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Solicitation

Call for Solutions for Maritime Body Armor Load Carriage Systems (M-BALCS) Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) Only

W911QY-26-R-MBALCS

Department of the Army, W6QK ACC-APG Natick. Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (except Contractors).

Offers due

September 29, 2026 at 8:00 PM EDT

14 days from now. Posted September 14, 2026, first published September 9, 2026.

Description

As published on SAM.gov.

Amendment 0001 - 09/14/2026; Call for Solutions for M-BALCS

09 SEPTEMBER 2026 CALL FOR SOLUTIONS

The Program Manager – Protection and Integration (PM-PI) is seeking new innovative solutions for the Maritime Body Armor Load Carriage System (M-BALCS). The requirement is for a modular tactical protection and load-bearing system that supports special operations across a full range of missions. 

The Call for Solutions document (.pdf) and associated attachments, outlining the full problem statement and objectives, can be found in the Attachments section of this posting. 

The Army Open Solicitation that this Call for Solutions is associated with can be found at: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/923946ff85b94746be9249b5ed5f2fc7/view

Attachments

Files listed on SAM.gov. The ones we hold a copy of download from here; the rest open SAM's download, which needs no account.

Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. September 9, 2026

    Solicitation

    Due September 25, 2026 at 8:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 3ca959806abb4079beec8439f00ddf45

    4 revisions on SAM
    • September 14, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • September 9, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • September 9, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • September 9, 2026: publish, solicitation
  2. September 9, 2026

    Solicitation

    Due September 25, 2026 at 8:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 5ada8efcf393432ca22926ca3e8988e3

    4 revisions on SAM
    • September 14, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • September 9, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • September 9, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • September 9, 2026: publish, solicitation
  3. September 9, 2026

    Solicitation

    Due September 25, 2026 at 8:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice a707f0faa4c643c7a817a5c3ea4978e8

    4 revisions on SAM
    • September 14, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • September 9, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • September 9, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • September 9, 2026: publish, solicitation
  4. September 14, 2026

    Solicitation

    Due September 29, 2026 at 8:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 5c594e7988c54f1b8d5bb5d40d54060e

    4 revisions on SAM
    • September 14, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • September 9, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • September 9, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • September 9, 2026: publish, solicitation

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