NSN: 8415-01-092-0039 (PGC: 10262) Mitten, Heat Protective, Quantity: Base Year 13,500 each Minimum, 36,000 each Maximum plus 2 one-year term options Quantity: 5,000 each Minimum, 36,000 each Maximum. This procurement will be issued as a total small business set-aside and will utilize the Best Value method for source selection. All materials used in fabrication are to be furnished by the successful bidder. All responsible sources may submit offers which DSCP shall consider. Technical proposals submitted are required to include Product Demonstration Models (PDMs), Experience/Past Performance, and DLA Mentoring Agreement. Product Demonstration model requirement: three (3) each. This shall be in accordance with MIL-M-11199H dated 5 April 1988, Deliveries starting 120 days after the date of award to the New Cumberland, PA and Tracy, CA depots. FOB Destination. Inspection and acceptance at origin. 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 7-SEP-2005. 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.