1. The Science Behind the Warrior: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Army Pilot Program for Clothing & Textile Specification Revision Initiative &Government/Industry Technical Subcommittees STATUS Robert Kinney Director, Individual Protection Directorate U.S Army Natick Soldier Center robert.kinney@natick.army.mil508-233-4308 Defense Supply Center Philadelphia

2. US ARMY NATICK SOLDIER CENTER Kansas Street Natick, MA 01760 NSC.NATICK.ARMY.MIL PEO Soldier Product Manager – Clothing & Individual Equipment Army Life Cycle Manager   Materiel Developer   Configuration Manager   Provides overall leadership throughout the life cycle of CIE items Army Pilot Program for Clothing & Textile Specification Revision Initiative Natick Soldier Center Individual Protection Directorate   Generate Technical Data   Insert Technology   Army lead on technical issues Army Custodian Defense Supply Center Philadelphia Clothing & Textile Directorate Preparing Activity   Develop/Update/ Cancel specifications   Coordinate with Army Custodian   Validate/Approve specifications   Maintain official DoD repository for specifications Collaborative Initiative Working with Industry

3. US ARMY NATICK SOLDIER CENTER Kansas Street Natick, MA 01760 NSC.NATICK.ARMY.MIL Revise 600 54 documents FY06 FY08FY09FY10 140 documents 140 documents FY07 120 documents 140 documents 6 documents FY05 Continually Update Army Pilot Program for Clothing & Textile Specification Revision Initiative Current Schedule Schedule may be ACCELERATED

4. US ARMY NATICK SOLDIER CENTER Kansas Street Natick, MA 01760 NSC.NATICK.ARMY.MIL Army Pilot Program for Clothing & Textile Specification Revision Initiative 10 Completed FY05 & FY06 22 in Progress 28 to be worked 6C&TSpecifications 54C&TSpecifications

5. US ARMY NATICK SOLDIER CENTER Kansas Street Natick, MA 01760 NSC.NATICK.ARMY.MIL Gloves Footwear Army Pilot Program for Clothing & Textile Government/Industry Technical Subcommittees All Inclusive – includes end items and components FY07 Ballistics Chemical Protectio n Chemical Protectio n Combat Clothing: Wet & Cold Weather Combat Clothing: Wet & Cold Weather Dress Clothing Government/Industry Technical Subcommittees will stand up and actively participate in C&T Specification Revision Initiative within these timeframes Load Bearing Equipment Load Bearing Equipment Combat Clothing: Utility Combat Clothing: Utility FY06 Kick Off Meeting at DSCP 12 May 2006 Will be announced formally in FEDBIZOPPS this week Will elect Industry Co-Chair Will schedule 2nd Meeting (July 2006 timeframe) Kick Off Meeting at DSCP 10 August 2006 Will be announced formally in FEDBIZOPPS Will elect Industry Co-Chair

6. US ARMY NATICK SOLDIER CENTER Kansas Street Natick, MA 01760 NSC.NATICK.ARMY.MIL Other Pilot Programs Utilizing NSC Expertise: Physical Testing (Army UCP & USMC MARPAT – 463 lots in FY06) Shade Evaluation (Army UCP & USMC MARPAT) – 667 lots in FY06)   Verification Testing – anticipate starting in 3Q06 Other Defense Supply Center Philadelphia – Natick Soldier Center Initiatives Natick Soldier Center Individual Protection Directorate Data Management Demonstration Project Defense Supply Center Philadelphia Business Systems Modernization (BSM) & Product Data Management Initiative (PDMI) Collaborative Initiative to improve Technical Data Sharing! Other Process Improvements: Lean 6 Sigma Black Belt Projects to streamline processes

7. US ARMY NATICK SOLDIER CENTER Kansas Street Natick, MA 01760 NSC.NATICK.ARMY.MIL Other Defense Supply Center Philadelphia – Natick Soldier Center Initiatives Natick Soldier Center Individual Protection Directorate Points of Contact: Specifications: Vasant Devarakonda (508) 233-5229 vasant.devarakonda@natick.army.mil Technical Sub-Committees: Judi Mello (508) 233-5426 judi.mello@natick.army.mil Defense Supply Center Philadelphia Clothing & Textile Directorate Points of Contact: Specifications & Technical Sub-Committees: Pat Alldridge (215) 737-8083 pat.alldridge@dla.mil Collaborative Initiative PM-CIE Configuration Management: Fernanda Crivello (508) 233-4435 fernanda.crivello@natick.army.mil Points of Contact