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Full/Corrected Grain Leather Source/Supplier

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The Department of Defense, through DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles, is seeking qualified leather sources and suppliers for men's and women's shoes under several contracts, including PGC 03896, PGC 03897, PGC 02450, and PGC 02451. The footwear requires full or corrected grain, chrome-tanned cattlehide dress shoe leather with specific characteristics such as weight between 4 to 4-1/2 ounces, and colors including Heritage Walnut 567 for brown shoes and drum-dyed black for black shoes. The leather must meet strict quality criteria ensuring compatibility of tannery and factory dyes and finishes, uniformity of color and appearance, durability, and the ability to be polished to a high luster using commercial paste wax. Suppliers are asked to comply with technical documents GLPD 19022A & 19023A and NCTRF PD 13-98A, with interim changes specifying detailed tanning and finishing requirements. DLA requires that the leather be Berry compliant, though non-Berry compliant leather that meets specifications will be considered if accompanied by detailed deviation information. Interested suppliers must provide capability statements and relevant documentation such as lab test results, shade and weight tests, swatches, and certificates of conformance to demonstrate material acceptability. Submissions should include company contact details, production lead times, material limitations, and qualified lab information. All leather swatches and supporting material should be sent to DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia, with points of contact available to assist potential vendors. This solicitation aims to identify reliable providers capable of meeting the demanding standards for military dress footwear leather materials.

General Info

Department of Defense seeks qualified suppliers for high-quality military dress shoe leather materials.

Agency

Department Of Defense → DLA Troop Support

NAICS

316210 - Footwear Manufacturing

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PostedSep 17

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → DLA Troop Support

Contacts2 people available

OfficePHILADELPHIA, PA, 19111-5096, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → DLA Troop Support

Office AddressPHILADELPHIA, PA, 19111-5096, USA

Contacts

Michael Curry

John Fricker

Full Description

PGC 03896: SHOE, MEN, ASGU (BROWN) PGC 03897: SHOE, WOMEN, ASGU (BROWN) DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles is seeking eligible leather source/suppliers for footwear items in accordance with GLPD 19022A & 19023A and the below interim changes: - 3.2.1 Upper leather. The uppers shall be cut from 4 to 4-1/2-ounce corrected or full grain, chrome tanned cattlehide dress shoe leather. The color shall be Heritage Walnut 567 (see 7.8). The temper (softness) and skiving of the various cut parts shall be in accordance with good commercial practice. Tannery and shoe factory dyes/finishes applied to the leather shall be compatible with each other and shall not adversely change the uniformity of color, appearance, durability or shine ability of the shoes. The finished shoe shall be capable of being polished to a high luster with a commercial paste wax before and after normal use. PGC 02450: SHOE, MEN, DRESS LEATHER, NAVY CERTIFIED (BLACK) PGC 02451: SHOE, WOMEN, DRESS LEATHER, NAVY CERTIFIED (BLACK) DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles is seeking eligible leather sources/suppliers for footwear items in accordance with NCTRF PD 13-98A and the below interim changes: - 3.1.2Upper leather -The uppers shall be cut from 4 to 4-1/2 ounce corrected full grain, chrome tanned cattle hide dress shoe leather. The color shall be drum dyed black. brown, white or black poromeric. The temper (softness) and skiving of the various cut parts shall be in accordance with good commercial practice. Tannery and shoe factory dyes/finishes applied to the leather shall be compatible with each other and shall not adversely change the uniformity of color. appearance. durability or shine ability of the shoes. The finished shoe (for leather only) shall be capable of being polished to a high luster with a commercial paste wax before and after normal use. DLA requires that the leather (Brown and Black) is Berry compliant but will accept information on non-Berry compliant leather that meet the requirement. If the Berry Compliant or Non-Berry Compliant leather material that does not fully meet the requirement (any deviation), that information is to be provided and should clearly specify the deviations. All responsible sources/suppliers may express their interest and provide capability statements in response to this notice in addition to any other information that would be applicable for determining leather material acceptability (lab results, shade and weight test, swatches, certificates of conformance, etc) all in accordance with the above technical documents (GLPD 19022A & 19023A, NCTRF PD 13-98A). The DLA Troop Support POCs are John Fricker (contact@example.gov) and Mike Curry (contact@example.gov) Swatches are to be sent to: DLA Troop Support C/o John Fricker and Mike Curry Building 3 700 Robbins Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19111 Additional Information: COMPANY NAME: COMPANY ADDRESS: POC NAME: POC PHONE NUMBER: POC E-MAIL: PLACE OF PERFORMANCE (processed, tanned and shipped from): LEATHER MATERIAL STOCK/PART No.: LEATHER SHADE No.: MATERIAL PRODUCTION LEAD-TIME: MONTHLY MAXIMUM LEATHER MATERIAL QUANTITY LIMITATIONS: YEARLY MAXIMUM LEATHER MATERIAL LIMITATIONS: NAME AND ADDRESS OF QUALIFIED LAB (testing):