$416M Vital Torso Protection Program Contract Awarded to Leading Technology Composites and Hardwire

Leading Technology Composites Inc.,* Wichita, Kansas (W91CRB-25-D-0012); and Hardwire LLC,* Pocomoke City, Maryland (W91CRB-25-D-0013), will compete for each order of the $416,011,975 firm-fixed-price contract for Vital Torso Protection program Lares Small Arms Protective Inserts. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of March 13, 2032. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity.