Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Request for Comments To Compile the National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers

On August 24 2018, the Office of the United States Trade Representative published in the Federal Register (83 FR 42966) Request for Comments To Compile the National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers.

Topics on Which the TPSC Seeks Information: To assist USTR in preparing the NTE Report, commenters should submit information related to one or more of the following categories of foreign trade barriers:

  • Import policies (e.g., tariffs and other import charges, quantitative restrictions, import licensing, customs barriers, and other market access barriers).
  • Trade restrictions implemented through unwarranted standards, conformity assessment procedures, or technical regulations (technical barriers to trade) that may have as their objective protecting national security requirements, preventing deceptive practices, or protecting human health or safety, animal or plant life or health, or the environment, but that can be formulated or implemented in ways that create significant barriers to trade (including unnecessary or discriminatory technical regulations or standards for telecommunications products).
  • Trade restrictions implemented through unwarranted sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures that the country claims to impose for purposes of protecting human, animal, and plant life or health (e.g., SPS measures not based on scientific evidence).
  • Subsidies, including export subsidies (e.g., export financing on preferential terms, subsidies provided to equipment manufacturers contingent on export, and agricultural export subsidies that displace U.S. exports in third country markets) and local content subsidies (e.g., subsidies contingent on the purchase or use of domestic rather than imported goods).
  • Government procurement restrictions (e.g., ``buy national policies'' and closed bidding).
  • Lack of intellectual property protection and enforcement (e.g., inadequate patent, copyright, and trademark regimes).
  • Barriers to trade in services (e.g., prohibitions or restrictions on foreign participation in the market, discriminatory licensing requirements or regulatory standards, local-presence requirements, and unreasonable restrictions on what services may be offered).
  • Barriers to digital trade (e.g., barriers to cross-border data flows including data localization requirements, discriminatory practices affecting trade in digital products, restrictions on the provision of internet-enabled services, and other restrictive technology requirements).
  • Investment barriers (e.g., limitations on foreign equity participation and on access to foreign government-funded research and development programs, local content requirements, technology transfer requirements and export performance requirements, and restrictions on repatriation of earnings, capital, fees, and royalties).
  • Government-tolerated anticompetitive conduct of state-owned or private firms that restrict the sale or purchase of U.S. goods or services in the foreign country's markets.
  • Other barriers (e.g., barriers that encompass more than one category, such as bribery and corruption, or that affect a single sector).

Commenters should submit information related to one or more of the following export markets to be covered in the report: Algeria, Angola, the Arab League, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, the European Union, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, and Vietnam.

Request for Comments and Notice of Public Hearing Concerning China's Compliance With WTO Commitments

On August 24, 2018, the Office of the United States Trade Representative published in the Federal Register (83 FR 42968) Request for Comments and Notice of Public Hearing Concerning China's Compliance With WTO Commitments.

Topics on Which the TPSC Seeks Information. The TPSC invites written comments and/or oral testimony of interested persons on China's compliance with commitments made in connection with its accession to the WTO, including, but not limited to, commitments in the following areas:

  • Trading rights.
  • Import regulation (e.g., tariffs, tariff-rate quotas, quotas, import licenses).
  • Export regulation.
  • Internal policies affecting trade (e.g., subsidies, standards and technical regulations, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, government procurement, trade-related investment measures, taxes and charges levied on imports and exports).
  • Intellectual property rights (including intellectual property rights enforcement).
  • Services.
  • Rule of law issues (e.g., transparency, judicial review, uniform administration of laws and regulations) and status of legal reform.
  • Other WTO commitments.

In addition, given the United States' view that China should be held accountable as a full participant in, and beneficiary of, the international trading system, USTR requests that interested persons specifically identify unresolved compliance issues that warrant review and evaluation by USTR's China Enforcement Task Force.

CPSC to Meet with BIFMA on Flammability Issues

On Wednesday, September 5, 2018, Andrew Lock, Consumer Product Safety Commission Directorate for Laboratory Sciences, and other CPSC staff will attend the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association ("BIFMA") Flammability Subcommittee meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to listen to the status of ongoing upholstered furniture flammability issues.

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Tuesday, August 28, 2018

UNITED STATES–MEXICO TRADE FACT SHEET: Rebalancing NAFTA to Support Manufacturing

On August 27, 2018, the United States Trade Representative announced that the United States and Mexico have reached a preliminary agreement in principle, subject to finalization and implementation, that supports North American manufacturing and mutually beneficial trade. The new agreement will create more balanced, reciprocal trade that supports high-paying jobs for Americans and grows the United States and Mexican economies. The new rules for textile products are an improvement, will contribute to the regional textile industry, and parallel the rules of U.S. trade agreements negotiated after the original NAFTA, and, so, in that regard, represent a needed updating of the agreement. NOTE that for now the original NAFTA rules are still in effect and implementing the new rules many take considerable time.

GOODS MARKET ACCESS

New commitments have been included in the Market Access chapter to reflect developments in United States trade agreements that address non-tariff barriers related to trade in remanufactured goods, import licensing, and export licensing.

Key Achievement: Exceeding NAFTA 1.0 and TPP Standards to More Effectively Support Trade in Manufactured Goods

The new Market Access chapter will more effectively support trade in manufactured goods between the United States and Mexico by removing provisions that are no longer relevant, updating key references, and affirming commitments that have phased in from the original agreement.

Specifically, the Market Access chapter:

  • Maintains duty-free treatment for originating goods.
  • Maintains the prohibition on export duties, taxes, and other charges and the waiver of specific customs processing fees.
  • Adds new provisions for transparency in import licensing and export licensing procedures.
  • Prohibits Parties from applying: (a) requirements to use local distributors for importation; (b) restrictions on the importation of commercial goods that contain cryptography; (c) import restrictions on used goods to remanufactured goods; and (d) requirements for consular transactions and their associated fees and charges.
  • Updates provisions for duty-free temporary admission of goods to cover shipping containers or other substantial holders used in the shipment of goods.

