Domestic Leather for Heavy Duty Gloves

Federal Prison Industries, also known as UNICOR, is seeking sources for the following to be used in the production of heavy duty leather gloves for DLA:

F-GRAIN,TYII,CL-A-B,CT,COW,SMOOTH,GRAY*

USDA SPEC: 6170-5D, MIL-L-40051
UNICOR PART NUMBER: LEA0021
DESCRIPTION: LEATHER

LEATHER SHALL BE MADE TO I.A.W.: USDA SPEC-6170-5D, MIL-L-40051,TYPE
2,CLASS A (OR) B. THE COLOR SHALL BE PEARL GRAY. ALL SHIPMENTS SHALL BE CONSISTENT IN COLOR. THE LEATHER SHALL BE PRE-STAKED WITH MAXIMUM
AMOUNT OF LENGTHWISE STRETCH REMOVED. EACH AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL HIDE
SHALL BE AT LEAST 88% USABLE.THE LEATHER MUST MEET THE PERFORMANCE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION OF
1977,STANDARD ON PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT FOR WILDLAND FIRE-
FIGHTING, 2011 EDITION WITH TIA 11-1 ISSUED 8/9/12. A CERTIFICATE OF
CONFORMANCE AND LAB TEST RESULTS MUST ACCOMPANY OR PRECEED THE SHIPMENT
OF GOODS TO OUR DOCK. THE CERTIFICATE MUST STATE THE GOODS MEET OR
EXCEED THE REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS NEEDED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
VERIFICATION IS REQUIRED BY A GOVERNMENT APPROVED INDEPENDENT TESTING
LABS# RESULTS.

The finished product of LEA0021 requires flesh side out, thus under spec
"MIL-L-40051,3.8 Finish" variations in color on the flesh side are not
permissible. The flesh side is required to be buffed with a fine grit sandpaper and footage stamping needs to be placed on the grain side of the hide.

These materials are required to be Berry Amendment Compliant -  "all covered items must be grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States".

****INTERESTED SUPPLIERS - PLEASE RESPOND TO TINA JEFFERY AT Tina.Jeffery@usdoj.gov ****