Bill and Hold is deleted as a source selection procedure.The FOB destination is changed from Contractors Plant to Virtual Prime Vendor, Peckham Vocational Industries, 2822 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Lansing, MI 48906. This information is for solicitation SP0100-06-R-0091. The item description is CLOTH, POLY/WOOL GABARDINE, SHADE 2312, TYPE 2, CLASS 12, 59” Width, 6.8 oz/square yard. The applicable NSN for this procurement is 8305-01-248-6805. The military specification is MIL-DTL-10176K dated 20 May 2005, mothproofed in accordance with MIL-C-43665C dated 14 November 1986. The purchase quantity is 205,000 yards. A Base year only No option periods. The destination is the Contractor's plant. The delivery period is 330 days after the date of award. If the first article is waived then the delivery period is 210 days after the date of the award. The Firm Fixed Quantity will be for 12 incremental deliveries. This solicitation will be issued as an unrestricted purchase that will result in a firm fixed price contract. Acceleration of delivery is not authorized unless permitted in writing by the Contracting Officer. This is a Best Value acquisition with Source Selection Procedures. The following factors will be utilized in descending order of importance: Past Performance, Bill and Hold, Socioeconomic Consideration, DLA Mentoring Business Agreements (MBA) Program, and Javits-Wagner-O’Day Entity Proposal (JWOD). 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/home AFTER 6/26/2006. 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. 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 https://phl1s410.dscp.dla.mil/pls/portal/CUSTOM_DSCP_APP.CTSREQ_DYN_PATTERN.show 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 Contract Specialist is Tracey O’Donnell. She can be reached at (215) 737-7236, Email,
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