DoD Testing Requirements for Body Armor

Abstract

The overall objective of our audit was to evaluate ballistic testing requirements for body armor components. We specifically reviewed whether the Enhanced Small Arms Protective Inserts (ESAPI) first article testing criteria for Army contract W91CRB-04-D- 0040 (Contract 0040) were in accordance with the contract. We also reviewed the basis for first article testing criteria used by the U.S. Army and U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Although an announced objective, we did not review first article testing criteria for the other contracts reviewed as part of DoD Inspector General (IG) Report No. D-2008-067, "DoD Procurement Policy for Body Armor," March 31, 2008. That objective will be addressed in DoD IG Project No. D2008- D000CD-0256.000, "Research on DoD Body Armor Contracts."

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 29, 2009
Accession Number
ADA499208

Entities

Organizations

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

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptance Tests
  • Acquisition
  • Armor
  • Body Armor
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Environmental Tests
  • Military Research
  • Military Standards
  • Procurement
  • Protective Equipment
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods
  • United States Special Operations Command

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Materials Science

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3