Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

This acquisition is for “Hood Assembly, Anti-Exposure, 32/P (National Stock Number 8475-01-255-7490). The item is to be made in accordance with MIL-H-81843C, Hood Assembly Drawing 1639AS100 Rev. H and... This acquisition is for “Hood Assembly, Anti-Exposure, 32/P (National Stock Number 8475-01-255-7490). The item is to be made in accordance with MIL-H-81843C, Hood Assembly Drawing 1639AS100 Rev. H and Hood Patter 1639AS101 Rev. B. All material shall be contractor furnished. First Article Testing (FAT) and Production Lot Testing is required for this item. The solicitation number is SPE1C1-22-R-0064 and will be issued as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The estimated release date of the solicitation is March 28, 2022. The subject acquisition will be issued as an Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity Type contract with tiered priced consisting of four 12-month ordering periods. There is a Guaranteed Minimum Quantity of 500 each with an Order Limitation Quantity of 10,000 each. The Annual Estimated Quantity (AEQ) for Years One through Four is 2,000 each. Deliveries are FOB Destination and the destination locations are Lansing, MI, Pendergrass, GA and Austin, TX. Inspection and Acceptance at Origin. The production-lead time (PLT) is as follows: 210 days for First Article Test (FAT) submission, 30 days for the Government’s review/approval/disapproval of FAT, 210 days for delivery at a rate of up to 250 each a month. To ensure timely delivery and a quality product, this acquisition will be procured using Best Value/Tradeoff Source Selection procedures. The use of “Best Value” procedures will allow the Government to comparatively evaluate technical merit as well as cost or price to select the source which demonstrates the highest probability of successful performance at a reasonable price. The non-cost or price evaluation factor is Past Performance – Performance Confidence Assessment. The Past Performance will contain the following aspects: (a) Recency, (b) Relevancy and (2) Quality and Delivery Performance. 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/. 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 C&T Technical Data Repository area at http://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/ClothingandTextiles/SpecRequest.aspx http://quicksearch.dla.mil/qsSearch.aspx 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), 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.