IA02 Draft SOW_25 June 2026.pdf

US Army – FY26 Future Soldier T-shirt and Distributions SOW

Scope: The Contractor must provide production, printing, packing and distribution of the 75,000 US Army Future Soldier T-shirts to 69 Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS),38 Battalions and US Army Recruiting Division (USARD) Headquarters.

Salient Characteristics:

1. Berry Amendment compliant/US made adult size T-shirts – 75,000; Unisex fit, 50% cotton/50% polyester, preshrunk.

2. T-shirt made as a short-sleeve, ribbed crew neck collar, hemmed sleeve, double needle stitching on sleeves and hem with color matching thread, 5.4-ounce fabric.

3. T-shirt will be black fabric with print areas on the front, back and right sleeve per the specifications listed and sample art file.

4. T-shirt quality assurance – manufactured with no raw edges, runoffs, twists, pleats, puckers, or open seams. The contractor must use a 3/16” (+/- 1/16 gauge) for over edge stitching.

Sizes:

1. Small – 7,500

2. Medium – 30,000

3. Large – 30,000

4. 1X Large – 7,500

Color Printing:

1. Plastisol screen printing flashed and white under coat/base.

2. Three printed areas – front, back and right sleeve.

a. Front - pantone 123C gold Army Star; U.S. Army printed in white hex# FFFFFF centered in the upper chest area. Approximate size 2.5 inches high x 12 inches wide printing to start no closer and no further than 3 inches from the bottom of the neck collar.

b. Back- pantone 123C gold tagline “BE ALL YOU CAN BE.” White hex# FFFFFF icons approximate size 12 x 12 inches printing to start no closer and no further than 3 inches from bottom of the neck collar.

c. Right sleeve - four color reverse US Flag, American Blue (#3C3B6E), White (#FFFFFF) and American Red (#B22234) and 123C gold outer border.

Approximate size 2 inches high x 3 inches wide.

Packaging:

1. Each shirt will be folded and individually packaged in a clear poly bag that has a sticker or printing showing the size of the shirt.

2. Bagged shirts will be shipped in boxes by size.

3. Deliveries to Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS) locations; no more than one size of shirt per box for deliveries to the 69 MEPS locations with the size of the shirts within marked on the outside of the box, with no more than 50 shirts per box. Example, one box of 25 small shirts, four boxes of 50 medium shirts, four boxes of 50 large shirts and one box of 25 large shirts to a MEPS location.

a. For deliveries to the following MEPS the Contractor must package items into boxes or pallets not to exceed 70 pounds and no larger than 108x130 inches in combined length and girth.

- Heidelberg, Europe Military Entrance Processing Station

- Agana, Guam Military Entrance Processing Station

- Tokyo, Japan Military Entrance Processing Station

- Seoul, Korea Military Entrance Processing Station

- Anchorage, Alaska Military Entrance Processing Station

- Honolulu, Hawaii Military Entrance Processing Station

4. Delivery to US Army Recruiting Division (USARD) no more than one size of shirt per box with the size of the shirts within marked on the outside of the box, with no more than 50 shirts per box. Example, one box of 25 small shirts, four boxes of 50 medium shirts, four boxes of 50 large shirts and one box of 25 large shirts to an RPS location.

5. Deliveries to Battalion (BN) locations; all bagged shirts can go into a single box.

Sample Requirement

1. Prior to commencing full-scale production and shipment of the T-shirts, the

Vendor agrees to provide the Purchaser with:

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a. First send the high-resolution digital samples within five (5) days from award (including front, back, and close-up detail images) showing final print/design, colors, labels, and packaging element to erin.e.ashley2.civ@army.mil for approval.

b. After approval of digital samples, send one (1) physical sample of each T-shirt style, color, and size variant specified within ten (10) days in the Purchase Order to address “ATTN: USARD Erin Ashley 1307 3rd AVE, Fort Knox, KY 40121”. When USARD reviews and approves the physical sample, the vendor is cleared to go to full production.

Delivery Scheduling/Coordination

1. All tracking and shipping information will be provided to the receiving POC’s provided on a spreadsheet from the Government to the Contractor.

2. The Contractor must copy all tracking information to the primary and alternate POC’s.

3. The contractor must provide the Government with tracking information at time of shipment.

4. All deliveries will be scheduled for operational business hours 9 AM – 4 PM local time on business days only excluding federal holidays.

New Year’s Day January 1st M. L. King Memorial Day 3rd Monday in Jan Presidents’ Day 3rd Monday in February Memorial Day last Monday in May Juneteenth June 19th Independence Day July 4th Labor Day 1st Monday in September Columbus Day 2nd Monday in October Veteran’s Day November 11th Thanksgiving Day 4th Thursday in November Christmas Day December 25th

5. Government official signature required for all deliveries with confirmation provided back to Government POC identified at contract award.

mailto:erin.e.ashley2.civ@army.mil

ATTACHMENT 1

Attachment A – T-shirt