Availability of solicitations, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. Offeror should register to receive notification of this solicitation or solicitation amendments. Copies of this solicitation can be found on the DLA Procurement Gateway at http://progate.daps.dla.mil AFTER April 1, 2003. From the Gateway homepage, select "Search RFPs" from the left-hand sidebar. Then choose the RFP you wish to view. You must be registered in order to download RFPs. If you are not, you will be directed to register at time of download. In order to ensure e-mail notification of RFPs, prospective vendors MUST go to the RFP Information page and select DSCP Clothing & Textiles (C&T) as the commodity center from which notices will be sent. The solicitations will be in a downloadable, printable format when viewed with an Adobe Acrobat Reader. Free software is available at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html. Gateway technical assistance is available at
[email protected]. DSCP has developed a web-based system that allows manufacturers the ability to request specifications, patterns and drawings on our contracting page http://ct.dscp.dla.mil/Contracting/. Important Note on Foreign Content 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) 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. The Clothing and Textiles Directorate of the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia will be soliciting proposals for a Christian Ecclesiastical Prime Vendor (CEPV). Items to be included in this program are commercial Brand Name religious supplies to support Christian and Catholic chaplains in all military services. A wide variety of items are included – approximately 500. The CEPV is responsible to: assure that all items are manufactured in accordance with the brand name descriptions; provide 100% fill rate for all items within the delivery timeframes and offer expedient solutions to “out of stock” positions; deliver supplies in designated timeframes to customers worldwide at multiple destinations; receive and transmit various documents via EDI; provide for surge capability on certain items categorized as “seasonal” or “go-to-war”; provide for a one-to-one replacement warranty for defective items. The solicitation will be issued as a Total Set aside for Small Business Concerns, and will result in a Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Type Contract. The contract period will be a one-year base term and four one-year term options. The estimated dollar value for the base year and four option years is $100,000 00 and the maximum dollar value will be $3,000,000.00. Delivery timeframes will be 7 days for most items. Items requiring special delivery timeframes will be specified in the solicitation. The acquisition will utilize the Tradeoff Process (Best Value Source Selection). Both technical and price proposals will be required at the time of solicitation closing. Technical merit is more important than price. Evaluation factors in descending order of importance are: Past Performance/Experience; Product Requirements; EDI; Quality; and Surge/Mobilization Capability.