--Hot Weather Combat Boots

The U.S. Army RDECOM - Natick Contracting Division, Kansas Street, Natick, MA on behalf of the United States Army Soldier Systems Center, Natick, MA in support of Product Manager-Clothing and Individual Equipment utilizing utilize Simplified Acquisitions Procedures FAR 13.5 Test Program for Certain Commercial Items, has a requirement for hot weather combat boots for a commercial item evaluation and intends to award to Mcrae Industries, HWY 24-27 WEST, Troy, NC 27371-0000 a Hubzone Small Business Set-Aside for 2,000 pairs of boots. The hot weather combat boots will be used by Product Manager-Clothing and Individual Equipment to evaluate construction techniques currently being used by the footwear industry. The proposed items must be constructed with a three-layer soling system with a polyether-polyurethane cushioned midsole and a rubber outsole. The soling systems shall be attached to the boot upper both through direct molding of a rubber solid midsole to the boot upper and through welt constructions. Questions concerning this acquisition may be addressed to the above address, Attention: Ms. Judy A. Collier (AMSRD-ACC-NS) or by E-mail at judy.a.collier@us.army.mil. This announcement expires at 12:00 p.m. local time on Thursday July 24, 2008.