DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

THE NATION’S COMBAT LOGISTICS SUPPORT AGENCY

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DLA Troop Support

Clothing & Textiles

COTS Cold Weather Program

Robert Fagan 

C&T Contracting Officer
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Program Overview

• Stop-gap Program designed around multiple Blanket Purchase 

Agreements (BPAs) with distributors / OEMs.

• Individual Army and USMC Units can order up to 250k of each 

group of items per quarter. 

• Current BPA Holders: ADS , Darley ,Unifire, Danner

• Program currently supports US Army and USMC with 7 groups 

of items

- Balaclavas, Boots (Regular &Wide sizes), Gaiters, Gloves, Mittens, Trigger 

Finger Mittens, and Socks

- Brands include Outdoor research, Belleville, Danner, Rocky, Darn Tough

- Material is delivered direct to the customer and is not stocked by DLA

- These Items are currently being successfully delivered and will support 

thousands of Soldiers and Marines in FY 20 winter both at home and 

deployed.
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Product Line Overview
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Blanket Purchase Agreements

• Current Agreements will last until 4/17/2021. (24 month total)

• Bi-lateral Agreement could extend Agreements up to 36 additional 

Months if necessary.

• Distributor / OEM must be able to source a majority of items request.

• Alternates are allowed but must be approved before they can be 

offered under the BPA. Current purchase requests will not be delayed 

for alternate approval.

• All commercial items are assigned an NSN by size. Any alternate will 

be added to the NSN as an acceptable part number.

• Units CAN NOT specifically order one brand. Unit must accept any 

“or equivalent item” approved under the BPA.

• Vendor must provide approved price list valid for 1 year. Vendor can 

adjust prices down during RFQ phase for competition purposes.
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Submitting Alternate Items

• Alternates can only be submitted to the DLA Contracting Officer 

through an approved BPA holder via E-mail. Product demonstration 

model will be requested if initial documents appear to be an 

acceptable alternate.

• Alternate submissions MUST include a product demonstration model 

(PDM), salient characteristics of item with picture, part number, and 

sizes. Any Government or Commercial testing results and a signed 

Certificate of Conformance for Berry Compliance .

• Additional information can be submitted at contractor’s discretion. (ie. 

User comments, component breakdown, past performance 

information)

• DLA Contracting Officer, Army CMO, and Army ESA will review all 

alternate submissions and provide timely response on acceptance or 

rejection. (Typically within 30 days)
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Blanket Purchase Agreement RFQs

• All purchase requests are grouped by item and unit into lots in 

an excel spread sheet and sent out via E-mail.

• Vendor will receive the spreadsheet and be given 7-10 days to 

respond to the E-mail RFQ.

• Once all vendors respond, award of each lot will be made as 

soon as possible even if it is before the requested return date.

• Only BPA holders are solicited for these orders complying with 

the FAR Part 13 and FAR Part 6 procedures for fair opporunity. 

Competition is the desired result of the RFQs.

• Price and Delivery are the typical evaluation factors.
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Obligations

• Obligations (FY19) – $10M (May 2019 – September 2019)

• Socks - 150,000 PR 

• Balaclavas – 34,000 EA

• Gaiters – 27,000 PR

• Boots – 6,600 PR

• Gloves – 3,500 PR

• TF Mittens – 3,000 PR

• FY20 forecast – Working with Services to Determine

• FY21 forecast – Working with Services to Determine 
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Future Additions

• Wild Things Brand Gear both FR and NON-FR (Special 

Operations Customers Only)

• Half Sizes for Boots

• Mountaineering Gear (Possibility)

• US Army Korea and US Army Europe Commands

• US Air Force and US Navy Customers (Possibility)

• Additional Distributors / OEMs for expanded competition

• Transition to more traditional contracting Vehicle with better 

forecasting

• Commercial cold weather gear requested by the services that 

C&T does not currently supply for them under a mil-spec. DLA 

will work with local CMO office to verify each item requested.
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Upcoming Opportunities

• No current Purchase Requests
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Team POCs

• Program Manager – Joseph Szwec, joseph.szwec@dla.mil

(Currently Deployed)

• Contracting Officer – Robert Fagan, Robert.Fagan@dla.mil

(215)737-0932