Air Force Hot Weather Safety Boot

Pre-Solicitation Notice /Synopsis Items: 0001. (PGC 03946) Air Force Hot Weather Safety Steel Toe Boot, Coyote, Men’s 0002. (PGC 03947) Air Force Hot Weather Safety Steel Toe Boot, Coyote, Women’s This requirement will be a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside and will be evaluated using best value tradeoff source selection procedures with the following two evaluation factors: 1. Product Demonstration Model and 2. Past Performance Confidence Assessment.

A Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Type Contract is anticipated and will consist of a three-year base term with tiered pricing for each year of the contract. One award will be made for the total quantities listed below:

Tier Period Guaranteed Annual Contract Minimum Estimated Maximum Quantity Quantity Quantity Tier 1 (12-Month) 39,840 Tier 2 (12-Month) 39,840 Tier 3 (12-Month) 39,840

TOTAL 10,152 119,520 149,400 NOTE: Special measurement boots with a 21-day production lead time for recruits and a 60-day production lead-time for non-recruits. The items will be procured on a FOB destination basis. Delivery of tariff sizes will be made to:

DoDAAC: UY0159 Pendergrass Distribution Center 596 Bonnie Valentine Way – DOOR 28 Pendergrass, GA 30567 Items are to be manufactured in accordance with the salient characteristics and testing requirements called out in Sections C & D. (Attached) Production Lead Time for tariff sizes is 120 days. Availability of solicitations, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. Offeror should register to receive notification of this solicitation or solicitation amendments.

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Important Note on Foreign Content: 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) 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.

Contracting Office Address: Defense Logistics Agency, Acquisition Management, DLA Troop Support - Clothing & Textiles, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19111-5096, UNITED STATES Point of Contact(s):

Ronald Ball, Contract Specialist, Phone:

445-737-5823, Email:

Ronald.ball@dla.mil Clifford Lawson, Contracting Officer, Phone:

445-737-8084, Email: Clifford.lawson@dla.mil