Air Combat Equipment (ACE) Requirement

**ATTENTION** ALL FORMAL COMMUNCIATION RELATED TO THIS ACQUISITION MUST BE DIRECTED TO:

FELICIA DORTCH, and KELLY BAYHA CONTRACT SPECIALIST, ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND - REDSTONE;

EMAIL: FELICIA.R.DORTCH.CIV@ARMY.MIL and KELLY.N.BAYHA..CIV@ARMY.MIL NO TELEPHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED. The Army Contracting Command - Redstone proposes to issue draft solicitation number W58RGZ-24-R-0117 for a new five year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) firm fixed price (FFP) contract. This award will procure Aircrew Combat Equipment (ACE) US Army requirements and potentially Foreign Military Sales as well as US Air Force and US Navy.

The ACE is comprised of three major components: an aircrew survival equipment vest with integrated safety harness and armor carriage, a quick release tether system, and a flotation device. The acquisition strategy is a 100% small business set-aside (SBSA). This acquisition may result in one award with five (5) one-year Ordering Periods. Best Value Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) procedures accordance with FAR 15.101-2 will be utilized.

The attachments are DRAFT Solicitation W58RGZ-24-R-0017, DSL, CDRLS, TDP zip drawings. Price iInput workbook and Vendor questions and responses. Please provide questions, comments, and feedback as soon as possible but no later than 10 May 2024 at 3:00pm CST.