Contracting authority: UK Ministry of Defence, Defence Procurement Agency Dismounted Close Combat (DCC) DPA DPA, DCC IPT, Walnut 3B #1325, DPA Abbey Wood

Attn: Mr D. I. Shepherd, Bristol BS34 8JH

Tel: +44 (0)11791-37184

Email: DCCCOMM3@dpa.mod.uk

Fax: +44 (0)11791-31909

The Dismounted Close Combat Integrated Project Team (DCC IPT) within the Defence Procurement Agency invites expressions of interest from companies seeking to undertake systems engineering management of the Assessment Phase (AP) for the Personal Equipment Combat Operational Clothing (PECOC) Project. The purpose of the AP is to develop, integrate, identify the constraints and linkages, test and trial a fully integrated range of combat clothing items, footwear, ballistic protection, load carriage and sensory protection equipment and produce a complete range of specifications and drawings.

Deadline: 10 February 2006