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Background: The Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility (NCTRF) is conducting a market research investigation into potential sources for supply of Cold Weather Undergarments. The goal of this effort is to identify firms with the capabilities to manufacture the following items:

-Lightweight Men’s Shirt

-Lightweight Men’s Trouser

-Lightweight Women’s Shirt

-Lightweight Women’s Trouser

-Midweight Men’s Pullover

-Midweight Men’s Trouser

-Midweight Women’s Pullover

-Midweight Women’s Trouser

Description: NCTRF seeks to identify cut and sew operations capable of manufacturing developmental undergarments for cold weather applications. The operation shall be able to procure specified Berry Compliant materials as well as cut and sew low quantity technical garment prototypes. NCTRF anticipates issuing a solicitation in FY 23 for a low quantity run of developmental undergarments. NCTRF will also consider interested parties for future prototyping solicitations. The information supplied in response to this market research survey will help determine the best method for solicitation.

Interested sources shall, within thirty (30) calendar days of the publication of this RFI, respond with an information package containing the following information:

1. General information regarding the firm, including location, size, and special designations (i.e. Small Business, 8(a), Women-Owned Small Business, AbilityOne, etc.).


2. Information regarding the firm's production capabilities, to include whether the item(s) can be domestically produced in compliance with Section 2533a of Title 10 U.S. Code (i.e. the “Berry Amendment”).


3. Past experience manufacturing similar cold weather undergarments.


4. Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimate for each garment.


5. Production ramp-up time.


6. Monthly production capacity with a notional delivery schedule.

This notice is for market survey only. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. No solicitation document exists. Please review the following and provide as much information as possible.

Contact Information: Please submit electronic responses along with any questions and/or requests for information regarding this notice to Seth Eby (seth.d.eby.civ@us.navy.mil), 508-206-2755.

Important Notice: Availability of Solicitations: Availability of solicitations, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. Offeror should register to receive notification of this solicitation or solicitation amendments. The solicitation will be posted on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil//.

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Important Note on Foreign Content: The Defense appropriations and authorization acts and other statutes (including what is commonly referred to as "The Berry Amendment" impose restrictions on the DoD's acquisition of foreign products and services. Generally, Clothing and Textile items (as defined in DFARS clause 252.225-7012) and "specialty metals" (as defined in DFARS clause 252.225-7014) must be grown, reprocessed, reused, melted or produced in the United States, its possessions or Puerto Rico, unless one of the DFARS 225.7002-2 exceptions applies.

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