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Army Rebrands IVAS Next, Plans Open Competition For Prototyping Period

Army Rebrands IVAS Next, Plans Open Competition For Prototyping Period
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, test the Integrated Visual Augmentation System, Aug. 23, 2023, on Fort Drum, New York (U.S. Army photos by Spc. Kade M. Bowers)

The Army has rebranded the follow-on effort for its Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) as the Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC), with plans to hold a full and open competition for the eventual prototyping period. A new update to a previously released Request for Information details an intent to award up to two contracts for SBMC prototyping, with an expectation to have test systems delivered seven months later. “Technical proposals will explain the offeror’s planned approach to design, build, test…

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