TEXTILES

The new provisions on textiles incentivize greater United States and Mexican production in textiles and apparel trade, strengthen customs enforcement, and facilitate broader consultation and cooperation among the Parties on issues related to textiles and apparel trade.

Key Achievement: Strengthening Supply Chains to Provide New Market Opportunities for the Textile and Apparel Sector

The provisions will:

  • Promote greater use of Made-in-the-USA fibers, yarns, and fabrics by:
    • Limiting rules that allow for some use of non-NAFTA inputs in textile and apparel trade.
    • Requiring that sewing thread, pocketing fabric, narrow elastic bands, and coated fabric, when incorporated in apparel and other finished products, be made in the region for those finished products to qualify for trade benefits.
  • Establish a Textiles chapter for United States–Mexico trade, including textile-specific verification and customs cooperation provisions that provide new tools for strengthening customs enforcement and preventing fraud and circumvention in this important sector.

The new Textiles chapter provisions are stronger than those in NAFTA 1.0 with respect to both enforcement and incentivizing North American production of textiles.

Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Another FTZ Denied When U.S. Textile Industry Offers to Supply the Articles

On August 22, 2018, the Foreign Trade Zone Board published in the Federal Register (83 FR 42461) Additional Production Authority Not Approved; The Coleman Company, Inc.; Subzone 119I (Textile-Based Personal Flotation Devices); Sauk Rapids, Minnesota

The Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner's report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations have not been satisfied.

EXAMINER'S REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  • Currently pending before the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board (the Board) is an application requesting authority for The Coleman Company, Inc. (Coleman) to produce personal flotation devices (PFDs) at Coleman’s plant in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. Under the Board’s regulations, the Board may only approve an application requesting production authority if the activity is not inconsistent with the "threshold" (trade policy) evaluation factors and if approval would result in a net positive economic effect and a significant public benefit(s) – with the burden of proof on the applicant.
  • The primary FTZ benefit that Coleman seeks through the pending application pertains to imported textile fabrics used to produce PFDs for the U.S. market. For such production, Coleman seeks to pay the finished PFD duty rate (4.5% to 7.0%) on the value of the imported fabrics (otherwise dutiable at up to 17.2%). Coleman’s application is supported by certain U.S. suppliers, the Outdoor Industry Association and certain elected officials, and is opposed by certain U.S. textile producers and textile industry associations and certain elected officials. Coleman and supporters of the application express that approval would improve the competitiveness of its Minnesota plant relative to offshore alternatives. The parties opposing the application express that approval would result in negative effects on U.S. textile producers that are capable of producing the types of fabrics for which Coleman seeks FTZ benefits on imports.
  • The case record indicates that Coleman's requested FTZ authority would reduce the cost to produce PFDs at its Sauk Rapids plant, but that production of PFDs at the plant fundamentally depends on other factors unrelated to FTZ authority. As such, there does not appear to be a significant potential positive impact on activity or related employment at the plant attributable to FTZ authority (and therefore no significant resulting secondary effects on domestic suppliers attributable to FTZ authority). Further, the record contains evidence of a potential negative impact from FTZ authority on U.S. textile producers (which would extend to potential negative secondary effects on those textile producers' suppliers). Overall, analysis of the case record does not indicate that Coleman has met the burden of proof to demonstrate that approval would result in a net positive economic effect (i.e., that potential positive effects attributable to FTZ approval would outweigh potential negative effects). Without the regulatory standards for approval being met, the examiner is unable to recommend approval.
  • Recent presidential actions stress the importance of supporting the U.S. manufacturing base – which would include domestic producers of the types of textile materials which Coleman seeks to import under its requested FTZ authority. For example, Presidential Proclamation (PP) 9627 (July 17, 2017) states, in part, that '[m]y Administration recognizes the critical connection between a strong manufacturing base and a thriving economy,' and Executive Order (EO) 13806 (July 21, 2017) states, in part, that "the ability of the United States to maintain readiness, and to surge in response to an emergency, directly relates to the capacity, capabilities, and resiliency of our manufacturing and defense industrial base and supply chains." The recommendation not to approve the Coleman application is consistent with these policies.

The Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner's report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations have not been satisfied.

EXAMINER'S REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  • Currently pending before the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board (the Board) is an application requesting authority for The Coleman Company, Inc. (Coleman) to produce personal flotation devices (PFDs) at Coleman’s plant in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. Under the Board’s regulations, the Board may only approve an application requesting production authority if the activity is not inconsistent with the "threshold" (trade policy) evaluation factors and if approval would result in a net positive economic effect and a significant public benefit(s) – with the burden of proof on the applicant.

  • The primary FTZ benefit that Coleman seeks through the pending application pertains to imported textile fabrics used to produce PFDs for the U.S. market. For such production, Coleman seeks to pay the finished PFD duty rate (4.5% to 7.0%) on the value of the imported fabrics (otherwise dutiable at up to 17.2%). Coleman’s application is supported by certain U.S. suppliers, the Outdoor Industry Association and certain elected officials, and is opposed by certain U.S. textile producers and textile industry associations and certain elected officials. Coleman and supporters of the application express that approval would improve the competitiveness of its Minnesota plant relative to offshore alternatives. The parties opposing the application express that approval would result in negative effects on U.S. textile producers that are capable of producing the types of fabrics for which Coleman seeks FTZ benefits on imports.

  • The case record indicates that Coleman's requested FTZ authority would reduce the cost to produce PFDs at its Sauk Rapids plant, but that production of PFDs at the plant fundamentally depends on other factors unrelated to FTZ authority. As such, there does not appear to be a significant potential positive impact on activity or related employment at the plant attributable to FTZ authority (and therefore no significant resulting secondary effects on domestic suppliers attributable to FTZ authority). Further, the record contains evidence of a potential negative impact from FTZ authority on U.S. textile producers (which would extend to potential negative secondary effects on those textile producers' suppliers). Overall, analysis of the case record does not indicate that Coleman has met the burden of proof to demonstrate that approval would result in a net positive economic effect (i.e., that potential positive effects attributable to FTZ approval would outweigh potential negative effects). Without the regulatory standards for approval being met, the examiner is unable to recommend approval.

