RFQ SPM1C1-09-Q-0077 is for the purchase of the following item: 12,500 square feet of leather cattlehide. Item description: leather, cattlehide, whole-hide, thickness 0.047, vegetable, mineral synthetic tanned or comb., full grain smooth surface, color tan FED STD 595 chip no. 30117, Type I, finish a additional information for KK-L-291G: leather, cattlehide, shall be in accordance with specification KK-L-291G, 14 October 1969. Previous History: last brought in August of 2005, for 1,100 square feet. RFQ will be issued as a small business set-aside. Availability of solicitation, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitation in paper form. Offeror should register to receive notification of this solicitation. Copies of this solicitation can be found on the DLA Procurement Gateway (Gateway) at http://progate.daps.mil/home after 30 January 2009 (this is an estimated date). From the Gateway home page, select “Search RFQs” from the left-hand sidebar. Then choose the RFQ you wish to view. In addition, you can enter DSCP C&T FSCs and NSNs to receive notification of profile. The NSN notification will contain a link that can connect users directly to digital copy of the solicitation on the Internet. The solicitations will be in a downloadable, printable format when viewed with an Adobe Acrobat Reader. Free software is available at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html. Gateway technical assistance is available at
[email protected]. Important Note on Foreign Content The Defense appropriations and authorization acts and other statutes (including what is commonly referred to as “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) 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. ATTENTION CONTRACTORS Amendments to this solicitation WILL NOT be available via the DLA PROCUREMENT Gateway. In order to receive notification of amendments to this solicitation you must E-MAIL the Contract Specialist, listed below under Point of Contact, with the name and address of prospective offeror, phone and fax number, and a point of contact. Please reference solicitation number in all e0mail correspondence. An unsuccessful offer may result if prospective offeror fails to e-mail the Acquisition Specialist of their intent to offer on this solicitation. ACQUISITION SPECIALIST PATRICIA A. LYLES E-MAIL ADDRESS
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