Description
SPE1C1-14-R-0026 is being issued as a Total Small Business set-aside for the manufacture and delivery of the following: Insignia, Shoulder Sleeve, Tactical Flag (NSN: 8455-01-623-5942) This item is manufactured in accordance with MIL-DTL14652B Years on contract: One base year and four (4)-One year- Option Term Provisions will be included in the solicitation. Each Term Option has the same Min/Max award quantities as the base term. Under the initial delivery order, three (3) deliveries will be required starting 150 days after award to Arizona Industry for the Blind. Quantity: Min Qty. Max Qty. Base Year 75,000 375,000 Option Year I 45,000 225,000 Option Year II 31,500 160,000 Option Year III 31,500 160,000 Option Year IV 31,500 160,000 Evaluation factors: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable procedures will be used. The Government intends to award to the low priced firm who is deemed "technically acceptable." Technical Acceptability is being defined herein as compliance with no exceptions to all the terms and conditions of the solicitation using the adjectival ratings of ACCEPTABLE or UNACCEPTABLE. All items must be 100% U.S. Made out of 100% U.S. Materials. Availability of solicitations, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. Solicitation will be posted on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ Detailed system requirements and instructions for registration can be found on the DLA DIBBS Home Page accessed on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/. A few highlights of the information that will be found include: 1. On the DLA Internet Bulletin Board System (DIBBS) Home Page, click the VENDOR REGISTRATION link to begin the registration process. 2. In order to register for access to secure portions of DLA DIBBS, the company you are representing must already be registered in the System of Award Management (SAM)system. 3. A Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code registration will be processed immediately. A User ID will appear on the registration screen and a password will be sent separately to the email address of the Super User. If a CAGE is already registered on DLA DIBBS, the name and email address of the Super User will be provided. The Super User should be contacted to set-up additional accounts, logons and passwords for their CAGE. DIBBS Super User * If your CAGE has already been registered on DIBBS, the name and email address of the person designated as your super user will be provided. * The representative who starts the DIBBS registration process has the option to accept their CCR registration POC as the DIBBS super user, or they can designate themselves or another person to act as the super user for the CAGE. * The super user acts as the account administrator for a CAGE. They can add up to ninety-eight (98) additional users, provide user IDs and passwords, modify existing users, and control the login status of each user for their CAGEs through My Account (Account Maintenance). The Defense appropriations and authorization acts and other statutes (including what is commonly referred to as The Berry Amendment) impose restrictions on the DoD's acquisition of foreign products and services. Generally, Clothing and Textile items (as defined in DFARS clause 252.225-7012) and specialty metals (as defined in DFARS clause 252.225-7014), including the materials and components thereof (other than sensors, electronics, or other items added to, and not normally associated with clothing), must be grown, reprocessed, reused, melted or produced in the United States, its possessions or Puerto Rico, unless one of the DFARS 225.7002-2 exceptions applies. DLA Troop Support has developed a web-based system that allows manufacturers the ability to request specifications, patterns and drawings on our contracting page. To request technical data for DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles (DLA Troop Support C&T) solicitations, use the following link to the DLA Troop Support C&T Technical Data Repository area at: http://www.troopsupport.dla.mil/Portal/sreqfrm.aspx NOTE: The solicitation will be available at a minimum within 15 days; it is not included with this announcement.