DRESS WHITE MATERIAL - MARKET RESEARCH

The US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development, & Engineering Center (NSRDEC) is conducting a market survey to identify sources of supply for commercially available dress shirt material as part of the Army Dress White Shirt program. PdM Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment is the lifecycle manager for this item and this RFI is in support of an investigation into current fabric market availability of dress shirt materials. Current Army material properties are documented in GL PD 11-05. The following characteristics are critical: 6 1. Color: White-Fiber choice must be able to meet white standard. 2. Weight: must be with range of 3.5-5.0 oz. /sq. yd. 3. Must meet Berry Amendment Compliance requirements 4. Durable Press finish or comparable This is an open RFI to submit in any type of material to be considered for evaluation. Respondents should include a description of company's background, experience, and any other information that demonstrates value, performance, and capabilities. Submission Instructions to Respondents: Source of supply in response to this RFI shall include the following information: 1. All material characteristics to include test report if available. 2. 12"x12" swatch of material. The government may request additional materials and/or information. 3. Description of the company and background information, please limit to no more than 10 pages. 4. Responses shall include the following information which is not counted against the 10 page response limit: 1. Company/Institute name 2. Address 3. Point of Contact 4. Cage Code 5. DUNS Number 6. Phone Number 7. E-mail Address 8. Web page URL Interested parties shall submit by 6PM EST, 30 September 2016 to [email protected] . Questions may be sent to [email protected]. Do not send questions with proprietary content. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. This Request for Information (RFI) is for market research purposes, and is not a solicitation as defined by FAR 2.101. The Government is not requesting offers or proposals at this time. Any responses to this RFI received by the Government will not be accepted to form a binding contract. If a solicitation is issued, the Government does not guarantee that it will be issued to RFI respondents. THE SUBMISSION OF THIS INFORMATION IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO PROCURE ANY ITEMS/SERVICES, NOR FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY FOR THE INFORMATION RECEIVED. NO ENTITLEMENT TO PAYMENT OF DIRECT OR INDIRECT COSTS OR CHARGES BY THE GOVERNMENT WILL ARISE AS A RESULT OF SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES TO THIS RFI AND GOVERNMENT USE OF SUCH INFORMATION. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT EXISTS. Primary Point of Contact and mailing address: US Army NSRDEC ATTN: Beverly Kimball, RDNS-SEW-EWC 10 General Greene Avenue Natick, MA, 01760 [email protected]