USMC Awards Danner Boots a 5-Year Contract

The contract, with a one-year base and four option years, calls for Danner to produce the Mountain Cold Weather Boot specially designed for the U.S. Marine Corps. The minimum number of boots specified in the contract is 500, while the maximum is 40,000. The cost to the Marine Corps will be between $75,000 and $6 million depending on how many boots they opt to get. Danner is a subsidiary of LaCrosse Footwear, Inc, which also owns FireTech, a manufacturer of firefighting boots.