  • Recent presidential actions stress the importance of supporting the U.S. manufacturing base – which would include domestic producers of the types of textile materials which Coleman seeks to import under its requested FTZ authority. For example, Presidential Proclamation (PP) 9627 (July 17, 2017) states, in part, that '[m]y Administration recognizes the critical connection between a strong manufacturing base and a thriving economy,' and Executive Order (EO) 13806 (July 21, 2017) states, in part, that "the ability of the United States to maintain readiness, and to surge in response to an emergency, directly relates to the capacity, capabilities, and resiliency of our manufacturing and defense industrial base and supply chains." The recommendation not to approve the Coleman application is consistent with these policies.

SELECTED POINTS FROM THE EXAMINERE'S REPORT

  • The record of this proceeding indicates the potential for approval of expanded FTZ production authority to play a positive, contributory role for Coleman’s Sauk Rapids plant. However, the record does not demonstrate that such a potential positive effect on Coleman’s activity/employment attributable to FTZ authority – as opposed to resulting from other factors cited above – would outweigh potential negative effects for U.S. fabric suppliers or other U.S. PFD producers. Taking into account the final recommendation of OTEXA – as well as all other information, evidence and argument on the record of this proceeding – the examiner’s finding is that the applicant has not met its burden of proof to demonstrate that approval would result in a net positive economic effect and significant public benefit(s).

  • [T]he types of textile materials that Coleman seeks to import under its requested FTZ authority are also produced by one or more remaining domestic manufacturers. Such U.S. manufacturers have been the focus of a range of recent presidential actions explaining the Administration’s trade policy. One example is PP 9627, which states in part:

    My Administration recognizes the critical connection between a strong manufacturing base and a thriving economy. I am committed to promoting American manufacturing, opening markets around the world for our producers, and protecting our businesses from unfair trade practices.

  • Another example is EO Order 13806, which states in part:

    A healthy manufacturing and defense industrial base and resilient supply chains are essential to the economic strength and national security of the United States. The ability of the United States to maintain readiness, and to surge in response to an emergency, directly relates to the capacity, capabilities, and resiliency of our manufacturing and defense industrial base and supply chains. Modern supply chains, however, are often long and the ability of the United States to manufacture or obtain goods critical to national security could be hampered by an inability to obtain various essential components, which themselves may not be directly related to national security. Thus, the United States must maintain a manufacturing and defense industrial base and supply chains capable of manufacturing or supplying those items.

  • The recommendation not to approve the Coleman application is consistent with the policy set out in PP 9627 and EO 13806, and with other recent presidential actions intended to support the U.S. manufacturing base.

Air Force Trouser Contract Awarded

Bremen Bowdon Investment Co., Bowdon, Georgia, has been awarded a maximum $7,810,621 modification (P00003) exercising the first one-year option period of a one-year base contract (SPM1C1-17-D-1085) with four one-year option periods for men’s trousers. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $15,467,393. This is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Location of performance is Georgia, with an Aug. 22, 2019, performance completion date. Using military service is Air Force. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2018 through 2019 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Federal Business Opportunities through August 22, 2018

