Rocky Brands has received a blanket purchase agreement to produce insulated boots for the US General Services Administration (GSA). Under the terms of the agreement, the GSA has the right to purchase approximately $29 million of the boots up to July 2014.

The company has received an initial order for 205,000 pairs with an approximate value of $14.5 million and shipment is expected to begin in September. All of the boots will be manufactured at the firm’s factory in Moca, Puerto Rico.

Mike Brooks, chairman and chief executive officer, stated: “We are very pleased to have been awarded this contract to produce high quality boots for the GSA. Importantly, production of these insulated boots will allow us to better utilise our company-operated manufacturing facility in Puerto Rico and should help reduce manufacturing costs going forward, particularly during our slower selling seasons.”

The GSA is an independent agency of the US government, designed to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies.

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