This is not a solicitation/request for proposal.  The solicitation/request for proposal will be forth coming. When issued the Solicitation/Request for Proposal can be found on the DSCC Bid website at http://dibbs.dscc.dla.mil/rfp/.

This acquisition is for a firm-fixed price, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.5 Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) for the procurement of the National Stock Number (NSN) identified below. Contract length will include a 1-year base period and four 1-year option periods. Option periods exercised at the discretion of the Government.  Multiple delivery orders may be written against the basic contract for a maximum of five years. Solicitation will be issued as a “Small Business Set-Aside”. 

Solicitation Issue date is on or about 1/8/2025, with the response date on or around 1/27/2025. The response date is estimated.  Note: Copies of this solicitation will only be available via the World Wide Web. Hard copies of this solicitation are not available.

Items will be shipped to various stocking locations within and outside of the continental United States.

Solicitation will include NSN 2530-015684462 – PARTS KIT,SHOE BRAKE which is sourced to:

• AMERICAN FRICTION TECHNOLOGIES LLC (4C2Q4) Part Number: 100-5000-1
• CMBF PRODUCTS INC (7R1P5) Part Number: 3200-1055

Estimated Annual Demand Quantity (ADQ) for this NSN:

NSN 2530-015684462 – 6,521 each

This item has technical data some or all of which is subject to export-control of either the International Traffic in Arms regulations (ITAR) or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and cannot be exported without prior authorization from either the Department of State

or the Department of Commerce. Export includes disclosure of technical data to foreign persons and nationals whether located in the United States or abroad. This requirement applies equally to foreign national employees and U.S. companies and their foreign subsidiaries. DFARS

252.225-7048 is applicable to this data.

Item is subject to US/Canada Joint Certification Program (JCP).  The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) limits distribution of export-control technical data to DLA contractors that have an approved US/Canada Joint Certification Program (JCP) certification, have completed the Introduction to Proper Handling of DOD Export-Controlled Technical Data

     Training and the DLA Export-Controlled Technical Data Questionnaire (both are available at the web address given below), and have been approved by the DLA controlling authority to access the

     export-controlled data. Instructions for obtaining access to the export-controlled data can be found   

at:  https://www.dla.mil/Logistics-Operations/Enhanced-Validation/

The NAIC and Business Size Standard for each NSN is as follows:

NSN 2530-015684462, 336340, Size Standard 1,250

The item under this acquisition is subject to the Buy American Act.

 Various incremental quantities will be solicited. While price is a significant factor in the evaluation of offers, the final award decision will be based upon a combination of price, delivery, past performance and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation.  All responsible sources may submit an offer/quote, which shall be considered.

Note:  The Contracting Officer may utilize on-line Reverse Auctioning as a means of conducting price discussions under this solicitation.  During the course of the on-line auction, offerors' proposed prices will be publicly disclosed to other offerors and anyone else having access to the on-line auction. This public disclosure is anonymous, meaning that each offeror's identity will be concealed from other offerors (although it will be known to the Government), and only generic identifiers will be used publicly for each offeror's proposed pricing (e.g., "Offeror A").