Bulgarian MoD acquires protective personal equipment
Bulgaria issued a contract notice to procure 120 units of combat helmets for the Special Operations Forces, tactical vests and belts and ballistic protection plates.
In order to improve the survivability of the soldiers, the Bulgarian MoD has issued a contract notice on 11 November aiming to procure protective personal equipment with ballistic protection (PPE).
The MoD will invest BNG 83.33 thousand (US$ 50 thousand) to acquire 120 units of PPE, that will be delivered in three batches up to 180 days from the award of the agreement.
It will comprise combat helmets for the Special Operations Forces, tactical vests and belts and ballistic protection plates.
Bulgaria will acquire 50 helmets. According to the contract notice, they must be designed with ballistic and anti-fragmentation capacities and protect against hits and ricochets.
A total of 35 units of tactical vests and belts will be procured. The vests should be designed for use during combat training and operations and to allow good mobility of the warfighters.
Also, it must have a convenient location to carry weapons and equipment and the possibility of using ballistic protection plates.
In the addition, the MoD will purchase 35 ballistic protection plates, that must provide protection of vital areas of the torso against weapons of up to 7.62 mm.
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