Request for Information (RFI) - Cold Weather Contact Gloves Tender, USA - 123186807

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Request for Information (RFI) - Cold Weather Contact Gloves

Deadline: 12 Aug 2025

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 123186807

Document Ref. No.: RFI_Cold_Weather_Contact_Gloves2025

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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Tender Details

Description

Product Manager Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment (PdM-SCIE) seeks sources for the design and manufacture of a Cold Weather Contact Glove. This glove-s purpose is to prevent cold weather contact injury (frost bite) while performing highly dexterous tasks in a cold weather environment. The goal of this effort is to identify vendors capable of producing a Berry Amendment compliant Cold Weather Contact Glove with capacitive touch capability that shall not melt and drip when exposed to heat or flame.

Test methods the Government typically conducts:

ASTM F2010 - Evaluation of Glove Effects on Wearer Finger Dexterity Using a Modified Pegboard Test ASTM D6413 - Standard Test Method for Flame Resistance of Textiles (vertical test) ASTM D1777 - Standard Test Method for Thickness of Textile Materials ASTM F1790/F1790M - Standard Test Method for Measuring Cut Resistance of Materials used in Protective Clothing ASTM D3776 - Standard Test Methods for Mass Per Unit Area (Weight) of Fabric ASTM D5034 - Standard Test Method for Breaking Strength and Elongation of Textile Fabrics (Grab Test) ASTM D6193 - Standard Practice for Stitches and Seams ASTM D6614 - Standard Test Method for Stretch Properties of Textile Fabrics - Constant Rate of Extension Method ASTM F3426-20 - Standard Test Method for Measuring the Thermal Insulation of Clothing Items Using Heated Manikin Body Forms ASTM E96 - Standard test Methods for Gravimetric Determination of Water Vapor Transmission Rate of Materials ASTM F1291 - Standard Test Method for Measuring the Thermal Insulation of Clothing Using a Heated Manikin Abrasion test - ASTM D4060 Tabor Abrasion Seam strength - ASTM D1683 Stiffness - ASTM D1388Companies are encouraged to provide information on multiple products that may meet this need. Respondents are requested to provide the following information:

Company information

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Active Contract Opportunity
Notice ID : RFI_Cold_Weather_Contact_Gloves2025
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : DEPT OF DEFENSE
Sub-tier : DEPT OF THE ARMY
Major Command : AMC
Sub Command : ACC
Sub Command 2 : ACC-CTRS
Sub Command 3 : ACC-APG
Office : W6QK ACC-APG NATICK
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original)
Original Published Date: Jul 22, 2025 10:15 am EDT
Original Response Date: Aug 12, 2025 11:59 pm EDT
Inactive Policy: Manual
Original Inactive Date: Aug 12, 2025
Initiative: None

Classification
Original Set Aside: No Set aside used
Product Service Code: 8465 - INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT
NAICS Code: 315990 - Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing

Place of Performance: Fort Belvoir, VA USA

Documents

 Tender Notice