Number notes 1 and 26 apply. Solicitation will be issued utilizing Best Value Source Selection procedures. A total small business set-aside negotiated Indefinite Delivery type procurement with two term options also applies. Sizes will be procured FOB destination to W25G1U (New Cumberland, PA). The quantity is 283,800 min and 400,000 max with two term options (150,000 Minimum/400,000Maximum) for the Neck Gaiter PGC: 21190 (8440-01-387-8509). Applicable Commercial Item Description is A-A-55247A dated March 3, 1994. Production lead time is 150 days after date of award with 12 deliveries. Technical requirements of the solicitation consist of: PDM, Experience/Past Performance and DLA Mentoring Agreements Programs. Prior award history is as follows: Contractor: Unicor Federal Prison Industries; Award date: November 20, 2002; Quantity: 143,040 Minimum/200,000 Maximum. The total dollar value for the prior procurement was $1,750,000.00 FOB Destination. The dollar value includes the two options of 143,040 Minimum/200,000 Maximum. AVAILABILITY OF SOLICITATIONS, FAR 5.102(d) APPLIES, AS OUR OFFICE NO LONGER ISSUES SOLICITATION OR AMENDMENTS IN PAPER FORM. OFFEROR SHOULD REGISTER TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF THIS SOLCITATION OR SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS. COPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE DLA PROCUREMENT GATEWAY (GATEWAY) AT http://progate.daps.dla.mil AFTER 19 May 2004. 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 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 specification, patterns and drawings on our contracting page http://ct.dscp.dla.mil/Contracting/. Most specifications are also available to download at http://assist.daps.dla.mil/online/start/. You do not need to register with ASSIST to download documents. Click on “Quick Search” on the left-hand side to search for a specification. IMPORTANT NOTICE ON FOREIGN CONTENT: The Defense appropriations and authorization acts and other statutes (including what is commonly referred to as “The Berry Amendment” imposed 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 defied 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.