MCS Area of Interest Armor Formation

Area of Interest (AoI) Title: Mobile Camouflage System (Armor Formation) Agency: Department of the Army
Program: Vehicle Protection Systems (VPS)
Responses: See W912CH-26-S-0001 for Procedure Details

1.0 General Information

1.1 Introduction

The Army seeks innovative commercial solutions to enhance the survivability of armored formations. The primary goal of this Area of Interest (AoI) is to award an Other Transaction Authority (OTA) to one or more vendors whose white papers support the Army’s need and who meet the requirements of 10 USC § 4022. After award of the OTA, vendors will have the opportunity to assess vehicles at Ft. Hood, TX to gather data needed and then produce and deliver Mobile Camouflage System (MCS) kits for evaluation at a Soldier Touchpoint event. During this event, soldiers will provide direct feedback on the systems to determine which solution best meets their operational needs without hindering mission effectiveness. This effort will enable the Army to acquire an MCS that reduces the detectability of armored vehicles against a wide range of threats, including Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). The MCS should be a scalable, formation-level camouflage solution that supports both stationary and mobile operations without significantly degrading platform mobility, maintainability, or combat effectiveness. To ensure the long-term sustainability of the capability, the Government is expecting at least Government Purpose Rights to the integration designs and methods developed specifically for applying the MCS to each designated Government vehicle platform. This includes vehicle-specific installation instructions, attachment point designs, and any interface control documents created to fit the MCS to the M1 Abrams, Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV), and M2A4 Bradley. As such, for all items, components, processes, or computer software where development is required under the OTA, the Contractor shall not absorb or self-fund all or any portion of the costs associated with such development without prior written approval of the Agreements Officer. Unless otherwise authorized by the Agreements Officer, all items, components, processes and computer software developed under the OTA shall be developed with direct Government funding including those items, components, processes and computer software developed by SubContractors at any level, with the direct Government funding flowing down to such SubContractors through the Contractor. The Contractor shall include this Government funding requirement in its subcontracts and shall require its SubContractors to include the flow down requirement in contracts with their SubContractors.