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Agency:            Department of the Army
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Sol. #:            W25G1V18Q0403
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             Gloves, Flyer's, Intermediate Cold, HAU 15P - 2018
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Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             Silynx Clarus XPR
Sol. #:            FBGARRCBKW0006
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             JUNIOR RANGER FISHING BADGES
Sol. #:            140F0518Q0115
Agency:            Department of the Interior
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Title:             T-shirts for PIDC
Sol. #:            192118FAO00000158
Agency:            Department of Homeland Security
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Title:             Cold Protection Jackets & Pants
Sol. #:            W91QVN-18-R-0232
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             Work Pants
Sol. #:            W912QVN-18-R-0230
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Sol. #:            SPE8EZ18T1488
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             TENT
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Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Sol. #:            36C26218U0045
Agency:            Department of Veterans Affairs
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Title:             StressVest Non-Projectile Laser Force-On-Force Tactical Training System   
Sol. #:            36C26218U0035
Agency:            Department of Veterans Affairs
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Title:             Base-X Tents Brand Name or Equal 
Sol. #:            FA4418-18Q-0083
Agency:            Department of the Air Force
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Title:             Active Shooter Kits    
Sol. #:            36C25618U0180
Agency:            Department of Veterans Affairs
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Sol. #:            D-18-LA-0165
Agency:            Department of Justice
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Title:             STREAMER,AWARD
Sol. #:            SPE1C118T1806
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             Ballistic Shields
Sol. #:            15A00018R00000091
Agency:            Department of Justice
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Title:             T-shirts for PIDC
Sol. #:            192118FAO00000158
Agency:            Department of Homeland Security
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Sol. #:            TC150042
Agency:            Department of Justice
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Sol. #:            N0025918Q0080
Agency:            Department of the Navy
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Title:             ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL
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Agency:            Department of Homeland Security
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Title:             CLEARBORE AND PANEL ASSEMBLIES 
Sol. #:            N0016418Q0225
Agency:            Department of the Navy
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Title:             Blast Curtains Fort Devens MA
Sol. #:            W15QKN-18-Q-1184
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             Military Ski System
Sol. #:            M67854-18-R-1402
Agency:            Department of the Navy
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Title:             Anti-Exposure Dry Suits
Sol. #:            W912JB18Q5047
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Sol. #:            FA520518QB054
Agency:            Department of the Air Force
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Title:             Flag Equipment
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Title:             NTC RETENTION
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Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             Military Ski System
Sol. #:            M67854-18-R-1402
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Title:             Ballistic Shields
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Agency:            Department of Justice
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Title:             Waterproof Rucksacks
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Agency:            Other Defense Agencies
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Title:             Security Guard Equipment
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Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             Branded Clothing
Sol. #:            BrandedClothing07092018JLR
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             Fire Fighting PPE
Sol. #:            M67001-18-Q-1353
Agency:            Department of the Navy
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Title:             FDI STYLE 116 ORTHO FABRIC
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Agency:            National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Title:             BLANKET, BED, WOOL, GRAY, NAVY
Sol. #:            SPE1C1-18-R-0138
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             Emergency Military Personnel Decontamination Package
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Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             OTS Dry Suits
Sol. #:            FA4528-18-Q-4060
Agency:            Department of the Air Force
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Title:             Blast Curtains Fort Devens MA
Sol. #:            W15QKN-18-Q-1184
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             Central Issue Facility Restock
Sol. #:            W912PQ-18-Q-0042
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             T-shirts for PIDC
Sol. #:            192118FAO00000158
Agency:            Department of Homeland Security
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Title:             Floor, End and Intermediate sectionsMGPTS
Sol. #:            8340-01-477-1397
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             FLYERS, COVERALLS, ANTI-EXPOSURE, CWU-86/P & CWU-87/P
Sol. #:            SPE1C1-18-R-0125
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             Tarpaulin 15' x 15' Deck Gray
Sol. #:            8340-00-837-8431
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             Extreme Arctic, Cold Weather, and Warm Weather Specialty Hiking Boots
Sol. #:            N6817118Q6068
Agency:            Department of the Navy
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Title:             TENT
Sol. #:            SPE1C118T1881
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             Gabion Basket IDIQ - National Flood Fight Materiel Center (NFFMC)
Sol. #:            W912EK18T0045
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             EXAM GRADE LATEX GLOVES
Sol. #:            SPMYM2-18-Q-3808
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             Sanitizing and cleaning System
Sol. #:            BUCHDESFDG0002
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             Navy Canvas Slip-On Shoes
Sol. #:            192118FAO00000152
Agency:            Department of Homeland Security
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Title:             Silynx Clarus XPR
Sol. #:            FBGARRCBKW0006
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             SKIRT,WOMAN'S
Sol. #:            SPE1C118Q0328
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             ESAPI - Enhanced Small Arms Protective Inserts  - Synopsis
Sol. #:            SPE1C118R0033
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             Work Shoes/Boots
Sol. #:            15F06718Q0004761
Agency:            Department of Justice
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Title:             INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMEN
Sol. #:            SPE1C118T1879
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             CHEF UNIFORMS AND TABLE COVERS
Sol. #:            N00244-18-Q-0268
Agency:            Department of the Navy
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Title:             Tarpaulin 16' x 100', Blue
Sol. #:            8340-00-431-3775
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             SAFETY SHOES - EAST
Sol. #:            
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             Military Ski System
Sol. #:            M67854-18-R-1402
Agency:            Department of the Navy
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Title:             T-shirts for PIDC
Sol. #:            192118FAO00000158
Agency:            Department of Homeland Security
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Title:             JUNIOR RANGER FISHING BADGES
Sol. #:            140F0518Q0115
Agency:            Department of the Interior
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Title:             GEN III Layer 6 Parka, Class 3, OCP
Sol. #:            SPE1C118R0115
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             USMC Personalized Name Tapes and Flak Patches
Sol. #:            M6700118Q1339
Agency:            Department of the Navy
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Title:             MEDAL,SERVICE
Sol. #:            SPE1C118Q0331
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             DECORATION SET,INDIVID
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Title:             REPAIR KIT,TENTAGE, MGPTS
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Clients of Agathon Associates and subscribers to Agathon Associates' Trade Advisor Service can find links to the full solicitations at www.agathonassociates.com/textile-pri/berry/fbo.htm. You will need to enter your username and password. If you do not know your username and password email David Trumbull at david@agathonassociates.com.

Monday, August 20, 2018

Public Hearings on Proposed Section 301 Tariff List

Agathon Associates Boston office will be closed Thursday, August 26, through Monday, August 27, while David Trumbull assists clients who are testifying at the hearings on proposed Section 301 tariffs.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will hold public hearings from August 20 to August 24, 2018, and the following week, on August 27, 2018, regarding proposed tariffs on approximately $200 billion worth of Chinese products.

The hearings will take place at the U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436.

The proposed tariffs are a supplemental action in response to China’s unfair trade practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation, based on the findings in USTR’s investigation of China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. Tariffs on $34 billion in goods from China are currently in effect, and tariffs on an additional $16 billion will take effect on August 23, 2018.

The Federal Register notice publishing the proposed tariff list and soliciting public comment can be viewed here.

The public hearings will be held at the following times:

  • Monday, August 20, 2018 from 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM EDT
  • Tuesday, August 21, 2018 from 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM EDT
  • Wednesday, August 22, 2018 from 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM EDT
  • Thursday, August 23, 2018 from 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM EDT
  • Friday, August 24, 2018 from 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM EDT
  • Monday, August 27, 2018 from 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM EDT

Click here to view a schedule of witnesses.

NOTE: Media and attendees should note that the hearing is on the record but off-camera; no cameras or video or audio recording will be allowed in the hearing room. A full transcript of the hearing will be posted on USTR.gov and the public docket

Thursday, August 16, 2018

2018 Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets: Comment Request

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) requests written comments that identify online and physical markets based outside the United States that should be included in the 2018 Notorious Markets List (List). Conducted under the auspices of the Special 301 program, the List identifies online and physical marketplaces that reportedly engage in and facilitate substantial copyright piracy and trademark counterfeiting. In 2010, USTR began publishing the Notorious Markets List separately from the annual Special 301 Report as an ``Out-of-Cycle Review.''

DATES: October 1, 2018 at midnight EST: Deadline for submission of written comments. October 15, 2018 at midnight EST: Deadline for submission of rebuttal comments and other information USTR should consider during the review.

