This information is for solicitation SP0100-04-R-0185. There are two items in this solicitation.Item 1: Coat, Man’s, P/W, Serge, AF Shade 1620. The applicable NSN for this procurement is 8405-01-375-5649 (S). The specification is MIL-C-31006, dated 18 Feb 1994, amendment 1 dated 25 Apr. 1994. The pattern date is 31 Jul. 1997. The base purchase quantity is MIN 10,008/MAX 50,784 with four (4) additional options with a purchase quantity of MIN 12,000/MAX 67,104. For informational purposes only our historical ordering quantity is 42,312.this historical ordering quantity does not in any way change or alters the minimum/maximum quantity in the solicitation or any resultant contract. Item 2: Coat, Woman’s, P/W, Serge, AF Shade 1620. The applicable NSN for this procurement is 8410-01-378-0030 (S). The specification is MIL-C-31005 dated 5 Oct. 1994. The pattern date is 31 December 1996. The base purchase quantity is MIN 5,112/MAX 27,042 with four (4) additional options with a purchase quantity of MIN 5,112/MAX 27,042. For informational purposes only our historical ordering quantity is 18,828 this historical ordering quantity does not in any way change or alters the minimum/maximum quantity in the solicitation or any resultant contract. NOTE: Your offer will be evaluated based on the maximum quantity. Materials used in the fabrication of both end items are to be furnished by the contractor with the exception of the basic fabrics (Cloth, P/W, Serge, Blue AF Shade 1620, Type 3, Class 4 Sponged, 9.5 oz. 60” width. The applicable NSN is 8305-01-376-9471. The storage facility is Burlington Industries, Hurt, VA, which will be provided as Government Furnished Material (GFM). The first deliveries for both items are 120 days after date of award. The destinations for both items are (W25G1U) the Defense Depot New Cumberland Facility, Building Mission Door 113-114, New Cumberland, PA 17070-5001, and (W62G2T) the Defense Depot San Joaquin, 25600 South Chrisman Road Receiving, Warehouse 10, Tracy, CA. 95304-5000. This solicitation will be issued as a Total Small Business/Set Aside and will result in a firm fixed price indefinite quantity contract. This is a Best Value acquisition with Source Selection Procedures. The following factors will be utilized in descending order of importance: Product Demonstration Model (PDM), Experience/Past Performance, and DLA Mentoring Business Agreement. The Government does not intend to use FAR Part 12 for this acquisition. Reference Numbered Notes 1, 9, and 26. 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 may be found after October 29, 2004 on the DLA Procurement Gateway at http://progate.daps.dla.mil/home. 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” imposes 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. It is implemented in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) at Part 225.7002. The Contract Specialists is Victor Hidalgo. He can be reached at 215-737-3642 or
[email protected]. Patterns and specifications can be ordered on www.warfighter.net under the contracting page.