OCIE-Southeast 3PL

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support, Clothing and Textiles (C&T) Directorate, anticipates the award of a Firm-Fixed Price Service contract with an Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) allowed for standard freight shipments, for Third Party Logistics (3PL) support.

This initiative represents the Organization Clothing and Individual Equipment (OCIE) Southeast 3PL Program, a DLA Troop Support initiative to furnish warehousing, storage, inventory management and distribution functions for DLA Troop Support, and its’ military customers. The purpose of this initiative is to satisfy customer requisitions for military service C&T items including boots, coats, parkas, helmets, foot lockers, and body armor.

The Contractor will not be responsible for requisitioning clothing from the manufacturing community. Rather, DLA Troop Support will procure the replenishment quantities and advise manufacturers to ship directly to the Contractor. The apparel to be stored will be Government owned materiel. The apparel and equipment items to be stored will be Government owned materiel. The current program procedures are as follows:

The 3PL Contractor receives apparel and equipment item shipments daily from item manufacturers, other 3PLs and U.S Government supply depots; warehouses the items; and ships directly to C&T customers located both in the Continental U.S. (CONUS) and Outside the Continental U.S. (OCONUS). The acquisition will be conducted in accordance with FAR 15 and FAR part 12 under full and open competition on an unrestricted basis.

The Government anticipates the following Annual Estimated Quantity (AEQ) of Kitted Material Order (KMO), Material Release Order (MRO) and Stock Transfer Order (STO) Orders – i.e. requisition – quantities for the base period and each term option period. Contract Period MRO Two-year Base Period 184,500 Option Period One (yr 3) 123,000 Option Period Two (yr 4) 123,000 Option Period Three (yr 5) 123,000 Option period Four (yr 6) 123,000 Option period Five (yr 7) 123,000 Option Period Five (6 mo. Extension) 61,500 ** (If needed in accordance with FAR 52-217-8 – Option to Extend Services.) The evaluation factors to be evaluated for this acquisition are:

1) Technical Evaluation: 1a) Inventory Management and Distribution, 1b) Warehousing Capabilities, 2) Past Performance Confidence Assessment, and 3) Small Business Participation. Availability of solicitations: FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. All contractors MUST be registered in SAM (System for Award Management) in order to be eligible for award. All responsible sources may submit offers, which DLA Troop Support shall consider.