USTR invites written comments concerning examples of online and physical notorious markets, including foreign trade zones that allegedly facilitate substantial trademark counterfeiting and copyright piracy. To facilitate the review, written comments should be as detailed as possible. Comments must clearly identify the market and the reasons why the commenter believes that the market should be included in the List. Commenters should include the following information, as applicable:

  • If a physical market, the market's name and location, e.g., common name, street address, neighborhood, shopping district, city, etc., and the identity of the principal owners/operators.
  • If an online market:
    • The domain name(s) past and present, available registration information, and name(s) and location(s) of the hosting provider(s) and operator(s).
    • Information on the volume of internet traffic associated with the website, including number of visitors and page views, average time spent on the site, estimate of the number of infringing goods offered, sold, or traded and number of infringing files streamed, shared, seeded, leeched, downloaded, uploaded, or otherwise distributed or reproduced, and global or country popularity rating (e.g., Alexa rank).
    • Revenue sources such as sales, subscriptions, donations, upload incentives, or advertising and the methods by which that revenue is collected.
  • Whether the market is owned, operated, or otherwise affiliated with a government entity.
  • Types of counterfeit or pirated products or services sold, traded, distributed, or otherwise made available at that market.
  • Volume of counterfeit or pirated goods or services or other indicia of a market's scale, reach, or relative significance in a given geographic area or with respect to a category of goods or services.
  • Estimates of economic harm to right holders resulting from the piracy or counterfeiting and a description of the methodology used to calculate the harm.
  • Whether the volume of counterfeit or pirated goods or estimates of harm has increased or decreased from previous years, and an approximate calculation of that increase or decrease for each year.
  • Whether the infringing goods or services sold, traded, distributed, or made available pose a risk to public health or safety.
  • Any known contractual, civil, administrative, or criminal enforcement activity against the market and the outcome of that enforcement activity.
  • Additional actions taken by right holders against the market such as takedown notices, requests to sites to remove URLs or infringing content, cease and desist letters, warning letters to landlords and requests to enforce the terms of their leases, requests to providers to enforce their terms of service or terms of use, and the outcome of these actions.
  • Additional actions taken by the market owners or operators to remove, limit, or discourage the availability of counterfeit or pirated goods or services, including policies to prevent or remove access to such goods or services, or to disable seller or user accounts, the effectiveness of market policies and guidelines in addressing counterfeiting and piracy, and the level of cooperation with right holders and law enforcement.
  • Any other additional information relevant to the review.

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

CPSC Commissioner Baiocco and Staff Meeting with Representatives from American Apparel and Footwear Association

On August 22, 2018, Consumer Product Safety Commissioner Dana Baiocco, Chris Hudgins, Director, CPSC Office of Legislative Affairs, and Dottie Yahr, CPSC Policy Advisor, are schedule to meet with representatives from American Apparel and Footwear Association: Rick Helfenbein, CEO and Kristen Kern, Government Relations Representative, for introductory meeting with representatives from the American Apparel and Footwear Association and to discuss their issues related to CPSC. The meeting was requested by Kristen Kern.

