The purpose of this announcement is to advertise that Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land & Maritime is soliciting for a successor initiative of Industrial Product-Support Vendor (IPV) Program that will provide integrated supply chain management and logistics support of  line-side delivery of bench stock items to customers involved in maintenance, repair, and overhaul operations at the maintenance depots for the maintenance/production lines at Letterkenny Army Depot (LEAD) located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.  The bench stock parts will normally be stored at or near the point of use (line-side support) in performance of the maintenance, repair, and/or overhaul of military weapons systems or related equipment.  The IPV contract is a performance-based agreement structured around the Performance Work Statement (PWS).  Performance-based contracting emphasizes that all aspects of an acquisition are based upon the purpose of the work to be performed as opposed to the manner in which the work is executed.  The proposed procurement contains an option to extend the contract period one or more times at the discretion of the Government.  The total duration (base plus option years) shall not exceed (7) years. 

This acquisition includes a complete Schedule of Supplies for IPV at LEAD which is currently 8,945 items, from which 1,827 items will be priced commercially, to include National Stock Numbers and part number items to support LEAD.  That population of 1,827 NSNs is considered the All or None population and therefore will be required to be priced in order to be considered a responsible offeror.  This solicitation will be unrestricted with Full and Open competition. The solicitation will be available on April 1, 2016 at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/RFP/.  

A pre-proposal conference is scheduled at the Letterkenny Army Depot (LEAD), Chambersburg, PA for Wednesday April 6, 2016, starting at 0800 AM EST.  PRE-APPROVAL OF VISITOR ATTENDANCE FOR THE PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE IS REQUIRED.

The item under this acquisition may be subject to Agreement on Government Procurement approved and implemented in the Unites States by the Trade Agreements Act of 1979.  All offers shall be in the English language and in U.S. Dollars.  All responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered. The North American Industry Classification System for this procurement is 332722 and number of employees is 500. 

The statutory authority for "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements" for this initiative is 10 U.S.C.2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(a)(ii) and (iii).  Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement.

The Government will base the determination of best value on a comparative assessment of the offerors' prices and non-price factors listed within the solicitation.  The combined weight of the non-price factors is significantly more important than price.

The solicitation document contains information that has been designated as "Militarily Critical Technical Data." Only businesses that have been certified by the Department of Defense, United States/Canada Joint Certification Office, and have a valid requirement may have a copy of the solicitation document. All requests for copies of the solicitation document must include a certified copy of DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement. To obtain certification, contact: Commander, Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS), ATTN: U.S./Canada Joint Certification Office, 74 Washington Avenue North, Battle Creek, MI 49017-3084 or call the DLIS at (800)-352-3572. The DLIS Unites States/Canada Joint Certification Lookup service is available via the Internet at: http://www.dlis.dla.mil/ccal/.

Interested parties may obtain copies of Military and Federal Specifications and Standards, Qualified Product Lists, Military Handbooks, and other standardization documents from the DoD Single Stock Point (DODSSP), in Philadelphia, PA. Most documents are available in Adobe PDF format from the ASSIST database via the Internet at http://assist.daps.dla.mil/.

Users may search for documents using the ASSIST-Quick Search and, in most cases, download the documents directly via the Internet using standard browser software.

Documents not available for downloading from ASSIST can be ordered from the DODSSP using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard, after establishing a DODSSP Customer Account by following the registration procedures or by phoning the DoDSSP Special Assistance Desk at (215) 697-6396/6257 (DSN: 442-6396/6257).

Users not having access to the Internet may contact the DODSSP Special Assistance Desk at (215) 697-6396/6257 (DSN: 442-6396/6257) or mail requests to the DODSSP, Bldg. 4/D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094. Patterns, Drawings, Deviations Lists, Purchase Descriptions, etc., are not stocked at the DODSSP.

Award will be made only if the offeror, the product/service or the manufacturer meets qualification requirement at time of award, in accordance with FAR clause 52.209-1. The solicitation identifies the office where additional information can be obtained concerning qualification requirements and is cited in each individual solicitation.

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