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THIS IS A TOTAL SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS ONLY. THE BERRY AMENDMENT AND THE BUY AMERICAN ACT APPLY. CONTRACTOR MUST HAVE A VALID REGISTRATION IN SAM.GOV. THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. THE SOLICITATION IS EXPECTED TO OPEN ON 10/06/15 AND CLOSE ON 10/16/15. THE SOLICITATION WILL RESULT IN A FIRM FIXED PRICE, INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) TYPE CONTRACT FOR COMMERCIAL BRAND NAME RELIGIOUS SUPPLIES TO SUPPORT CHRISTIAN AND CATHOLIC CHAPLAINS IN ALL MILITARY SERVICES. VARIOUS DESTINATIONS, MAINLY DIRECT VENDOR DELIVERY (DVD) APPLY. THE CONTRACT PERIOD WILL BE A ONE-YEAR BASE PERIOD AND TWO (2) ONE-YEAR TERM OPTION PERIODS. THE GUARANTEED MINIMUM OF THE CONTRACT WILL BE EQUAL TO THE DOLLAR VALUE OF THE FIRST DELIVERY ORDER. THE TOTAL CONTRACT MAXIMUM DOLLAR VALUE INCLUSIVE OF THE BASE AND TWO OPTION PERIODS IS NOT TO EXCEED 150K. DELIVERY TIMEFRAMES WILL BE 14 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF DELIVERY ORDER FOR MOST ITEMS. DELIVERY IS BASED ON FOB DESTINATION. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE WILL BE AT DESTINATION. THE AWARDEE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR: ENSURING THAT ALL ITEMS ARE MANUFACTURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BRAND NAME DESCRIPTIONS; DELIVER SUPPLIES IN DESIGNATED TIMEFRAMES TO CUSTOMERS WORLDWIDE AT MULTIPLE DESTINATIONS; PROVIDE FOR A ONE-TO-ONE REPLACEMENT WARRANTY FOR DEFECTIVE ITEMS. THE SOLICITATION WILL UTILIZE LOW PRICE TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE (LPTA) PROCEDURES, FAR 15.101-2. THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO AWARD TO THE FIRM OFFERING THE LOWEST EVALUATED PRICE AND WHO IS DEEMED "TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE." TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE IS BEING DEFINED HEREIN AS COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE SOLICITATION. 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 for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov/index.html#1). 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 (C&T) solicitations, use the following link to the DLA Troop-Support C&T Technical Data Repository area at: https://www.troopsupport.dla.mil/Portal/Authenticated/Home.aspx