Industry Day in Support of Joint Project Manager for Protection's Uniform Integrated Protection Ensemble Increment 2 Program

The Uniform Integrated Protection Ensemble Increment 2 (UIPE Incr 2) will be a protective system that will provide reduced operational burden compared to current protective ensembles and with the objective to be similar in form and fit as a combat duty uniform. It will provide percutaneous protection against chemical and biological warfare agents as well as radiological particles (alpha and beta only). The UIPE Incr 2 will increase Warfighter ability to meet current and future operational demands throughout the full range of military operations by reducing physiological burden associated with previously fielded ensembles. It will balance risk and operational need with the intent of optimizing design to ensure peak operator performance. It will provide commanders with expanded options for protection of the force commensurate with the varying security challenge environments and specific adversary threats likely to be encountered. In preparation for this release, the Consortium for Energy, Environment and Demilitarization (CEED) is hosting an Industry Day for the UIPE Incr 2 program. The event will consist of a morning session for presentations followed by individual meetings with industry solvers in the afternoon. Date/Location Date: September 8, 2016 Location: Chemical Demilitarization Training Facility Main Building E4516 4810 Hoadley Road Gunpowder, MD 21010 Agenda 9:00-11:30 Presentations 12:30 - Completion Individual Meetings with Industry The morning session will focus on the use of Other Transaction Authority, and specifically, on CEED's Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with the Department of the Army, which will be used by the UIPE Incr 2 program as the contract vehicle to acquire information and prototype solutions. This will be followed by a presentation of the UIPE Incr 2 acquisition strategy. The afternoon session will consist of one-on-one meetings between the UIPE Incr 2 team and Industry representatives. These sessions will provide Industry the opportunity to present their current efforts to the UIPE Incr 2 team and to ask questions. These meetings will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no cost to attend the Industry Day, but registration is required at http://www.ceed-ota.org/industry-day, for the attendance and one-on-one meetings.