REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) - COLD WEATHER CONTACT GLOVES

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 D1388

Companies are encouraged to provide information on multiple products that may meet this need. Respondents are requested to provide the following information:

Company information

1. Company name, address, primary contact(s) with email address(es) and telephone numbers
2. Business size (small or large) as defined by the Small Business Administration in 13 CFR 121.201
3. Special designation (ie 8A, AbilityOne, etc), and CAGE/DUNS numbers if applicable  

Product information

1. Pricing for Government Purpose Rights
2. Product picture and description
3. Available sizes
4. Commercial part numbers
5. Commercial pricing
6. Complete Bill of Materials
7. Production lead time for orders of 50 and 200 pairs
8. Capacitive touch capability
9. CLO rating and measurement method used (minimum desired 0.65)
10. Berry-compliance

1. Is current production Berry-compliant?
2. If not, can production be Berry-compliant?
3. What, if any, product changes would be required to achieve Berry-compliance and how long would it take?

This notice is for market research only.  Responses and questions to this notice are to be sent to MAJ Taylor Moran (taylor.d.moran.mil@army.mil), Mr. Austin Myhre (austin.j.myhre.ctr@army.mil), Mr. Jeff Royster (Jeffrey.l.royster2.civ@army.mil), Mr. Bryan Millan (bryan.a.millan.civ@army.mil), and Mr. Robert Drown. The information received under this announcement may be used to develop an acquisition strategy or request for proposal. The government reserves the right to procure off the information received from this RFI.  You may email your questions to the listed POCs. Interested parties must respond by 11:59 pm, 12 AUG 2025.

Point of Contact(s):

austin.j.myhre.ctr@army.mil

bryan.a.millan.civ@army.mil

taylor.d.moran.mil@army.mil

Robert.e.drown.civ@army.mil

FAR 52.215-3 - Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes, applies herein.