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.
- Army Open Solicitation (W9128Z-25-S-A002)0 B, September 9, 2026
- Attachment 0001 M-BALCS Phase 1 Evaluation Matrix 20260909.pdf72 KB, September 9, 2026
Publications
Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.
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
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
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
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
Points of contact
- Lydia Wanglydia.z.wang.civ@army.mil
- Danny Sotodanny.soto3.civ@army.mil
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