Army holding industry day for IVAS Next variant

The Army will hold a virtual industry day next week for companies interested in the next planned variant of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System -- IVAS Next.

The Feb. 11 event will inform interested companies about the IVAS Next and Soldier Borne Mission Command requirements and acquisition path, according to a government notice posted today.

The Army had issued a request for information on Jan. 22 for IVAS Next, in which it asked companies how their solutions enabled human-machine integration while mitigating nausea and visual discomfort -- problems that soldiers experienced with a previous variant of the night vision system.

Microsoft has the current contract for IVAS 1.2, which is the newest version the Army is currently developing. However, senior service officials said last year that a recompete could be on the table at some point.

The Army plans to conduct an operational assessment for IVAS 1.2 in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 to inform a production decision and support the transition to a new acquisition pathway in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year, according to the FY-24 annual report of the Office of the Director of Testing and Evaluation, released last week.