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Presolicitation

Marine Corps Black Frames

SPE1C1-26-R-0076

Defense Logistics Agency, DLA Troop Support. Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing.

Response deadline

March 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT

Closed 218 days ago. Posted March 13, 2026. Scheduled to archive April 12, 2026.

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Description

As published on SAM.gov.

This is for the purchase of the following:

                              

Item: Frame, Man’s, Service Cap, Black, MC

NSN Series: 8405-01-530-8034

PGC: 03147

End Item Specification: MIL-DTL-20268J dated 18 February 2025

This acquisition will be issued as a Full and Open Competition for the manufacture and delivery of the Marine Corps Black Frames. The Marine Corps Black Frames shall be manufactured in accordance with specifications listed above.

This procurement will result in one award for 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 for each item 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: 16,386 EA
  • Annual Estimated Quantity (AEQ) for each of the five (5) pricing tier periods: 40,932 EA
  • Maximum Quantity for all five (5) pricing tier periods: 286,589 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 these items 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 Product Demonstration Models (PDM), Past Performance Confidence Assessment, and Proposed Price.

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 7 1/4; 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. PDM’s will be the most important evaluation factor which will be evaluated for conformance to the specifications, followed by Past Performance and Price.

Availability of solicitations, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form.

The Solicitation will be posted on DIBBS and sam.gov. Please check both.

Refer to the following when viewing solicitation on DIBBS:

The Solicitation will be posted on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ 

Detailed system requirements and instructions for registration can be found on the DLA DIBBS Home Page accessed on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/.  A few highlights of the information that will be found include: 1. On the DLA Internet Bulletin Board System (DIBBS) Home Page, click the VENDOR REGISTRATION link to begin the registration process.  2. In order to register for access to secure portions of DLA DIBBS, the company you are representing must already be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM)(https://www.sam.gov).  3. A Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code registration will be processed immediately.  A User ID will appear on the registration screen and a password will be sent separately to the email address of the Super User.  If a CAGE is already registered on DLA DIBBS, the name and email address of the Super User will be provided.  The Super User should be contacted to set-up additional accounts, logons and passwords for their CAGE.  DIBBS Super User * If your CAGE has already been registered on DIBBS, the name and email address of the person designated as your super user will be provided. * The representative who starts the DIBBS registration process has the option to accept their SAM registration POC as the DIBBS super user, or they can designate themselves or another person to act as the super user for the CAGE. * The super user acts as the account administrator for a CAGE. They can add up to ninety-eight (98) additional users, provide user IDs and passwords, modify existing users, and control the login status of each user for their CAGEs through My Account (Account Maintenance).

****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-20268J

Spec/Cid Date: 18 February 2025

Pattern Date: N/A

Item Description: Frame, Man’s, Service Cap, Black, MC

Solicitation Number: SPE1C1-26-R-0076

Upon submission of a technical data request, please notify the Acquisition Specialist, John McAnulty, via e-mail at John.McAnulty@dla.mil.

The point of contact for subject acquisition is:

John McAnulty; Acquisition Specialist

Email: John.McAnulty@dla.mil

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Publications

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  1. March 13, 2026

    Presolicitation

    Due March 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice df01e1ae27cd4a248ad02dd6bdb435c3

    1 revisions on SAM
    • March 13, 2026: publish, presolicitation

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