# North Carolina eVP #Doc2431164611

As-needed supply of charcoal gray ripstop fabric for North Carolina’s Tabor City Sewing Plant

**Posted:** October 08, 2026
**Respond By:** November 05, 2026
**Identifier:** Doc2431164611
**NAICS:** 424310

North Carolina is seeking an as-needed supply of charcoal gray ripstop fabric for its Tabor City Sewing Plant.
- **Government buyer:** North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC), Division of Adult Correction, NCDAC/Tabor City Sewing Plant; fabric is for Correction Enterprises operations.
- **Requested product:** 30,000 yards of charcoal gray ripstop fabric as a one-year estimate. This is not a guaranteed purchase quantity; there is no guaranteed minimum or maximum. No part number is listed.
- **Key specifications:** 65% polyester / 35% cotton; 6.5 oz. per square yard (±5%); 62-inch width; ripstop weave; specified construction of 78 ends × 48 picks per inch (±2%); and MVS × MVS yarn. Performance requirements include specified tensile and tear strength, pilling, and shrinkage limits, with vat and dispersed dye processing.
- **Origin and sample requirements:** Domestic-origin fabric is required, and 10% of the first-year contract quantity must be housed in the United States. A minimum two-yard head-end sample is required before bid opening; the latest notice says to request a sample from the agency.
- **Delivery and packaging:** Deliver within 30 days after purchase-order or release notification, arrange delivery appointments in advance, and acknowledge release notifications within 24 hours. Package 100–150 yards per individually wrapped and labeled roll; palletize, stabilize, and shrink-wrap shipments, with a maximum pallet weight of 2,500 pounds. Overages are not accepted.
- **Compliance and shipment documentation:** Fabric must meet the Flammable Fabrics Act, Part 1610. Provide certified-laboratory shipment test reports, including weight testing to ASTM 3776; safety data sheets are required with the initial shipment.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No OEM, brand, supplier, or prospective vendor is named in the provided materials.

### Description

The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction is seeking bids to establish an agency-specific term contract for furnishing and delivering charcoal gray ripstop fabric to the Tabor City Sewing Plant on an as-needed basis. The contract period quantity is not guaranteed, with no minimum or maximum amount specified. The fabric will be used by the Correction Enterprises Sewing Plant to process products and services to meet customer requirements. Samples are available by requesting one from the agency.

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