Description
This proposed solicitation (SPM1C1-12-Q-0482) will be issued as a Total Small Business Set-Aside and is for the acquisition of 52,239 pairs of Glove, Inserts, Chemical Protection (Cotton, Knitted) AF t o be manufactured in accordance with PD 92-02. Solicitation will be limited to small businesses with known acceptable past performance in the manufacturing of like or similar items. This solicitation will be awarded to a small business with known acceptable past performance in the manufacturing of like or similar items on the basis of Low Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) principle. All materials used in fabrication are to be furnished by the successful bidder. All responsible sources may submit offers that DLA Troop Support will consider. Production lead time will be 120 days. Destination is DDSP, New Cumberland PA. FOB Destination. Inspection and Acceptance at Origin. It is anticipated this solicitation will be posted to the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) on or after 23 JULY 2012. All Offerors MUST be registered in CCR in order to be eligible for award. All components/ manufacturing must be of DOMESTIC ORIGIN. 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. Availability of solicitations, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations 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 Central Contractor Registration (CCR) system. 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). DSCP 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 DSCP Clothing and Textiles (DSCP C&T) solicitations, use the following link to the DSCP C&T Technical Data Repository area at http://www.dscp.dla.mil/Portal/sreqfrm.aspx OR http://www.assist.daps.dla.mil/online/start NOTE: The synopsis for Solicitation SPM1C1-12-Q-0173 is hereby cancelled.