High Visibility Belt

Amendment 02: Note changes to the acquisition strategy as outlined below. This procurement is for the manufacture and delivery of the High Visibility Belt, NSNs: 8465-01-225-4656 yellow; 8465-01-225-4657 orange; 8465-01-225-4658 green; 8465-01-225-4659 blue; 8465-01-225-4660 red; 8465-01-225-4661 lime/yellow; 8465-01-225-4662 red/orange and 8465-01-163-8835 white. Manufacturing of the High Visibility Belt shall be in accordance with Commercial Item Description A-A-55308 dated 1/27/1997. This will be an Indefinite Delivery Type Contract (IDTC) with minimum and maximum quantities established. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR 13.5 "Test Program for Certain Commercial Item". Manufacturing of the High Visibility Belt shall be in accordance with Commercial Item Description YAGC 89-4 dated January 18, 1990. Production Lead Time on the Lime Yellow Belt (NSN: 8465-01-225-4661) will be 120 days for initial delivery with three monthly increments of 30 days. Subsequent orders will have a production lead time of 90 days after award. Deliveries of the Lime Yellow will be to Travis, CA. This procurement will also include Direct Vendor Delivery (DVD) with deliveries direct to the customers at various destinations with a production lead time of 30 days after award of the delivery order. This procurement will have one Base Year plus three Option Years with the following guaranteed minimum quantities and annual order limitation quantities for each period. It is estimated that the solicitation will be issued approximately by mid October 2010 as a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All materials will be furnished by the awardee. All responsible sources may submit a response, which, if timely received, must be considered by the agency. High Visibility Belt, NSN: 8465-01-225-4661 Guaranteed Minimum Qty Annual Order Limitation Qty Base Year Period 50,000 250,000 Option 1 Period 50,000 250,000 Option 2 Period 50,000 250,000 Option 3 Period 50,000 250,000 The Annual Estimated Quantity (AEQ) is 200,000 for the Base Year, 200,000 for Option 1, 200,000 for Option 2, and 200,000 for Option 3. NOTE: This solicitation will incorporate On-Line Reverse Auctioning procedures as a means of conducting price discussions. See clause 52.215-9023 Reverse Auctioning for reference. Once issued, the solicitation will incorporate further instructions and guidance as to what these procedures entail.