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1. This acquisition is for the manufacture and delivery of the Universal Helmet Bag which is required to be manufactured in accordance with drawing 1680-ALSE-255F Bag, Flyer’s dated June 10, 2021. A F... 1. This acquisition is for the manufacture and delivery of the Universal Helmet Bag which is required to be manufactured in accordance with drawing 1680-ALSE-255F Bag, Flyer’s dated June 10, 2021. A Firm Fixed-Priced, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract with tiered pricing periods consisting of five (5) 12-month ordering periods (Tier Periods 1-5) is planned. Tier one (1) will have a performance period from the date of award through 365 days thereafter (day 1 through 364 days). 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). Tier four (4) will have a performance period immediately following tier three (3) through 365 days thereafter (1,095 through 1,459). Tier five (5) will have a performance period immediately following tier four (4) through 365 days (1,460 through 1,824). 2. There is a Guaranteed Minimum Quantity of 1,000 each with an Order Limitation Quantity of 20,000 each. The Annual Estimated Quantity (AEQ) for Years One through Five is 14,000 each. 3. Inspection and Acceptance at Origin. FOB Destination. Destination locations are Lansing, MI, Pendergrass, GA and Austin, TX. 4. The solicitation number is SPE1C1-24-R-0049 and will be issued on an Unrestricted basis. The estimated release date of the solicitation is September 26, 2024. 5. The production-lead time (PLT) is as follows: 60 days for First Article Test (FAT) submission, 30 days for the Government’s review/approval/disapproval of FAT, 120 days for delivery at a rate of up to 300 each a month. 6. This acquisition will utilize Best Value; Trade-Off Source Selection Procedures in accordance with the DoD Source Selection Procedures dated August 20, 2022. The trade-off will allow the government to make an integrated assessment of technical merit over price to ensure the successful awardee understands the technical requirements to manufacture the Universal Helmet Bag. The solicitation’s non-cost price factors are as follows: Non-Cost Price Factor 1: Product Demonstration Models (PDM): Visual Requirements Dimensional Requirements Non-Cost Price Factor 2: Past Performance – Performance Confidence Assessment: (a) Recency (b) Relevancy of Prior Contract (c) Quality & Delivery Performance (1) Past Quality of Items (2) Past Delivery Performance (3) Past Socioeconomic Support Performance * Note: The three subfactors, Recency, Relevancy of Prior Contracts, and Quality & Delivery Performance, all have equal importance. Under the Quality & Delivery Performance subfactor, the elements of Past Quality of Items, Past Delivery Performance, and Past Socioeconomic Performance will not be separately rate Non-Cost Price Factor 3: Socioeconomic Program Support The non-cost price factors are listed in descending order of importance 7. The solicitation will be issued on an FOB Destination basis in accordance with FAR 47.304-1(g)(5). All offered products MUST meet the provisions of 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities. 8. Availability of solicitations, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. It is estimated that the Solicitation will be posted on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ within 15 days of this notice. 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 within five business days. 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). 9. 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 10. All material shall be contractor furnished. 11. First Article Testing (FAT) required for this item.