and details will be identified in the solicitation. This solicitation will be out for a total of 90 days and as part of the solicitation, the contractor is required to submit Product Demonstration Models (PDM) for Government test and evaluation. The electronic, on-line version of the solicitation includes all documents of the solicitation package. Amendments, if any, will be posted at the same location as the solicitation. The complete solicitation package, including amendments, should be received and reviewed prior to submitting a response. It is the responsibility of those responding to the solicitation to obtain all amendments and/or other applicable documents associated with the solicitation. The Point of Contact (POC) for this action is Andrea Seaman � andrea.l.seaman.civ@mail.mil. All questions or comments in response to the Solicitation shall be submitted, in writing via the instructions posted in the solicitation. NOTE: To obtain a copy of the Purchase Description (PD) and SAPI drawing specifications, each requestor will submit the form �Attachment 11 � Document Release Request Form� for approval to PEOs security PCO, with the solicitation as the subject title. Send email to PEO security PCO - Hopping, Jakob A CIV USARMY PEO SOLDIER (USA) jakob.a.hopping.civ@army.mil AND Contracting Officer - Shelby.a.saum.civ@army.mil. Once the interested offeror has obtained approval, that approval shall be sent to the contracting office Andrea Seaman andrea.l.seaman.civ@army.mil and Shelby Saum Shelby.a.saum.civ@army.mil for the Purchase Description (PD) and SAPI drawing specifications. It is the responsibility of interested offerors to monitor the SAM.gov website, on a regular basis, for any updates to these documents. Other documents, as necessary, will be posted when available.

Who won similar work

1270 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Army Contracting Command (ACC)), any industry: a loose match.

Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
DMYLES INC.18$13.6MSep 21, 2026
Lockheed Martin Corporation · $LMT15$30.5BSep 15, 2026
DYNASTY CHEMICAL CORP14$1.4MOct 13, 2026
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · $NOC10$10.7BSep 3, 2026
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL Summerville SC 29486 USA10$150.6MSep 3, 2026
AMERICAN ORDNANCE LLC10$70.3MSep 23, 2025
PHILLIPS CORPORATION8$38.4MSep 26, 2025
NEW TECH SOLUTIONS, INC.8$2.5MMar 4, 2026
K2 CONTRACTING GROUP, LLC7$2.9M + 2 sharedMay 29, 2026
FSR CONSULTING LLC6$781KDec 25, 2025

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 2 of these past winners lobbied Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (20 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard job
  • $759K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 8 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.

  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 2 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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