THIS MODIFICATION IS HEREBY WRITTEN TO REDUCE THE QUANTITY OF THE TERM OPTION YEAR ORDERING PERIOD FROM 250,000 EACH MINIMUM AND 400,000 EACH MAXIMUM TO 41,000 EACH MINIMUM AND 250,000 MAXIMUM. IN ADDITION, THE UPDATED ANTICIPATED DATE OF SOLICITATION AVAILABILITY IS MAY 19, 2006. ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS REMAIN THE SAME. THIS IS A TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE FOR USA SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS ONLY. THE BERRY AMENDMENT AND THE BUY AMERICAN ACT APPLY. CONTRACTOR MUST BE CCR REGISTERED AND MUST HAVE A GOVERNMENT CAGE CODE. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AWARDED AS AN INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) TYPE CONTRACT WITH ONE (1) BASE YEAR AND ONE (1) 100% TERM OPTION YEAR ORDERING PERIOD FOR NSN 8455-01-063-4673, INSIGNIA, EMBROIDERED, MATERIAL A, PATCH, AIR FORCE, SUBDUED, STITCH COUNT 9809. DRAWING NUMBER 22571 B-15-19 DATED 2/12/97 AND CARTOON NUMBER B-15-19 DATED 7/27/97 APPLY. TOTAL QUANTITY: MINIMUM OF 250,000 EACH AND MAXIMUM OF 400,000 EACH FOR THE BASIC ORDERING PERIOD AND 41,000 EACH MINIMUM AND 250,000 EACH MAXIMUM FOR THE TERM OPTION YEAR ORDERING PERIOD. DESTINATION: PHOENIX, AZ. THREE (3) DELIVERIES BEGINNING 120 DAYS AND ENDING 180 DAYS AFTER DATE OF AWARD. FIVE (5) FIRST ARTICLE TEST SAMPLES ARE REQUIRED 45 DAYS AFTER DATE OF AWARD. INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY TYPE CONTRACT PROVISIONS APPLY. PREVIOUS HISTORY: 1999 - 8,400 EACH AT $0.79 EACH. CONTRACTOR SUPPLIES ALL MATERIALS. THE DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS AND AUTHORIZATION ACTS AND OTHER STATUTES (INCLUDING WHAT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE BERRY AMENDMENT) IMPOSE RESTRICTIONS ON DOD ACQUISITION OF FOREIGN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. GENERALLY, CLOTHING AND TEXTILES ITEMS (AS DEFINED BY 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 ITMES 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 APPLY. SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE DLA INTERNET BID BOARD SYSTEM (DIBBS) WEBSITE AT https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ ON OR AROUND 19 MAY 2006. AVAILABILITY OF SOLICITATIONS, FAR 5.102(d) APPLIES AS OUR OFFICE NO LONGER ISSUES SOLICITATIONS OR AMENDMENTS IN PAPER FORM. OFFEROR MUST REGISTER IN DIBBS IN ORDER TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF SOLICITATIONS OR AMENDMENTS AND TO DOWNLOAD SOLICITATIONS. THE SOLICITATIONS WILL BE IN A DOWNLOADABLE FORMAT WHEN VIEWED WITH AN ADOBE ACROBAT READER. FREE SOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE AT http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html. DIBBS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE VIA EMAIL AT
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