Rfi Enhanced Flame Resistant Combat Ensemble Efrce Tender - 138869684

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Rfi Enhanced Flame Resistant Combat Ensemble Efrce Manufacturability and Certification Usmc

Deadline: 23 Apr 2026

Posting Date: 02 Apr 2026

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 138869684

Document Ref. No.: RFI-EnhancedFlameResistantCombatEnsemble(EFRCE)ManufacturabilityandCertification(USMC)

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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*RFI Extended. New closing date: 5:00 p.m. EST on April 23, 2026.
SYNOPSIS: This Sources Sought Announcement will enable Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) to identify industry partners capable of manufacturing the U.S. Marine Corps- (USMC) Enhanced Flame Resistant Combat Ensemble. At the end of this process, a contract will not be awarded. Vendors determined to be qualified will be issued a certification letter, enabling them to sell commercially to USMC units.
The Government requests that responses be submitted electronically to Todd Towles, [email protected], and Johannes Schmidt, [email protected], by 5:00 p.m. EST on April 23, 2026.
Background: Following lessons learned during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), the USMC issued a Universal Statement of Need (USON) to field a flame-resistant combat ensemble to mitigate Improvised Explosive Device (IED) flash-fire burns. That ensemble, known as Flame Resistant Organization Gear (FROG), includes the shirt and trouser configuration covered by this Sources Sought Announcement, the Enhanced Flame Resistant Combat Ensemble (EFRCE). Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC), Program Manager Combat Support Systems (PM CSS), Product Manager Combat Support Equipment (PdM CSSE) seeks qualified industry partners that can meet vendor qualification and certification requirements to fulfill unit-level orders.
Specifications: Garments shall be manufactured in accordance with Class 1, type I of MIL-PRF-EFRCE, Uniform, Enhanced Flame Resistant Combat Ensemble Blouse and Trouser, dated JAN 2016.
Description: FROG was developed to provide the warfighter with flame resistance protection in field and combat operations, mitigating the risk of burn injuries. Together, this ensemble consists of:
EFRCE Blouse: A pullover combat shirt with a half-zip front and mock turtleneck, using two fabrics (knit torso with woven sleeves and collar) along with two upper-sleeve bellows poc...
Notice ID: rfi-enhancedflameresistantcombatensemble(efrce)manufacturabilityandcertification(usmc)

Department/Ind. Agency: dept of defense

Sub-tier: dept of the army

Office: w6qk acc-apg natick

Product Service Code: 8415 - clothing, special purpose

NAICS Code: 315210 - Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors

Inactive Dates: may 08, 2026

Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date

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