DLA Troop Support is conducting market research to determine the availability of domestically manufactured athletic footwear that is fully compliant with the Berry Amendment in accordance with clause 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities.
In order to assess the marketplace, we request interested providers identify all Berry Compliant Athletic (Running) shoes being sold in the commercial marketplace to include: (1) a general description of each item, including the various fits and sizes, (2) the volume of commercial sales for each of those products for the past 1 to 3 years, (3) cost and/or selling price, (4) manufacturing capacity of those items to include any minimum order quantities, economic production quantities as well as monthly and annual maximum production capabilities (5) production leadtime and (6) manufacturing location.
For those capable of manufacturing a domestically Compliant Athletic (Running) Shoe but have not yet produced or sold any, please provide, to the extent possible, the information requested above along with any additional actions you would need to take in order to make those products available in the commercial marketplace.
Additionally, please be sure to confirm that your product offering is fully domestic, including all components materials and subcomponent assemblies.
Note: Samples are not required; however, if you choose to send samples, we will forward to the services for further review.
There are no current contracts for this item. This inquiry is for market research only. There is no guarantee that a solicitation is or will be forthcoming. Responses are requested to be submitted no later than 18 Feb 2014. Responses should be sent to:
DLA Troop Support
ATTN: Directorate of C &T BLDG 3 -Cynthia Ortiz
700 Robbins Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19111
Or via email: [email protected]
Any questions can be directed to Cynthia Ortiz 215-737-5824 or Tom Darcy 215-737-3068.