Federal Business Opportunities through August 15, 2018

Recently posted federal business opportunities.
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Title:             Sig P320 Compact (m18) 9mm Cloak Mod OWB Holster
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Title:             TENT
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Title:             Tents And Equipment
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Agency:            Department of State
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Title:             Solicitation for Thread
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Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             Knit Fabric, Polyester, Black, Berry Amend. Compliant
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Title:             KATUSA Athletic Running Shoes
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Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             Overload Pack
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Agency:            Department of Justice
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Title:             Liner Kits Used in Assembly of M8E1 Chemical and Biological Protective Shelters
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Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             SALOMON HIKING BOOTS
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Agency:            Department of the Navy
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Title:             Soft Seal Hush Kit
Sol. #:            F1D1048127AW01
Agency:            Department of the Air Force
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Title:             Option Final Bid - Clothing for Detainees
Sol. #:            192118FPHUNIF3039
Agency:            Department of Homeland Security
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Title:             FBI Tactical Uniform IDIQ
Sol. #:            RFQ-0003773
Agency:            Department of Justice
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Title:             Tents
Sol. #:            W912PB18Q3155
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             Leavenworth Firefighter Turnout Gear
Sol. #:            W91QF418Q0058
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             PPE, GEAR & WEBSITE
Sol. #:            PR-0004428
Agency:            Department of Justice
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Title:             SOFFE PPI Shorts
Sol. #:            FTKNOXSORBPB0006
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             BAG,WATER
Sol. #:            SPE1C118T1868
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             CHEF UNIFORMS AND TABLE COVERS
Sol. #:            N00244-18-Q-0268
Agency:            Department of the Navy
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Title:             Command and Control UTC
Sol. #:            FA441718Q0178
Agency:            Department of the Air Force
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Title:             SERE Wool Uniforms
Sol. #:            FA4620-18-Q-A051
Agency:            Department of the Air Force
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Title:             INMATE JUMPSUITS
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Agency:            Department of Justice
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Title:             M100 SDS CLOSURE STRAPS
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Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             Men and Women Clothing and Shoes
Sol. #:            N0018918Q0450
Agency:            Department of the Navy
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Title:             M100 SDS MITTS
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Agency:            Department of the Army
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Agency:            Department of the Air Force
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Title:             Turnouts Yell
Sol. #:            140P1418Q0123
Agency:            Department of the Interior
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Title:             Ballistic Shields
Sol. #:            15A00018R00000091
Agency:            Department of Justice
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Title:             Blauer B. Dry Parka with removable nylon Liner or equal product. 
Sol. #:            DESPS1824
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             Fire Resistant Clothing
Sol. #:            140R1018Q0009
Agency:            Department of the Interior
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Title:             Tents with HVAC, Lights, Floor, Electrical
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Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             STATIC DISSIPATIVE FABRIC - BERRY AMENDMENT COMPLIANT
Sol. #:            CT2248-18
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Title:             CLEARBORE AND PANEL ASSEMBLIES 
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Agency:            Department of the Navy
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Title:             Command Ball Caps
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Agency:            Department of the Navy
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Title:             USSOUTHCOM Global Peace Operations Initiative Peru - Campaign Tents
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Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             Navy Canvas Slip-On Shoes
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Agency:            Department of Homeland Security
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Title:             5.11 Tactical Gear
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Agency:            United States Capitol Police
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Title:             Bomb Suit
Sol. #:            F3A3Q88207AW01
Agency:            Department of the Air Force
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Title:             Tent Rental
Sol. #:            W912LMQ7003
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             Temper End section green and cover Tan
Sol. #:            8340-01-186-3014
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             Liner, Tent 16' x 16'
Sol. #:            8340-01-452-7049
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             Intent to Sole Source - Chin Strap Extender
Sol. #:            M67854-18-P-1409
Agency:            Department of the Navy
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Title:             BALLCAPS WITH LOGO
Sol. #:            N6809418R6094
Agency:            Department of the Navy
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Title:             Torraka Field CPA-08 Winter TSUP Camo -Overwhites 
Sol. #:            10th_SFG_WWD0110
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             Active Shooter Kit    
Sol. #:            36C25618U0180
Agency:            Department of Veterans Affairs
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Title:             Turnouts Yell
Sol. #:            140P1418Q0123
Agency:            Department of the Interior
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Title:             HAMMOCK,JUNGLE
Sol. #:            SPE1C118Q0320
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             Tents And Equipment
Sol. #:            PR7402485
Agency:            Department of State
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Title:             Command Ball Caps
Sol. #:            N50054-18-R-0026
Agency:            Department of the Navy
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Title:             Tent Rental
Sol. #:            W912LMQ7003
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             Notice of Intent
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Agency:            Department of the Air Force
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Title:             Military Ski System
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Agency:            Department of the Navy
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Title:             ESAPI - Enhanced Small Arms Protective Inserts  - Synopsis
Sol. #:            SPE1C118R0033
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             Knit Fabric, Polyester, Black, Berry Amend. Compliant
Sol. #:            CT2249-18
Agency:            Department of Justice
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Title:             Ballistic Equipment
Sol. #:            MCNAIRPMPDDJR004
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             HELMET,PARACHUTISTS
Sol. #:            SPE1C118Q0308
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             Tactical Helmets
Sol. #:            FA4661-18-Q-0141
Agency:            Department of the Air Force
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Title:             TEAMWORK JACKETS
Sol. #:            W25G1V18Q0403
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             Tents
Sol. #:            W912PB18Q3155
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             KATUSA Athletic Running Shoes
Sol. #:            W91QVN18R0220
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             HEXCEL TEF7 THORSTRAND FABRIC
Sol. #:            N63394-18-T-0055
Agency:            Department of the Navy
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Title:             Request for Quotation (RFQ) GSA-SPB-18-Q-00013 - SELF-HELP TARPS
Sol. #:            GSA-SPB-18-Q-00013
Agency:            General Services Administration
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Title:             PPE, GEAR & WEBSITE
Sol. #:            PR-0004428
Agency:            Department of Justice
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Title:             Two Piece Indoor Oak Flag Fole with Brass Joints
Sol. #:            SGSMMR0003
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             Men and Women Clothing and Shoes
Sol. #:            N0018918Q0450
Agency:            Department of the Navy
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Title:             U.S. Territories  Flag (3x5)
Sol. #:            SGSMMR0002
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             50 United Staes Flags (3x5)
Sol. #:            SGSMMR0001
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             Army Spear
Sol. #:            SGSMMR0004
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             Flag Equipment
Sol. #:            SGSMMR0005
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             Ballistic Shields
Sol. #:            15A00018R00000091
Agency:            Department of Justice
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Title:             MDCLA_Clothing Trust Fund
Sol. #:            TC150042
Agency:            Department of Justice
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Title:             Mobile Ballistic Shiled 
Sol. #:            FA8601-18-Q-0146
Agency:            Department of the Air Force
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Title:             316210
Sol. #:            70CDCR18Q00000027
Agency:            Department of Homeland Security
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Title:             Safety Boots
Sol. #:            W91RUS-18-R-DD06
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             IMCOM Retention Items
Sol. #:            SAMRET0001
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             EASPI PLATE CARRIER
Sol. #:            POLKDESPOLICELJP0037
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             Brigade TAC Tent
Sol. #:            FBNC382PJS00010
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Clients of Agathon Associates and subscribers to Agathon Associates' Trade Advisor Service can find links to the full solicitations at www.agathonassociates.com/textile-pri/berry/fbo.htm. You will need to enter your username and password. If you do not know your username and password email David Trumbull at david@agathonassociates.com.

Monday, August 13, 2018

Today is the Last Day to Request to Speak at Hearing on Latest China Tariffs

The U.S. recently announced proposed additional import tariffs on thousands of classifications of goods of Chinese origin. The list appears to include all, are nearly all of the classifications for fiber, yarn, fabric, and carpet (Harmonized Tariff Schedule Chapters 50 through 60).

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is accepting public comments on the proposal and request to speak on hearings to be held the week of August 20th. the deadline to request to speak at the heading is TODAY.

Saturday, August 11, 2018

Department of Defense Sandbag Contract Awarded

Huntsville Rehabilitation Foundation doing business as Phoenix* Huntsville, Alabama, has been awarded a maximum $32,500,000 firm-fixed price contract for polypropylene and cotton duck sandbags. This is a two-year base contract with three one-year option periods. Maximum dollar amount is for the life of the contract, including options. Location of performance is Alabama with an Aug. 9, 2023, performance completion date. Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2018 through 2023 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE8E6-18-D-0006).

Thursday, August 9, 2018

Military Clothing Contracts Awarded

M&M Manufacturing LLC, Lajas, Puerto Rico, has been awarded a maximum $37,733,400 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for female coats and trousers for the Army Combat Uniform. This was a competitive acquisition with nine responses received. This is a one-year base contract with four one-year option periods. Maximum dollar amount is for the life of the contract, including options. Location of performance is Puerto Rico, with a Feb. 8, 2024, estimated performance completion date. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2018 through 2023 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE1C1-18-D-1077).

