IT IS THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENT TO ISSUE A FIRM FIXED PRICE (IDTC) REQUIREMENT FOR THE ANTI-GRAVITIY GARAMENT, CUTAWAY, CSU 13B/P IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIL-A-83406B, USAF, AND AMENDMENT 4 DATED NOVEMBER 1998. THIS IS A QUALIFIED PRODUCERS LIST (QPL) ITEM. FIRMS MUST BE CERTIFIED AS A QPL SOURCE FOR THIS ITEM TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD. THE POC FOR QPL APPROVAL IS MADELEINE ISTVAN, WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, DAYTON, OH.(937) 255-8654. THIS ACQUISITION WILL INCLUDE A BASE YEAR AND THREE ONE YEAR TERM OPTIONS. BASE YEAR QTY: MIN 7,000 MAX 11,000; OPTIONS: MIN: 6700 MAX 11,600. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED AS A TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE BEST VALUE SOURCE SELECTION ACQUISITION. OFFERORS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A TECHNICAL PROPOSAL CONSISTING OF BUT NOT LIMITED TO PAST PERFORMANCE AND DLA MENTORING BUSINESS AGREEMENTS. DELIVERIES WILL BE REQUIRED 120 DAYS AFTER DATE OF AWARD, FOB DESTINATION TO NEW CUMBERLAND, PA AND TRACY,CA DEPOTS. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AWARD ON A BASIS OTHER THAN PRICE ALONE. ALL METERIALS ARE CONTRACTOR FURNISHED. INCLUDE NOTES 1, 9, 23, 26. AVAILABILITY OF SOLICITATIONS, FAR 5.102(D) APPLIES, AS OUR OFFICE NO LONGER ISSUES SOLICITATIONS IN PAPER FORM. OFFEROR SHOULD REGISTER TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONOF THIS SOLICITATION. COPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE DLA PROCUREMENT GATEWAY AT http://progate.daps.mil/home after 8 May 2003. FROM THE GATEWAY HOME PAGE SELECT, 'SEARCH RFP'S" FROM THE LEFT-HAND SIDEBAR. THEN CHOOSE THE RFP YOU WISH TO VIEW. IN ADDITION, YOU CAN ENTER DSCP C&T FSC'S AND NSN'S TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF RFP'S. THE GATEWAY WILL SEND ALL REGISTERED USERS AN EMAIL NOTIFICATION OF RFP SOLICITATIONS BASED ON YOUR FSC AND NSN PROFILE. THE NSN NOTIFICATION WILL CONTAIN A LINK THAT CAN CONNECT USERS DIRECTLY TO A DIGITAL COPY OF THE SOLICITATION ON THE INTERNET. THE SOLICITATIONS WILL BE INA DOWLADABLE, PRINTABLE FORMAT WHEN VIEWED WITH AN ADOBE ACROBAT READER. FREE SOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE AT http://www.adobe.com/products/acorbat/readstep2.html. GATEWAY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS A AVAILABLE AT
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