84 -- Running Shoes, Women's & Men's

DSCP has been procuring New Balance style 498/499 or equal for several years. Although end item is available domestically, the mid sole and out sole material, made of ethyl-vinyl acetate, has not been available domestically. The Government is seeking to learn if there is any acceptable mid/sole outsole which conforms to the recently revised Berry Amendment (Please see note below) and can be used in conjunction with an item equal to the New Balance shoes in the necssary size range to include women's width AA, B, D, AND EE and men's sizes B, D, EE and EEEE. NOTE: "Section 833 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 Act added language to 10 U.S.C. 2533a requiring that all articles or items of "clothing", including the materials and components thereof, purchased by the Department of Defense be grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States, other than sensors, electronics, or other items added to, and not normally associated with, clothing (and the materials and components thereof)."