Denmark – Bullet-proof vests – Udbud af kontrakt om levering af taktiske ballistiske beskyttelsesveste

The National Police is tendering a contract for the supply of tactical modular ballistic protection vests with associated components and accessories for the police in Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. A tactical modular ballistic protection vest is understood to be a vest that provides ballistic protection against handgun ammunition and fragments to the torso. Depending on the specific task, the vest can be used with or without additional ballistic protection for the shoulders, neck, upper arms, sides and groin. The vest should also be able to be fitted with pouches and similar carrying means, including those from other manufacturers. The tactical ballistic protection vest is used in the police's operational service and should be able to interact with the police's other equipment, uniforms, vehicles and task resolution. The tactical vest is primarily used by response patrols, who, with special training, tactics and weapons, carry out a variety of high-risk tasks. These tasks are performed both indoors and outdoors and in all weather conditions, which places high demands on the quality, functionality and flexibility of the ballistic protection equipment. The vest is primarily used in Denmark, but all items may to a lesser extent be exposed to the climatic conditions relating to the geographical wide area of use from the Arctic to the equator. The police therefore send police officers on international missions for the EU, UN, OSCE and FRONTEX in South and Eastern Europe as well as Africa and the Middle East. In this connection, the tactical vest is used in selected functions and tasks. The tactical protection vest is also used in connection with basic and maintenance training within relevant concepts, where the vest is used, for example, on shooting ranges and other training facilities. The user of the vest is thus exposed to many different physical activities over several hours – including running, walking, standing work, sitting tasks, kneeling positions, driving, frequent entering and exiting of vehicles, overcoming obstacles and reaching for objects. The tactical vest should also function as intended in all shooting positions with shoulder-borne weapons. The tactical ballistic protection vest is always used with ballistic panels and ballistic plates on the front and back. Depending on the task, threat level and user's level of training, the vest can be configured with additional ballistic panels at the shoulders, neck, upper arms, sides and groin as well as with ballistic side plates. The tactical ballistic protection vest also functions as a carrying platform for various types of carrying means and accessories, which are mounted on the front, back and sides of the vest. The police's existing carrying means and accessories are MOLLE-compatible, and the tactical vest is therefore used in conjunction with such systems. Mounting of magazine pouches, multi-pouches, tourniquet pouches, IFAK, grenade pouches and hand grenade pouches is a natural part of the tactical vest's modular design. The tactical vest is normally worn over the outermost clothing. The clothing varies throughout the year and can range from a traditional combat shirt to several layers of insulating as well as wind- and waterproof clothing depending on the season, task and the individual user's preferences. The detailed requirements for the products' design, functionality and use are set out in the tender material.