REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL:  SPE4A6-13-R-0444, NSN 6350-00-610-1962, STRIKE, INTERLOCKING.

THIS ACQUISITION WILL BE ISSUED AS AN INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT (IQC) CONSISTING OF A BASE YEAR AND FOUR 1- YEAR OPTION PERIODS AND WILL BE SOLICITED ON AN UNRESTRICTED BASIS UTILZING OTHER THAN FULL & OPEN COMPETITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 10 USC 2304(c)(1). 

THE APPROVED SOURCE IS SARGENT & GREENLEAF INC CAGE: 53085
 PART NUMBER: 8497-BRUTE.
A TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS NSN.

 THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL DEMAND QTY IS 168 EACH FOR THE BASE YEAR AND FOUR OPTION PERIODS.  THE GUARANTEED MINIMUM QUANTITY IS 42 EACH FOR THE BASE YEAR ONLY.   THE GUARANTEED MINIMUM QUANTITY IS 0 FOR OPTION PERIODS.  THE MAXIMUM CONTACT QUANTITY IS 1680 EACH FOR THE BASE YEAR AND OPTION PERIODS.  THE MINIMUM DELIVERY ORDER QTY IS 42 EACH AND THE MAXIMUM DELIVERY ORDER QTY IS 168 EACH.   FOB DESTINATION WITH INSPECTION & ACCEPTANCE AT DESTINATION.   DELIVERY IS 50 DARO FOR THE BASE AND OPTION YEARS.  

 STOCK SHIPMENTS WILL BE SHIPPED WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL OF THE U.S.  THIS ITEM IS NOT A COMMERCIAL ITEM.   

 This solicitation includes provision 52.215-9023, Reverse Auction.  Since a Reverse Auction may be conducted, offerors are encouraged to access the Procurex system and review the Reverse Auction help tutorials at:  http://dla.procurexinc.com  to learn more about how to participate in an auction

 PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM STATISTICAL REPORTING (PPIRS-SR) APPLY AND OTHER EVALUATION FACTORS CITED IN THE SOLICITATION.

 A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON 02/15/2013 VIA THE DLA INTERNET BID BOARD (DIBBS) WEBSITE  at  https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/RFP.  FROM THE DIBBS HOMEPAGE, SELECT " REQUEST  FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FROM THE  MENU UNDER THE TAB " SOLICITATIONS." THEN CHOOSE THE RFP YOU WISH TO DOWNLOAD. SOLICITATIONS ARE IN PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF).  TO DOWNLOAD AND VIEW THESE DOCUMENTS YOU WILL NEED THE LATEST VERSION OF ADOBE ACROBAT READER. THIS SOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE FREE AT HTTP://WWW.ADOBE.COM.  A PAPER COPY OF THIS SOLICITATION IS NOT AVAILABLE TO REQUESTORS.  THE CLOSING DATE OF THE SOLICITATION IS 03/18/2013.