Non-Destructive Test Equipment (NDTE) System Support

Contractor shall establish and maintain field operating teams who will operate and maintain the Non-Destructive Test Equipment (NDTE) System. The NDTE System is a portable, deployable self-contained system that detects physical or structural defects in body armor plates worn by Soldiers. The NDTE system consists of an Armor Inspection System (AIS) which employs an X-ray to scan body armor plates [(Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert (ESAPI), X-Threat Small Arms Protective Inserts (XSAPI), Enhanced Side Ballistic Insert (ESBI) Plates, X-Threat Side Ballistic Insert (XSBI)]. The NDTE System scans for physical or structural defects in the ceramic materials, as well as flaws within the composite laminate or the bonds between the ceramic and composite that are undetectable by visual inspection. The inspection component can be used as a stand-alone system in an environmentally controlled facility. It can also operate as a self-contained unit within a Hard-Sided Expandable Light Air Mobile Shelter (HELAMS). The NDTE System is capable of scanning a plate in 15 seconds or less and can scan as many as 240 plates in one hour. In addition to plate X-ray inspections, the NDTE System provides a continuous body armor plate surveillance capability as it collects data on inspected body armor plates such as lot number, cage code, contract number, serial number, national stock number (NSN) and radiographic images.