Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott, Senator Patrick Leahy and Congressman PEter Welch joined employees of Revision Military in Newport celebrating its five-year contract to provide up to 293,870 helmets to the US Army for a total value of $98 million. The contract, which awards manufacture of the Army’s Advanced Combat Helmet Generation II to Revision, was first announced in March. Since 2013, Revision’s Newport facility has expanded by 16,000 square feet and employment there has doubled to about 190 employees.
the US Army awarded Revision Military the contract to produce the next generation of combat helmets for soldiers. The announcement in March followed an intense competition for the project.
Revision Military, the world leader in integrated head systems based in Essex Junction, with world headquarters in Montreal, said in a statement in March that the contract is for the Advanced Combat Helmet Generation II (ACH GEN II). This five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) helmet contract (W91CRB-17-D-0008), awarded on a full and open competition basis to Revision, has a maximum value of $98,111,803 and estimated completion date of March 6, 2022. Revision said its ACH helmet is up to 24 percent lighter than the legacy ACH helmet system and this contract represents the first large-scale, significant advancement in ACH technology in 15 years.
Since last contracted by the US Army in 2012—when Revision delivered a total of 180,000 ACH helmets—Revision said it has invested millions of dollars in new manufacturing equipment and processes, research into the characterization and optimization of advanced ballistic materials, and in the building of a world-class team of scientists and engineers in order to evolve the Company’s capabilities.
Additionally, since 2013, Revision’s Newport, Vermont facility—where helmets for this contract will be manufactured—has expanded by 16,000 square feet, and the number of employees that work at this facility has more than doubled. As a result of these ongoing investments, and the development of composite materials technological expertise, Revision was able to exceed the weight reduction requirements stipulated in the Army’s solicitation by a sizable margin: The ACH Gen II solicitation required a minimum 15 percent weight reduction compared to the current ACH helmet; Revision’s solution offers up to 24 percent weight reduction over the legacy ACH design, pushing the envelope of attainable weight reduction while maintaining superior ballistic protection.
Leahy is Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a leading member of its Defense Subcommittee, which handles the Senate’s work in writing the annual Defense Department budget bills.
Source: Scott, Leahy, Revision.