Inactive Historically Underutilized Business (HUBZone) Set-Aside (FAR 19.13)

A copy of the solicitation is now available on the DIBBS website (https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/) under solicitation number SPE1C1-21-R-0049. No further updates will be made via SAM.GOV. Please consul... A copy of the solicitation is now available on the DIBBS website (https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/) under solicitation number SPE1C1-21-R-0049. No further updates will be made via SAM.GOV. Please consult DIBBS for all future announcements for this procurement. UPDATE: The solicitation will be issued as a 100% HUBZone small business set aside. Any reference to the solicitation being issued on an unrestricted basis is hereby removed. The link for requesting any techical documents is also revised as: https://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/ClothingandTextiles/SpecRequest.aspx NOTE: THE SOLICITATION NUMBER LISTED HEREIN IS A PLACE HOLDER!! THE SOLICITATION NUMBER WILL BE ASSIGNMENT WHEN THE SOLICITATION IS RELEASED TO THE DIBBS WEBSITE. NO PROPOSALS CAN BE SUBMITTED VIA BETA.SAM.GOV FOR THIS ACQUISITION AND A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE PLACED ON BETA.SAM.GOV. IT IS THE INTERESTED OFFERORS RESPONSIBILITY TO MONITOR THE DIBBS WEBSITE FOR THE ACTUAL SOLICITATION. PLEASE SEARCH THE DIBBS WEBSITE BY THE NSNS LISTED BELOW TO LOCATE THE SOLICITATION ON OR AFTER APRIL30, 2021. This acquisition is for the manufacture and delivery of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) plate carrier, generation III, and its components and is made in accordance with specification DTL-17001A0029 V 1.9.2 dated February 2021. The solicitation will be issued as a 100% HUBZone small business set aside (NAICS code: 314999 – All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills) and will result in one (1) award. The Government plans to have three (3) tier periods under any resultant contract. Tier one (1) will have a performance period from the date of award through 547 days (or 18 months) thereafter. Tier two (2) will have a performance period immediately following tier one (1) through 365 days thereafter. Tier three (3) will have a performance period immediately following tier two (2) through 365 days thereafter. The quantities available under any resultant contract will be as listed in the attached document. NOTE: First article testing is required under this contract as outlined in the specification. One (1) separate contract line item number (CLIN) will be included in the contract for first article testing samples. This CLIN will include all quantities, sizes, and components required for first article testing. The Government is only obligated to place a delivery order for this CLIN at the time of contract award. The Government will be obligated to order the guaranteed minimum quantity for each listed item upon approval of first article testing and the issuance of a first article approval letter from the Contracting Officer. It is likely that the Government will procure this full quantity at the time of approval but it is not mandatory. The annual estimated quantity listed above is the Government's best faith estimate of the quantities to be ordered each year. This is based on the forecasted demand provided by the customer. This does not obligate the Government to order a specific quantity 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. The monthly capacity will be 2,300 systems, 18,000 non-ballistics, 1,275 ballistics, and 1,725 repair kits per month. The production leadtime is as follows: Subcontractor and Supplier Management Plan: The SMP shall be received by the Contracting Officer within ten (10) calendar days of contract award. Technical Data Package (TDP) and Dry Lay-Up: The TDP and dry lay-up shall be received by the Government within 65 days from the date of contract award. The Government requires 45 days to review the TDP and provide its findings. The awardee is not authorized to produce its first article samples until the TDP has been approved. If there are any issues or missing information in the TDP, the awardee will be required to revise its TDP and the Government will have an additional 45 days from the date of receipt of the revised TDP to provide its findings. Production Process Package (PPP): The PPP is made in conjunction with the first article samples and shall be received by the Government within 65 days of TDP approval. First Article Test (FAT) Package: The FAT samples and required documents shall be received by the Government within 75 days of TDP approval. The Government will have 120 days from the receipt of a complete FAT package to test the samples and provide the awardee with the results. Please note – the Government’s review will begin once ALL documentation and samples required for review are received. In the event that the documentation/samples are sent separately, the Government’s 120 days for review will not begin until the date on which the final documentation/samples are received. Production Readiness Review (PRR) Audit: The PRR audit will occur 20 days after FAT approval and prior to the first lot presentation. If there are any delays in meeting the above listed milestones due to the failure/rejection of any of these documents/audits, the delay will be fully due to contractor fault. The leadtime for the first delivery order, which will be for first article samples only, will have a leadtime of 185 days from the date of award and incorporates all timelines/milestones referenced above for pre-first article testing submission. All delivery orders issued after first article testing approval will have a leadtime of 120 days from the date of 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). The solicitation will be issued as a 100% HUBZone small business set aside utilizing best value, tradeoff, source selection procedures in order to ensure the selection of a source whose proposal has the highest probability of successful performance. An award will be made to the responsible offeror that offers the best value to the Government where technical merit in considered more important than price. The noncost/price factor will be ballistic test results and areal density, product demonstration models, and past performance. Ballistic test results and areal density and product demonstration models will be rated on an acceptable/unacceptable basis and past performance will be rated on an adjectival basis. These evaluation factors will be evaluated in accordance with section M of the solicitation. 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 April 30, 2021. 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 setup 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. 4. 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.dla.mil/TroopSupport/ClothingandTextiles/SpecRequest.aspx. DO NOT CONTACT THE ACQUISITION SPECIALIST/CONTRACTING OFFICER FOR THE SPECIFICATION, PATTERNS, AND/OR DRAWINGS AS THEY ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO RELEASE THESE DOCUMENTS. YOU SHALL MAKE ALL REQUESTS THROUGH THIS WEBSITE.