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Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Clothing & Textiles Directorate is conducting market research to determine industry capabilities for providing fleece Sweatshirts and fleece Sweatpants wit... Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Clothing & Textiles Directorate is conducting market research to determine industry capabilities for providing fleece Sweatshirts and fleece Sweatpants with Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Air Force logos. This is a Request for Information only and not a solicitation for award. DLA understands this is a fluid situation where the landscape of availability is constantly changing. The primary purpose of this announcement is to identify potential sources, product offerings, availability and/or challenges to procuring and obtaining such items to rapidly meet emerging requirements. Therefore, to the extent practical, additional market research may be conducted prior to posting any solicitation to capture the snapshot of the availability at that specific point in time. DLA urges those companies that can provide the following category of items to respond even after the initial response due date of Friday, 30 July 2021, 12:00 PM. The categories are not an all-inclusive list. DLA welcomes industry to identify alternatives or identify additional fleece Sweatshirts and fleece Sweatpants. CATEGORIES: Fleece Sweatshirt, with Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Air Force logos Fleece Sweatpants, with Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Air Force logos DLA is asking the Industry to: Identify/recommend specific products available or specific products that could be available in the near term that can meet the requirements of fleece Sweatshirt and fleece Sweatpants with Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Air Force logos. For each recommended item: Provide a specification or detailed description of the recommended item. Identify the place of manufacture for all components of the recommended item, the place of manufacturing for the end item, and storage locations if applicable, Identify if the recommended item is Berry Compliant – meaning that the recommended item is manufactured in the USA with USA sourced/manufactured components. Identify the current level of inventory for each recommended item or the manufacturing lead-time for each recommended item, Identify total monthly and yearly production capacity of each recommended item, Provide estimated unit pricing. Identify any production limitations for each recommended item, Comment on any requirements that may be imposed on potential Government orders for each recommended item (i.e. must have an order in xx amount of time, must have xx amount of time to provide a quote, etc.) Please contact Marcia Henson at Marcia.Henson@dla.mil and Arlett Hartie at Arlett.Hartie@dla.mil via email for any questions. Initial responses are requested by 12:00 PM, Friday, 30 July, 2021. However, DLA will accept any and all responses received after this date and time for any ongoing requirements.