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Pre-solicitation Notice / Synopsis for Solicitation No: SPE1C1-24-R-0002

This is for the purchase of the following:

Item: Sweaters, Marine Corps

NSN Series: 8405-01-496-9808 PGC: 02765

End Item Specification: A-A-55239A dated 01 November 1996

Pattern Date: N/A

This acquisition will be issued as a Total Small Business Set-Aside for the manufacture and delivery of the Marine Corps Sweaters (PGC 02765). The Marine Corps Sweaters shall be manufactured in accordance with A-A-55239A dated 01 November 1996.

This procurement will result in one award of an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity, Firm Fixed Price Type contract with five-(5) pricing tiers where each tier period will be for a 12-month performance period resulting in a 60-month contract.

The quantities provided below are estimates and may change at the time of solicitation based on changes in demand and supply position.

• Guaranteed Minimum for all five (5) pricing tier periods: 10,188 EA


• Annual Estimated Quantity (AEQ) for each of the five (5) pricing tier periods: 40,716 EA


• Maximum Quantity for all five (5) pricing tier periods: 254,412 EA

Under the initial delivery order there will be three (3) monthly deliveries that will be required starting 120 days after the date of award with subsequent orders due in 90 days. The delivery destination for these items is Travis Association for the Blind located in Austin, TX 78744. Source Selection criteria will be used for award evaluation purposes in accordance with FAR 15.101-1. For award evaluation purposes technical merit is more important than price. Evaluation Factors for award are Past Performance Confidence Assessment, Product Demonstration Models (PDM) and Proposed Price in that order.

All items must be 100% U.S. Made out of 100% U.S. Materials.

Offerors will be required to submit a total of one (1) Product Demonstration Models (PDM) from each proposed place of performance; one (1) size 40R; and a history of their experience/past performance record from the period three years prior to the solicitation closing date. PDMs must be submitted with offers. Past Performance will be the most important evaluation factor, PDM(s) which will be evaluated for conformance to the specifications, followed by Price.

Availability of solicitations, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form.

The Solicitation will be posted on DIBBS and sam.gov. Please check both.

Refer to the following when viewing solicitation on DIBBS:

The 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)(https://www.sam.gov). 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) 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.

NOTICE TO DLA SUPPLIERS: 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 this solicitation use the following link to the DLA Troop Support C&T Technical Data Repository area at:

http://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/ClothingandTextiles/SpecRequest.aspx

Please ensure the following required fields are entered when submitting your request:

Spec/Cid Number: A-A-55239A

Spec/Cid Date: 01 November 1996

Pattern Date: N/A

Item Description: Marine Corps Sweaters (PGC 02765)

Solicitation Number: SPE1C1-24-R-0002

Upon submission of a technical data request, please notify the Acquisition Specialist, Marissa Sacca, via e-mail at Marissa.1.Sacca@dla.mil.

The point of contact for subject acquisition is:

Marissa Sacca; Acquisition Specialist

Email: Marissa.1.Sacca@DLA.mil

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