25_001 RFI Molders shoe 19 Sept 2025.pdf

19 SEPT 2025

Request for Information– Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility

End Item, Molders Shoe

Product Service Code: 8430 – Clothing, Individual Equipment, and Insignia

NAICS Code: 316210 – Footwear Manufacturing

Objective: The Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility (NCTRF) is conducting market research on domestic molders shoe manufacturers to identify Berry amendment compliant molders shoe production capabilities to validate current U.S. Navy molders shoe requirements.

Description: NCTRF seeks to identify domestic manufacturers to produce molders shoes. See Figure 1.

The molders shoes must be capable of meeting the following design and critical technical requirements and shall be confirmed/reported when submitting:

Design Requirements Design: Slip on, with elastic gusset(s) on side(s)

Height, low-calf: 6 in.

Pull tabs: Loop, front and back

Upper: Full grain cattlehide leather

Color of Upper:

Black, in accordance with Type I, treatment A and treatment B of MIL-PRF-

Shoe Lining: Fully lined

Lining material construction: knit

Midsole (if applicable) polyether polyurethane

Outsole: non-marking, oil resistant rubber

Insole: Removable comfort insole

Safety toe material: Steel

Critical Technical Requirements for Submitted Samples

Property Detail Test Method Value

Weight Single shoe, size 10R, D width

Report

Height, low-calf Report

Flame resistance

After flame < 5 sec.

Melt/drip None

Burn through None

Slip resistance, outsole Dry ASTM F2913, quarry tile Report

Wet ASTM F2913, quarry tile Report

Bond strength Between each layer Report

Sole Conductive Heat Resistance

NFPA 1971, 7.10.1 and 8.8 Conductive Heat Resistance Test 2 < 44 deg.

Impact resistance Shall meet or exceed ASTM F2413, Class I 75/C75 and EH

Compression Resistance Shall meet or exceed

ASTM F2413, Class I 75/C75 and EH

Electrical Hazard Resistance Shall meet or exceed

ASTM F2413, EH; ASTM

F2412 < 1.0 mA

Figure 1. EXAMPLE OF MOLDERS SHOE

Interested Parties: To respond to this Request for Information (RFI), interested parties are REQUIRED to submit the following (as applicable). Only responses with physical samples will be reviewed.

1. A cover sheet that identifies the interested party, their cage code, their business size under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), contact information for the technical point of contact, to include name, email address and phone number.

2. Sample Submission.

a. Production quality samples are required to enable the Government to efficiently define new molders shoe requirements for U.S. Navy.

b. If multiple styles are available that meet the requirements specified in this RFI, up to two (2) different styles can be submitted per submission per company.

c. All submitted samples shall be Unisex/Men’s size 10, D width

d. Each submission shall include between one to two whole pairs of each style submitted under this RFI, and one pair cut lengthwise for each style submitted under this RFI.

3. An estimated unit cost, which may be broken down by quantity reflecting economies of scale.

4. Product Description.

5. Specification sheets, performance characteristics, and test data for the submitted production quality samples.

6. Country of Origin of Material

7. Complete disclosure of chemical treatment for any topical finishes used, including applicable Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and documentation for Berry Amendment (10 USC 2533a) compliance is required.

8. List of other military organizations that currently use submitted item.

9. List of available sizes (length and widths).

a. Last information. Note: Submissions shall specify if lasts are available in Men’s and Women’s sizes and if the women’s sizes are made using a female specific or male/unisex last.

Required samples submission samples/documentation shall be submitted to NCTRF no later than COB 03 NOV 2025. Information will be handled as proprietary, and samples will not be returned.

Information will be handled as proprietary, and samples will not be returned. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information or samples in response to this notice.

Contact Information:

Please submit electronic responses, samples or any questions to this notice to K.

Fratelli/D. Turner, Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility, 10 General Greene Ave, Bldg 86, Natick, MA 01760-5019.

This notice is a market survey and for information only. The information received under this announcement may be used to purchase items for Government testing. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS and will not directly lead to any contract awards. No solicitation document exists.

POC for this request is Kelly Fratelli, 508-206-2762, kelly.a.fratelli.civ@us.navy.mil and Daniel Turner, 508-206-2752, daniel.m.turner4.civ@us.navy.mil

Important Note on Foreign Content: The Defense appropriations and authorization acts and other statutes (including what is commonly referred to as "The Berry Amendment" impose restrictions on the DoD's acquisition of foreign products and services. Generally, Clothing and Textile items (as defined in DFARS clause 252.225- 7012) and "specialty metals" (as defined in DFARS clause 252.225-7014) must be grown, reprocessed, reused, melted or produced in the United States, its possessions or Puerto Rico, unless one of the DFARS 225.7002-2 exceptions applies.

mailto:daniel.m.turner4.civ@us.navy.mil