Safety Boots Follow-On for Fort Riley, KS

The Department of the Army's Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC Fort Hood) is soliciting, through its MICC Fort Riley Contracting Office, safety and muck boots for Fort Riley's Directorate of Public Works (DPW) under a Total Small Business set-aside, with offers due November 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM. Eligibility turns on a mandatory permanent brick-and-mortar storefront within 75 miles of Fort Riley, Kansas, open a minimum of five days per week, with mobile units, pop-up stations, and boot trucks prohibited.

A November 4, 2026 Questions and Answers document directs offerors using a local retail subcontractor to comply with FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting and Section L&M, and permits retail partner past-performance references when clearly attributed to that partner. The storefront must be staffed with certified shoe-fitting specialists. Past performance questionnaires are due the same day, November 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM.

The solicitation is a single firm fixed-price IDIQ for varying quantities of safety boots (125 pairs per period) and muck boots (35 pairs per period), spanning a five-year base period plus optional periods through May 31, 2032. Place of performance is Fort Riley, KS 66442. Safety boots must meet ASTM F2413-18 and ASTM F2913 slip resistance, with 75 ft-lbs impact and 2,500 lbs compression toe protection, electrical hazard protection rated 18,000 volts at 60 Hz, and a minimum 4-inch height. Muck boots require 100 percent waterproof construction, a vulcanized rubber shell with a minimum 5mm neoprene bootie, a minimum 12-inch shaft, and black or brown color. Sizes run men's 3.0 to 16.0 (incorporating women's 5.0 to 12.0) in regular, wide, and extra-wide widths, with half sizes from 4.0 to 12.0. Warranty covers a minimum of 12 months, with 14-day replacement and a 15-business-day fit guarantee at no cost to the Government.

Evaluation uses best-value tradeoff across technical capability (acceptable/unacceptable), past performance, and price, with technical capability and past performance significantly more important than price. Invoicing is monthly through Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) using DD 250 forms, with FOB destination pricing and contractor-borne transportation. The NAICS code is 316210, Footwear Manufacturing, and the PSC is 8430.