Army Pilot Program for Clothing & Textile Specification Revision Initiative &

1. Defense Supply Center Philadelphia Army Pilot Program for Clothing & Textile Specification Revision Initiative & Government/Industry Technical Subcommittees STATUS Robert Kinney Director, Individual Protection Directorate U.S Army Natick Soldier Center robert.kinney@natick.army.mil 508-233-4308

2. Natick Soldier Center Individual Protection Directorate Army Life Cycle Manager Defense Supply Center Philadelphia Clothing & Textile Directorate Preparing Activity Army Custodian PEO Soldier Product Manager – Clothing & Individual Equipment • Materiel Developer • Configuration Manager • Provides overall leadership throughout the life cycle of CIE items • Develop/Update/ Cancel specifications • Coordinate with Army Custodian • Validate/Approve specifications • Maintain official DoD repository for specifications • Generate • Technical Data • Insert • Technology • Army lead on technical issues Collaborative Initiative Working with Industry Army Pilot Program for Clothing & Textile Specification Revision Initiative

3. FY08 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY09 FY10 6 documents 54 documents 140 documents 140 documents 140 documents 120 documents Revise 600 Continually Update Army Pilot Program for Clothing & Textile Specification Revision Initiative Current Schedule Schedule may be ACCELERATED

4. 10 Completed 22 in Progress 6 C&T Specifications 54 C&T Specifications 28 to be worked Army Pilot Program for Clothing & Textile Specification Revision Initiative FY05 & FY06

5. Gloves Footwear Kick Off Meeting at DSCP 12 May 2006 Will be announced formally in FEDBIZOPPS this week Will elect Industry Co-Chair Will schedule 2nd Meeting (July 2006 timeframe) FY07 FY06 Combat Clothing: Wet & Cold Weather Combat Clothing: Utility Chemical Protection Kick Off Meeting at DSCP 10 August 2006 Will be announced formally in FEDBIZOPPS Will elect Industry Co-Chair Dress Clothing Load Bearing Equipment Ballistics All Inclusive – includes end items and components Government/Industry Technical Subcommittees will stand up and actively participate in C&T Specification Revision Initiative within these timeframes Army Pilot Program for Clothing & Textile Government/Industry Technical Subcommittees

6. Other Pilot Programs Utilizing NSC Expertise: • Physical Testing (Army UCP & USMC MARPAT – 463 lots in FY06) • Shade Evaluation (Army UCP & USMC MARPAT) – 667 lots in FY06) • Verification Testing – anticipate starting in 3Q06 Collaborative Initiative to improve Technical Data Sharing! Natick Soldier Center Individual Protection Directorate Data Management Demonstration Project • Defense Supply • Center Philadelphia Business Systems Modernization (BSM) & Product Data Management Initiative (PDMI) Other Process Improvements: Lean 6 Sigma Black Belt Projects to streamline processes Other Defense Supply Center Philadelphia – Natick Soldier Center Initiatives

7. Other Defense Supply Center Philadelphia – Natick Soldier Center Initiatives Points of Contact Collaborative Initiative Natick Soldier Center Individual Protection Directorate Points of Contact: Specifications: Vasant Devarakonda (508) 233-5229 vasant.devarakonda@natick.army.mil Technical Sub-Committees: Judi Mello (508) 233-5426 judi.mello@natick.army.mil • Defense Supply • Center Philadelphia • Clothing & • Textile Directorate • Points of Contact: • Specifications & • Technical Sub-Committees: • Pat Alldridge (215) 737-8083 • pat.alldridge@dla.mil PM-CIE Configuration Management: Fernanda Crivello (508) 233-4435 fernanda.crivello@natick.army.mil