Cap, Garrison, Women's, MC Green

Pre-solicitation Notice / Synopsis for Solicitation No: SPE1C1-24-R-0055 This is for the purchase of the following:

Item:

Cap, Garrison, Women’s, MC Green NSN Series:

8410-01-542-3737 PGC:

03343 End Item Specification: MIL-DTL-29431A dated 16 August 2023 Pattern Date: 8 September 2006 This acquisition will be issued as a Total Small Business Set-Aside for the manufacture and delivery of the Cap, Garrison, Women’s, MC Green (PGC 03343). The Cap, Garrison, Women’s, MC Green shall be manufactured in accordance with MIL-DTL-29431A dated 16 August 2023;

Pattern Date: 8 September 2006. This procurement will result in one award of an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity, Firm Fixed Price Type contract with five-(5) pricing tiers where each tier period will be for a 12-month performance period resulting in a 60-month contract. The quantities provided below are estimates and may change at the time of solicitation based on changes in demand and supply position.

Guaranteed Minimum for all five (5) pricing tier periods: 2,125 EA Annual Estimated Quantity (AEQ) for each of the five (5) pricing tier periods: 5,375 EA Maximum Quantity for all five (5) pricing tier periods: 36,875 EA Under the initial delivery order there will be three (3) monthly deliveries that will be required starting 120 days after the date of award with subsequent orders due in 90 days.

The delivery destination for this item is Travis Association for the Blind located in Austin, TX 78744. Source Selection criteria will be used for award evaluation purposes in accordance with FAR 15.101-1. For award evaluation purposes technical merit is more important than price. Evaluation Factors for award are Past Performance Confidence Assessment, Product Demonstration Models (PDM) and Proposed Price in that order. All items must be 100% U.S. Made out of 100% U.S. Materials.

Offerors will be required to submit a total of one (1) Product Demonstration Models (PDM) from each proposed place of performance; one (1) size 12 Regular; and a history of their experience/past performance record from the period three years prior to the solicitation closing date. PDMs must be submitted with offers. Past Performance will be the most important evaluation factor, PDM(s) which will be evaluated for conformance to the specifications, followed by Price.

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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.

NOTICE TO DLA SUPPLIERS: DLA Troop Support has developed a web-based system that allows manufacturers the ability to request specifications, patterns and drawings on our contracting page. To request technical data for this solicitation use the following link to the DLA Troop Support C&T Technical Data Repository area at: http://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/ClothingandTextiles/SpecRequest.aspx Please ensure the following required fields are entered when submitting your request:

Spec/Cid Number:

MIL-DTL-29431A Spec/Cid Date:

16 August 2023 Pattern Date:

8 September 2018 Item Description: Cap, Garrison, Women’s, MC Green (PGC 03343)

Solicitation Number: SPE1C1-24-R-0055 Upon submission of a technical data request, please notify the Acquisition Specialist, Nicholas Smarro, via e-mail at nicholas.smarro@dla.mil. The point of contact for subject acquisition is:

Nicholas Smarro;

Acquisition Specialist Email: nicholas.smarro@dla.mil