Crown Clothing Inc., Vineland, New Jersey, has been awarded a maximum $12,268,595 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for men’s Marine Corps dress blues coats. This was a competitive acquisition with two responses received. This is a one-year base contract with four one-year option periods. Location of performance is New Jersey, with an Aug. 9, 2019, performance completion date. Using customers are Marine Corps and Defense Logistics Agency. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2018 through 2019 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE1C1-18-D-1079).

Cashmere and Camel Hair Institute Announces New Staff to Support Global Mission

The Cashmere and Camel Hair Manufacturers Institute (CCMI), the organization for the world's leading processors of luxury animal hair fiber, announces Fabio Garzena as President, the second person to hold this position in the 34 year history of the organization. Mr. Garzena first joined the Institute in 2015 as European Representative. Before that he was with Australian Wool Innovation and the Woolmark Company. Mr. Garzena will operate from Graglia, Italy.
Karl Spilhaus, who organized the Boston based Institute in 1984 and served as President until now, will continue to counsel the Institute as President Emeritus, drawing on his four decades' plus experience in the global textile industry. Concurrent with these changes, the Institute announces that David Trumbull has been named USA Representative and will manage the Institute's US affairs from an office in Boston, Massachusetts. Kenneth Shimizu, Japan Representative, will continue to manage the Institutes' activities in Asia from an office in Tokyo. About CCMI. The Cashmere and Camel Hair Manufacturers Institute was founded to protect the consumers, serious manufacturers and retailers from fraud on cashmere and superfine wool. CCMI also protects the good name of cashmere and other luxury animal fiber products through the encouragement of sustainable grazing practices and responsible business practices generally.

Update on China's Additional Tariffs on U.S. Goods

On June 17, 2018, China announced it would impose a tariff rate of 25% on the U.S. imports of farm and fishery products and automobiles. The list of 545 tariff lines included one textile-related commodity, cotton, not carded or combed (5201.00.00).

On July 6, China filed a case against the US’ tariffs measures under Section 301 investigation at the WTO.

On July 16, China made an additional charge to the WTO against the US for its section 301 investigation and its suggestions to levy tax on China’s products valued 200 billion exported to the US.

On August 3, 2018, China announced it would impose additional tariffs on U.S. goods. There are four lists, one for 25%, one for 20%, one of 10%, and one for 5%.

  • The 25% list includes 531 textile and apparel classifications,
  • An additional 104 textile and apparel classifications are on the 20% list,
  • The 10% list includes 89 textile and apparel classifications, and
  • Only the 5% list has no textiles or apparel.

The final measure and effective time will be announced separately.

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Sorting out the Various China Tariff Lists

Today the Office of the United States Trade Representative announced that USTR had finalized the second tranche of tariffs on Chinese products in response to China’s unfair trade practices.

With some much tariff activity directed toward China, perhaps a walk through of what has been done and where we stand will be of help.

There have been three tranches, or lists, of proposed additional tariffs on China.

TRANCHE ONE

On April 6, 2018, USTR posted in the Federal Register (83 FR 14906) a proposal to place an additional 25% import duty on products covered by 1,333 tariff classifications.

Interested persons filed approximately 3,200 written submissions. In addition, USTR and the Section 301 Committee convened a three-day public hearing from May 15-17, 2018, during which 121 witnesses provided testimony and responded to questions. 515 items were removed from the list

On June 20, 2018, USTR posted in the Federal Register (83 FR 28710) a list of products covering 818 separate U.S. tariff lines.

On July 6, 2018, additional tariffs of 25% began to be applied to those 818 lines.

On July 11, 2018, USTR posted in the Federal Register (83 FR 32181) procedures to apply for exclusions from the 25% tariff on items covered by Tranche 1. The deadline to apply for an exclusion is October 9, 2018. If an exclusion is granted it will be retroactive to July 6th.

TRANCHE TWO

On June 20, 2018, USTR posted in the Federal Register (83 FR 28710) a proposal to place an additional 25% import duty on products covered by 284 tariff classifications.

On August 8, 2018 USTR announced a list containing 279 of the original 284 tariff lines that were on a proposed list that will be subject to 25% additional tariffs. These have not yet gone into effect.

TRANCHE THREE

On July 17 USTR posted a third list, this one with over 6,000 items. Comments are due September 6.

Scheduled Expiration of the Dominican Republic Earned Import Allowance Program

The Dominican Republic Earned Import Allowance Program (DR 2-for-1) was established as an amendment to the CAFTA-DR, under the Andean Trade Preference Extension Act of 2008 and became effective on December 1, 2008, for a 10-year period. The 10-year period is set to expire on December 1, 2018.

Entries of qualifying apparel under the DR 2-for-1 program may only qualify for duty-free treatment under the CAFTA-DR prior to the date of expiration. Entries on or after December 1, 2018, may no longer use allowances to qualify for duty free treatment under the DR 2-for-1 program.

5 charged in multimillion dollar counterfeiting scheme following ICE HSI investigation

Five Queens, New York, residents were August 7, 2018, pursuant to an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in New York’s Border Enforcement Task Force (BEST). This investigation, worked by HSI special agents and taskforce members from the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) resulted in the arrest of five individuals conspiring to traffic in more than $70 million worth of counterfeit Nike Air Jordans. Miyuki Suen, Jian Min Huang, Songhua Qu, Kin Lui Chen, and Fangrang Qu are charged with importing hundreds-of-thousands of athletic shoes from China into the United States. Once those shoes arrived, the defendants and other co-conspirators affixed counterfeit Nike-trademarked logos to those shoes in New York, and sold the now-counterfeit Air Jordans in the United States.

