60 Inch Indigo Denim Fabric-Tabor City Sewing Plant

The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction is seeking competitive bids for a term contract to procure 60-inch Indigo Denim Fabric for the Tabor City Sewing Plant through an Invitation for Bid (IFB). The solicitation requires 10,000 yards of denim fabric with specific technical specifications, including 100% cotton, pre-shrunk and pre-cured material weighing between 10-10.5 oz per square yard. The contract will have an initial three-year term beginning on the date of final contract execution. Key procurement dates include a written question deadline of August 5, 2025, with bid opening scheduled for August 20, 2025, at 2:00 PM ET via Microsoft Teams. Vendors must submit comprehensive lab test reports, provide three customer references, and demonstrate the ability to deliver within 30 consecutive calendar days after receiving a purchase order. The fabric must be domestically produced, with at least 10% of the first-year contract fabric housed in the United States, and must comply with the Flammability Fabrics Act.

The procurement includes specific set-aside designations through the state's Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) program, which encourages participation by minority, women-owned, and disabled business enterprises. Vendors must certify their financial stability and submit detailed pricing using the provided Attachment A form. The state reserves the right to award to the lowest responsive bidder and is not obligated to purchase any minimum quantity. While a specific contract value is not explicitly stated, the procurement involves 10,000 yards of specialized denim fabric. Vendors are required to submit fabric samples, with the option to request a color sample by sending a prepaid USPS mailing label to lorraine.middleton@dac.nc.gov. The solicitation covers jurisdictions including Clay County and Teachey Town, with the primary focus on supporting the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction's raw material needs for processing correction enterprise products and services.