Joint Service Aircrew Mask - Joint Strike Fighter (JSAM-JSF) Production

The United States Army is conducting market research to identify potential sources for the production of a chemical and biological protective mask for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, known as the Joint Service Aircrew Mask - Joint Strike Fighter (JSAM-JSF). The mask must meet stringent performance, integration, testing, and fielding requirements. The Government is seeking information on companies' experience, technical approach, and ability to develop and deliver a fully qualified, airworthy system without a Government-owned Technical Data Package (TDP). The key requirements include pressurized breathing, chemical agent protection, biological protection, rapid decompression, ejection survivability, and F-35 integration. • The mask must provide an effective seal with pressure breathing up to 60 mm Hg at G loads up to +9Gz per second onset rate. • The system shall prevent chemical agent permeation for a period of 16 hours. • The mask must provide adequate protection against biological agents, with a Quantitative Fit Factor (QFF) of 100,000 in blown mode and 1,000 in unblown mode. • The decompression-derived pressure spike in the mask cavity shall not exceed 45mm Hg gauge during a decompression in the absence of a chest counter pressure vest. • The system must be able to survive an aircraft ejection with windblast up to 600 KEAS and not injure the pilot. • The critical viewing area shall have no distortion that would impact safety of flight or prevent normal and emergency operations.