“These five individuals are alleged to have been a part of a large scale counterfeiting scheme, importing nearly a half million pairs of knock-off Nike sneakers,” said Angel M. Melendez, special agent in charge for HSI New York. “These counterfeiting networks can be both detrimental to our economy and threaten our national security, and HSI will continue to take every measure in investigating and dismantling these organizations.” “The five defendants in this case allegedly counterfeited over $70 million in fake Nike shoes and sold them to buyers on the U.S. market. I commend our law enforcement partners for helping to bring today’s charges, which send a clear message to would-be counterfeiters: ‘Just don’t do it,’” said Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York,

As alleged in the complaint, from at least in or about January 2016 up to and including in or about July 2018, Suen, Huang, Songhua Qu, Kin Lui Chen, and Fangrang Qu, imported at least 42 shipping containers holding an estimated more than 380,000 pairs of sneakers from China. These sneakers were manufactured to resemble Nike Air Jordans. Once these shoes arrived, Suen, Huang, Songhua Qu, Chen, and Fangrang Qu, added trademarked logos to the shoes, rendering them counterfeit. Suen, Huang, Songhua Qu, Kin Lui Chen, and Fangrang Qu then stored the counterfeit Nike Air Jordans in multiple storage units and warehouses in New York City and elsewhere.

On August 7, 2018, pursuant to court-authorized search warrants, federal law enforcement agents conducted searches of a warehouse, storage units, and a residence related to this scheme, and found thousands of counterfeit shoes, counterfeit trademarks, and machinery to finish counterfeit shoes. The estimated loss attributable to the defendants’ efforts amounts to more than $70 million.

Suen, 43, Huang, 42, and Chen, 53, of New York, New York and Songhua Qu, 54, and Fangrang Qu, 31, of Hicksville, New York, are each charged with one count of conspiring to traffic in counterfeit goods, and one count of trafficking in counterfeit goods. Each defendant faces a maximum potential sentence of 20 years in prison.

The maximum potential sentences in this case are prescribed by Congress and are provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendants will be determined by the judge. This case is being handled by the SDNY’s General Crimes Unit. The charges contained in the Complaint are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Federal Business Opportunities through August 8, 2018

Recently posted federal business opportunities.
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Title:             25th ID Tents 
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Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             First Responder IDIQ Uniforms
Sol. #:            W912BU-18-R-0042
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             USSOUTHCOM Global Peace Operations Initiative Peru - Campaign Tents
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Title:             SALOMON HIKING BOOTS
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Title:             DECORATION SET,INDIVIDUAL
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Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) Signature Reducing Technology
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Title:             SERVICE RIBBON,AWARD
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Title:             DECORATION SET,INDI
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Title:             Ballistic Body Armor (Vests)
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Agency:            Department of Justice
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Title:             Clothing and Equipment
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Title:             Tent Rental
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Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             MEDAL SET,SERVICE
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Title:             CLIMBER'S EQUIPMENT
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Title:             T-11 Personnel Parachute System
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Title:             SERE Wool Garments
Sol. #:            FA4620-18-Q-A051
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Title:             Barbed Wire Gloves
Sol. #:            SPE1C118Q0325
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             First Responder IDIQ Uniforms
Sol. #:            W912BU-18-R-0042
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             FLAG,NATIONAL
Sol. #:            SPE1C118T1793
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             SECURITY GUARD UNIFORMS & APPAREL
Sol. #:            140R1718Q0041
Agency:            Department of the Interior
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Title:             Plastic quick release holster for Frag Grenade/Flash Bang Grenade 
Sol. #:            0075RS8
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             PURCHASE OF SAFETY SHOES - DDSP
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Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             Glove, Welder's
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Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:              Army USAACE Approved touchscreen capable glove
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Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             Electrical Workers Coat (8415-01-563-4014)
Sol. #:            8415015634014large
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             TENT
Sol. #:            SPE1C118T1842
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             Install Rubber Matting for Osan AB, Korea
Sol. #:            W90VN618Q0004
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             COVER,SERVING SIDE
Sol. #:            SPE8ED18T1494
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             FIREMAN HOOD
Sol. #:            SPE8E918T3685
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             Safety Boots
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Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             GLOVES, GENERAL PURPOSE
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Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             HDT Base-X Shelter and Components
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Agency:            Department of the Air Force
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Title:             Request for Quotation (RFQ) GSA-SPB-18-Q-00013 - SELF-HELP TARPS
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Agency:            Department of Veterans Affairs
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Agency:            Department of the Navy
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Agency:            Department of Justice
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Agency:            Department of the Army
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Sol. #:            GSA-SPB-18-Q-00013
Agency:            General Services Administration
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Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             Vietnam War Commemoration Lapel Pins
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Agency:            Other Defense Agencies
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Title:             BPA FOR FLIGHT HELMET PARTS
Sol. #:            140L0218Q0033
Agency:            Department of the Interior
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Title:             USSOUTHCOM Global Peace Operations Initiative Peru - Campaign Tents
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Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             Four man, four season freestanding self-supporting tent
Sol. #:            10th-GRP_WWD002
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             BLAST ENCLOSURE CONTAINMENT ROOM KIT
Sol. #:            SPMYM2-18-Q-3690
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             SHAPE,DAY,MARITIME
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Title:             Protective Equipment
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Agency:            Department of the Navy
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Title:             Cold Weather Gear
Sol. #:            FA4528-18-Q-DP13
Agency:            Department of the Air Force
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Title:             A2CU Coats and Trousers
Sol. #:            SPE1C1-18-R-0124
Agency:            Defense Logistics Agency
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Title:             Modular Handgun Holster (MHH)
Sol. #:            w911qy-17-r-0046
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             Emergency Military Personnel Decontamination Package
Sol. #:            45SFGTISCO31071806
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             HDT Expeditionary Tent
Sol. #:            0075HHCtents
Agency:            Department of the Army
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Title:             Commercial Item, Fabric, Unfinished Greige, 70 Poly/30 Cotton
Sol. #:            CT2247-18
Agency:            Department of Justice
Office:            Federal Prison Industries/UNICOR
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