This procurement is for the acquisition of twelve (12) National Stock Number (NSN) in the Federal Supply Class (FSC) of 5895, 5930, 5985, 5995, 6117, 6130 and 6160.  Thales Defense and Security, Inc. (23386) is the sole approved source for these NSN’s.  See attached NSN Information spreadsheet.

This solicitation is being issued under the authority of 10 U.S.C. §2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1 and contemplates award of contracts for items of supply that are available from only one or a limited number of responsible sources.  FOB Origin and Inspection/Acceptance (I/A) at Destination. The proposed procurement will be an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) and will be for a three-year (3-year) base period and two (2), one-year (1-Year) option periods, which will be extended in one-year (1-year) increments.  Procurement Item Descriptions (PID) are included in the synopsis as an attachment.  Based upon market research, the Government is using the policies contained in FAR Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Items) in its solicitation for the described supplies or services. This will be solicited Unrestricted utilizing other than full & open competition. This solicitation will be available on the Internet at http://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ on or around July 17, 2020.  Due to system constraints, it may take as long as three business days from the stated issue date for the solicitation to post to DIBBS.

RESPONSE DATE: Offers/Responses will be due prior to the closing date and time specified in Block 8 (Offer Due Date/Local Time) on Page 1 of Standard Form 1449 (Solicitation for Commercial Items).

Proposals will be evaluated according to “best value” procedures based on (1) Price, (2) Past Performance, (3) Proposed Delivery, and (4) Surge & Sustainment.  All non-price evaluation factors when combined are approximately equal to price.

All offers shall be in the English language and in U.S. dollars. All interested suppliers may submit an offer.

Proposals shall be submitted as follows:

UPLOAD PROPOSAL THROUGH DIBBS (PREFERRED METHOD)

To submit an offer through DIBBS, search for the solicitation and then click the Red "Offer" button on the search results screen (Note:  users must be logged in to DIBBS in order to submit the offer through DIBBS).  For additional guidance, refer to https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/refs/help/Solicitations/DIBBS-Upload-Offer-User-Help.pdf

Email proposals to: [email protected]

A single email cannot exceed 10 MB. Proposals greater than 10 MB must be divided into multiple emails.

HAND CARRIED, MAIL AND FAXED PROPOSALS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.