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84--Decontamination Boots

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W911SR-10-R-0013Federal

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The Research Development Engineering Command Acquisition Center (RDECOM-AC), Edgewood Division, plans to establish a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) on a sole source basis with Onguard Industries, LLC, a certified small business. This procurement involves chemical-resistant boots with steel safety toes, designed for use over stockings or as part of fully encapsulating chemical protective suits. These boots are required to meet stringent performance specifications outlined by the Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) for Toxicological Agent Protective Boots and are intended for use in demilitarization protective ensembles and OSHA/EPA protective levels A through D at CMA and RDECOM facilities. The boots must comply with military standards MIL-STD-282 and MIL-STD-1916, ensuring effective protective capabilities, including resistance to chemical agents and decontaminating solutions. All boot components are to be manufactured from materials that withstand exposure to hazardous substances while maintaining durability and flexibility. Rigorous testing is mandated to confirm performance criteria such as tensile strength, abrasion resistance, flexibility, leakage prevention, toxicological agent resistance, penetration by mustard and nerve agent vapors, decontaminant resistance, and durability in low temperatures. The contract ensures the supply of specialized protective footwear meeting critical safety and operational standards for military and environmental hazard response.

General Info

Sole source BPA with Onguard for chemical-resistant, steel-toe boots meeting military and toxicological standards.

Agency

Department Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Apg

NAICS

316211 - Rubber and Plastics Footwear Manufacturing

Place of Performance

Set-Aside

NONE

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PostedMar 17

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Apg

ContactsNo contacts available

OfficeABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD, 21010-5424, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Apg

Office AddressABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD, 21010-5424, USA

ContactsNo contact information available

Full Description

The Research Development Engineering Command Acquisition Center (RDECOM-AC), Edgewood Division intends to solicit a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) on a Sole Source Basis from Onguard Industries, LLC, 1850 Clark Road, Havre de Grace, MD 21078-4000. Solicitation shall be as a Total Small Business Set-Aside. This requirement is for chemical resistant boots, with steel safety toes, designed for wear over stockings and/or totally encapsulating chemical protective suits as detailed in Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) Performance Specification for Toxicological Agent Protective Boots. The boots are intended for use as components of the following protective outfits: Demilitarization Protective Ensemble, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)/Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Levels A, B, C, and D at CMA and RDECOM facilities. The Boots shall meet MIL-STD-282 'Filter Units, Protective Clothing, Gas-Mask Components and Related Products: Performance Test Methods' and MIL-STD-1916 'DOD Preferred Methods for Acceptance of Product, Department of Defense Test Method Standard.' The components to be used in assembly of the boots shall be made from a compound that resists exposure to decontaminating solutions and meet the chemical agent resistance and material requirements detailed in the referenced specification. Extensive testing is required to meet the performance parameters specified in the CMA Specification, to include: - Tensile strength and ultimate elongation tests; - Abrasive index test; - Flexibility; - Slippage; - Leakage; - Toxicological agent resistance; - Mustard vapor penetration; - Nerve agent vapor penetration; - Decontminating solution resistance; and - Low temperature deterioration