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DoD outlines domestic clothing, textile industrial base pact

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is detailing a shared $6.8 million agreement with Burlington Industries, LLC, which will sustain and strengthen the domestic clothing and textile industrial base.

The agreement extends through September 2027 and calls for Burlington Industries to invest in equipment and infrastructure needed to sustain and stabilize the DoD dress military fabrics supply chain, enabling capital equipment upgrades and improvements to drive increased productivity and quality and reduce lead times for the fabrics.

The pact is via the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III Agreement, per the DoD. The DPA Title III program ensures the timely availability of essential domestic industrial resources to support national defense and homeland security requirements presently and in the future.

Burlington Industries is headquartered in North Carolina, and the agreement’s execution is slated to occur in Raeford, N.C. Burlington possesses almost 100 years of textile leadership and has provided fabric for the domestic military for more than 70 years.

According to the Berry Amendment, the DoD is required to extend preference in procurement to domestically produced, manufactured, or home-grown products, most notably food, clothing, fabrics, and specialty metals.

The DPA Title III program reduces the nation’s reliance on foreign supply chains.

Douglas Clark

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