Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

This acquisition is for the manufacture and delivery of the waterproof clothing bag (8465-00-261-6909) and is made in accordance with commercial item description A-A-55092. The Government plans to hav... This acquisition is for the manufacture and delivery of the waterproof clothing bag (8465-00-261-6909) and is made in accordance with commercial item description A-A-55092. The Government plans to have a three (3) year ordering period with tiered pricing. Tier one (1) will have a performance period from the date of award through 365 days thereafter (day 1 through day 364). Tier two (2) will have a performance period immediately following tier one (1) through 365 days thereafter (day 365 through 729). Tier three (3) will have a performance period immediately following tier two (2) through 365 days thereafter (day 730 through 1,094). The quantities available under any resultant contract will be as follows: Guaranteed Minimum Quantity: 20,000 each Annual Estimated Quantity: 80,000 each Maximum Quantity: 300,000 each NOTE: The Government will be obligated to order the guaranteed minimum quantity of 20,000 each prior to the final expiration of any resultant contract. It is likely that the Government will procure this quantity at the time of contract award. The annual estimated quantity is the Government’s best faith estimate of the quantities to be ordered within each tier period. This is based on the current demand and the forecasted demand provided by the military customers for this item. This does not obligate the Government to order this quantity each year and is provided only for informational purposes. The Government is not obligated to order the maximum quantity listed above; however, the Government has the legal right to order up to this quantity prior to the final expiration of any resultant contract. Offerors will be able to furnish a unit price for each tier period as it sees fit. This acquisition will utilize a “lowest price technically acceptable” approach and is issued as a 100% small business set-aside. An award will be made to the responsible offeror that offers the lowest price that is determined to be fair and reasonable and whose offer is determined to be technically acceptable in accordance with sections L and M of the solicitation. The non-cost/price factor will be product demonstration models (PDMs). Offerors will be required to submit four (4) PDMs as part of their proposals and the PDMs shall be received by the solicitation’s closing. The PDMs will be evaluated for the following sub-factors: 1) visual requirements, 2) dimensional requirements, and 3) physical requirements (which includes seam adhesion and hydrostatic resistance of side and bottom seam and bartacked side seam). All sub-factors will be considered of equal importance and will all be rated on an acceptable or unacceptable basis. An unacceptable rating in any sub-factor will result in an overall unacceptable rating. The maximum monthly capacity will be 10,000 bags. The first delivery will be due 210 days after the issuance of contract award. This includes 90 days to submit first article samples to the Government, 30 days for the Government to review the samples and provide the contractor with the results, and 90 days from first article approval for the contractor to make its first shipment under any resultant contract. All subsequent delivery orders having a leadtime of 120 days after issuance. Deliveries will be FOB destination with inspection and acceptance at the source. Deliveries will be made to Travis Association for the Blind (Austin, TX), Peckham Inc. (Lansing, MI), and Lion Vallen Industries (Pendergrass, GA). All material will be contractor furnished. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered for award by the Agency. The estimated release date is March 23, 2020. Availability of solicitations, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments 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 System for Award Management (SAM). 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 SAM 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). 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), 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. DLA Troop Support 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 DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles solicitations, use the following link to the DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles Technical Data Repository area at https://www.troopsupport.dla.mil/Portal/Authenticated/SpecReq.aspx.