Correction: DoD Prohibits Uniform Solicitations Specifying Use of Fire-Resistant Rayon
The Department of Defense has issued an interim rule, effective June 6, 2011, which amends the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement section 821 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, which prohibits specification of…
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the use of fire-resistant rayon fiber for production of military uniforms in solicitations issued before January 1, 2015. According to DoD, this will provide opportunity for offerors to propose alternative solutions to meet DoD requirements. (See ITT's Online Archives or 01/05/11 news, 11010513, for BP summary of the FY 2011 NDAA provisions on fire resistant fiber.)