R 041850Z MAY 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 211/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/PRECAUTIONARY RECALL OF SELECTED OUTER TACTICAL VEST (OTV)
/LOTS//
POC/DAN FITZGERALD/-/PM INFANTRY COMBAT EQUIP/-/TEL:DSN 378-3334
/TEL:COML (703)432-3334/EMAIL:DANIEL.FITZGERALD@USMC.MIL//
POC/WENDELL LEIMBACH/MAJ/TM LDR/-/TEL:DSN 378-3224
/TEL:COML (703)432-3224/EMAIL:WENDELL.LEIMBACH@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. ANNOUNCE THE PRECAUTIONARY RECALL OF
SELECTED OUTER TACTICAL VEST (OTV) LOTS.
2. ACTION. THE INFANTRY COMBAT EQUIPMENT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE
(PM ICE) OF MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND IMMEDIATELY RECALLS ELEVEN
(11) LOTS OF OTVS TOTALING 5277 VESTS THAT WERE FIELDED DURING 2004
IN ORDER TO ENSURE MARINES ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE OPTIMAL LEVEL OF
PERSONAL PROTECTION GEAR.
3. BACKGROUND
A. DURING RAPID FIELDING AND EQUIPPING OF FORCES FOR OIF II
ELEVEN (11) LOTS OF OTVS TOTALLING 5277 VESTS WERE FIELDED WITH
WAIVERS THAT ACCOMODATED LOWER THAN CONTRACTED TEST RESULTS FROM A
SPECIFIC TESTING FACILITY. PRIOR TO APPROVING WAIVERS ADDITIONAL
TEST DATA WAS COLLECTED ON THE LOTS IN QUESTION. BALLISTIC
PROTECTION PERFORMANCE OF THE LOTS WAS CONFIRMED AND THEY WERE
SUBSEQUENTLY FIELDED.
B. CONTRACT WAIVERS WERE APPROVED IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE
DELIVERY.
C. CURRENT SITUATION ALLOWS PM ICE TO CONDUCT RECALL OF
WAIVED LOTS WITHOUT ADVERSELY AFFECTING SUPPORT TO THE OPERATING
FORCES.
4. EXECUTION. ALL COMMANDS POSSESSING OTVS ARE REQUESTED TO
PERFORM AN INVENTORY TO IDENTIFY OTVS FROM LOTS SPECIFIED BELOW
DURING AN APPROPRIATE OPERATIONAL STANDDOWN OR GARRISON PERIOD.
READ IN FIVE COLUMNS:
LOT SERIAL NUMBERS LOT SIZE DATE DESTINATION
69-09 MC160675-MC161174 490 FEB 04 I & II MEF CIF
69-12 MC161175-MC161674 490 FEB 04 I & II MEF CIF
69-24 MC163205-MC163704 489 JUL 04 II MEF CIF,CARDF
69-96 MC177154-MC177653 496 JUL-AUG 04 II MEF CIF
69-102 MC178154-MC178653 391 JUL -AUG 04 II MEF CIF
69-105 MC178654-MC179153 491 JUL-AUG 04 II MEF CIF
69-111 MC180154-MC180653 496 DEC 04 II MEF CIF
69-117 MC179654-MC180153 496 JUL-AUG 04 II MEF CIF
69-120 MC182654-MC183153 496 DEC 04 II MEF CIF
71-12 MC174204-MC174624 417 JUL-AUG 04 I MEF CIF
71-21 MC176625-MC177153 525 JUL-AUG 04 I MEF CIF
5277 TOTAL
A. LOTS CAN ONLY BE IDENTIFIED BY CHECKING THE EIGHT SEPARATE
BALLISTIC PANELS WITHIN THE VEST, GROIN, THROAT, AND COLLAR. OTVS
CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY EITHER LOT NUMBER OR SERIAL NUMBER. NUMBERS
ARE HAND WRITTEN ON THE BALLISTIC PANELS.
B. THE OUTER SHELL OF THE OTV CANNOT BE USED TO IDENTIFY THE LOT OR
SERIAL NUMBER BECAUSE IN MANY CASES THE OUTER SHELLS HAVE BEEN
REPLACED OR EXCHANGED (WOODLAND CAMOUFLAGE TO THE COYOTE BROWN).
C. VESTS IDENTIFIED AS BELONGING TO LOTS ABOVE SHOULD CONTINUE TO
BE WORN UNTIL THEY CAN BE REPLACED. OTVS ARE SERVICEABLE.
5. OPERATING FORCES. RECORD RESULTS OF INVENTORY THOUGH YOUR CHAIN
OF COMMAND. REQUEST RESULTS BE CONSOLIDATED AT THE MEF LEVEL OR
APPRORIATE MARFOR AND FORWARDED TO PM ICE POC.
6. LOGCOM (CONSOLIDATE ISSUE FACILITIES (CIF)). REQUEST IMMEDIATE
INVENTORY TO DETERMINE IF ABOVE LOT NUMBERS ARE ON HAND AND PROVIDE
RESULTS TO PM ICE POC.
7. MARCORSYCOM, PM ICE WILL COORDINATE ALL ACTIONS CONCERNING THIS
PRECAUTIONARY RECALL AND PROVIDE AMPLIFYING INFORMATION FOR
DISPOSITION OF ANY RECOVERY OF OTVS.. POC INFORMATION. POC FOR
EXECUTION OF THIS PRECAUTIONARY RECALL IS 8. DAN FITZGERALD, PM,
INFANTRY COMBAT EQUIPMENT, MARCORSYSCOM DSN 378-3334, COML
(703)432-3334, DANIEL.FITZGERALD@USMC.MIL
<MAILTO:DANIEL.FITZGERALD@USMC.MIL> OR MAJ WENDELL LEIMBACH, DSN
378-3224, COML (703)432-3224, WENDELL.LEIMBACH@USMC.MIL
<MAILTO:WENDELL.LEIMBACH@USMC.MIL>//