--Army Combat Boot (Hot Weather)

Under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.1306, and utilizing FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures the U.S. Army RDECOM - Natick Contracting Division, Kansas Street, Natick , MA on behalf of the United States Army  Soldier System Center, Natick, MA intends to award on a Hub zone Sole Source Basis, a Purchase Order to McRae Industries Inc. of Mount Gilead, North Carolina for 75,876 pairs of Army Combat Boot (Hot Weather). A determination by the government not to compete the proposed contract is based on current operational needs; an accelerated delivery schedule and the determination that only one hubzone small business can satisfy this requirement. Questions concerning this acquisition may be addressed to the above address, Attention: Ms. Judy A. Collier (AMSRD-ACC-NS) or by E-mail at [email protected]. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this require ment. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. This announcement expires at 12:00 p.m. local time on Wednesday, September 5, 2007.