Future Soldier T-shirts

This contract, identified by solicitation number W9124D26QA279 and titled Future Soldier T-shirts, is a firm-fixed-price commercial item acquisition issued by the U.S. Army’s W6QM Micc-Ft Knox office under a Small Business Set Aside for total small businesses. It requires the contractor to produce, print, pack, and distribute 75,000 US Army Future Soldier T-shirts to 69 Military Entrance Processing Stations, 38 Battalions, and US Army Recruiting Division Headquarters, with all freight and shipping expenses—including to overseas locations—borne by the vendor. The contract is subject to the Berry Amendment, mandating that all textiles and raw materials be sourced and manufactured in the United States, and includes compliance with DFARS clauses regarding subcontractor restrictions, executive compensation reporting, and System for Award Management maintenance. Design specifications require precise placement of the American Flag on the right sleeve, the Army logo on the front, and BAYCB on the back, with detailed artwork provided in attachments. Packaging must include individual polybagging with size labeling, boxed by size for MEPS and USARD deliveries with a 50-shirt maximum per box, and mixed sizes permitted for Battalion shipments, all marked with contract and purchase order numbers, destination addresses, and shirt size and quantity. No barcodes, hangtags, or MIL-STD references are required. The solicitation, issued on 14 July 2026, was amended twice with the response deadline extended to 3 August 2026 at midnight EDT, and proposals must be submitted exclusively via email to Kelly Tipple and Adrian Atkinson with the designated subject line; fax or physical submissions are non-responsive. Evaluation follows a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology where technical acceptability is binary and based solely on compliance with requirements, and pricing determines award among qualified offerors, with an additional 10% price evaluation preference applicable to HUBZone small businesses. Payment is mandated through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), and contractors must be registered in SAM.gov with active status. The contract includes clauses requiring rerepresentation of small business status post-award, accelerated payments to small business subcontractors, whistleblower protections, and prohibitions on covered telecommunications equipment. Acceptance occurs at destination locations, with the Government responsible for final inspection per DFARS Appendix F, though no official COR or COTR is designated. The contract value cannot be determined from available data as unit