This acquisition is for the manufacture and delivery of:

Chest, Collapsible

NSN: 8460-00-212-8086

The Chest, Collapsible shall be in accordance with Military Specification MIL-C-81808(AS) dated 21 December 1970.

This solicitation will result in a firm, fixed price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity type contract. The resultant contract will contain a base year, and three (3), one year option terms with the same quantities for each year. Quantities are as follows:

Minimum: 1,500 each
Annual Estimated Quantity: 4,500 each
Maximum: 8,000 each

The resultant contract will require F.O.B. destination. Deliveries will be made to Austin, TX and Pendergrass, GA.

Inspection and acceptance will be required at origin.

The production lead time for the initial order is 120 days after award and 90 days for subsequent orders.

This acquisition will be issued as a Total Small Business Set-Aside.

The source selection process shall be Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) in accordance with FAR 15.101-2. The government will issue an award on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standard for non-cost factors is as follows: 1) Product Demonstration Model(s) (PDM). The Government will calculate an offeror's overall price by multiplying the unit price for each ordering period by the annual order limitation quantities (AOLQ).

It is anticipated this solicitation will be posted to the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) on or after July 12, 2018. The solicitation number will be assigned prior to issuing to DIBBS so it is beneficial to search for this solicitation using the NSN.

All offerors MUST be registered in SAM in order to be eligible for award. The System for Award Management (SAM) has instituted a new requirement for vendors initiating or renewing SAM.gov registration. Firms must submit a notarized letter appointing the authorized Entity Administrator before your registration will be activated. This requirement applies to both new and existing entities. Instructions are available at: https://www.fsd.gov/fsd-gov/answer.do?sysparm_kbid=d2e67885db0d5f00b3257d321f96194b&sysparm_search=kb0013183

All responsible sources may submit offers which, if timely received, shall be considered.

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/, however instructions for submitting offers will be provided within the solicitation remarks of the solicitation as offers submitted solely through DIBBS will not be considered for award. 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 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 System for Award Management (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.