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Army seeks US manufacturer to supply boots
The Request for Information seeks ideas to raise boot quality and expand domestic production, with imported footwear accounting for 99% of the U.S. market in 2020.
The U.S. Army is exploring how to get better boots that are made in America.The goal is twofold: improve the quality of military footwear and revitalize American footwear manufacturing that has largely been outsourced overseas.“The intent for this project and funding is to support re-shoring of the domestic footwear industry, improve capabilities for the domestic military footwear industrial base, and ultimately provide the best performing footw…