DHS Uniforms - Berry Compliant

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is issuing RFI SPE1C126RDHSU to assess industry capability for a future Indefinite Delivery‑Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract that will provide the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) component agencies with a fully domestic, Berry‑Amendment‑compliant uniform solution and associated quartermaster services. The anticipated scope includes sourcing and supplying roughly 1,600 different commercial‑off‑the‑shelf (COTS) and emergency uniform items, managing on‑site quartermaster operations at key training academies, full‑scale inventory control, warehousing, nationwide distribution, and operation of a web‑based uniform requesting system. All textile‑based products must be grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced entirely in the United States; orders—including customized items such as name tapes, patches, and branding—must ship within seven calendar days. Respondents are asked to detail supply‑chain and manufacturing capacity (including Berry‑compliant fabric sources, domestic production volumes, subcontractor networks, and handling of low‑volume items under 100 units per year), cost and pricing structures (ROM comparison of Berry‑compliant versus non‑compliant sets, cost drivers, and premium percentages), lead times for establishing compliant supply chains, inventory and stocking plans, and capabilities of a web‑based request system. Additional requirements include discussion of economies of scale, strategies to reduce backorders, innovative Berry‑compliant textiles, and any partnership arrangements. Responses must be submitted as a white‑paper (≤ 20 pages) in PDF or Word format to Contracting Specialist Kimberly Sabo by April 2 2026, with an intent‑to‑respond notice and a cover page containing standard company identifiers.

Notice ID

045ec4d3432046738e08b231f7ec9e0d

Solicitation Number

SPE1C1-26-R-DHSU

NAICS Code

31

Classification Code

N/A