Hearing Protection Communication and Situational Awareness (HPCSA)

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Early Market Engagement Opportunity The Army's Hearing Protection Communication and Situation Awareness (HPCSA) programme wishes to horizon scan emerging technologies to address Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV) crew and Dismount Close Combat personnel noise environments with a communications hearing protection and situational awareness system that provides the required levels of attenuation for impulse and continuous noise in conformance with the Control of Noise at Work Regulations (CNAWR) 2005. The Authority is inviting industry to participate in an Early Market Engagement (EME) exercise to inform our Supplier Interest Database and Options Analysis, as well as support the development of our Procurement Strategy, User Requirements Document (URD) and Systems Requirements Document (SRD). This EME exercise will be in the form of a Request for Information (RFI) in MS Forms followed by a Market Interest Day event scheduled for Thursday 15th May 2025 at Warminster Garrison. The MS Forms link to respond to the RFI and register for the Market Interest Day can be located within the attached document entitled "20250404_HPCSA_EME_2025".