DoD Procurement Policy for Body Armor

Abstract

A member of Congress asked the DoD Office of Inspector General to review DoD procurement of body armor and armored vehicles to determine whether officials followed contracting policies. In addition, the member asked the DoD Office of Inspector General to provide information on why DoD issued contracts to Armor Holdings and Force Protection and to determine the effect the Army's ban on privately procured body armor had on the safety of our Service members. This is the second of two reports issued in response to the request. This report discusses the procurement of various body armor components by the Army and the Marine Corps, and the effect of the ban on privately procured body armor (Appendix C). The first report, Report No. D-2007-107, "Procurement Policy for Armored Vehicles," June 27, 2007, covered the procurement policy for armored vehicles and why DoD issued contracts for armored vehicles to Armor Holdings and Force Protection.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 2008
Accession Number
ADA499197

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptance Tests
  • Acquisition
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Army Procurement
  • Body Armor
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Contract Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Manufacturing
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Procurement
  • Protective Equipment
  • United States Central Command

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  • Electrical Engineering
  • Military Science