Ballistic Armor Vests

The Department of Defense (DoD), Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate, (WHS/AD) intends to issue a sole source, firm fixed price contract to Southern Police Equipment Company, Inc., 7609 Midlothian Tpke, Richmond, Virginia 23235-5223 to procure Ballistic Armor Carriers. These products are customized inner concealable carrier and outer ballistic plate carrier vests, with a NIJ level IIIA, and a maximum thinness of .20 inches. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1) - " Soliciting from a Single Source ." The NAICS code utilized for this procurement is 315990 - "Other Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing, with a small business size of 500 employees. The associated products service code (PSC) is 8415, "Clothing, Special Purpose." The anticipated delivery date is 30 days from award. This notice of intent is NOT a request for proposals or quotations. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. However, any responsible sources may submit a capability statement demonstrating the ability to provide the requested products, which shall be considered as market research purposes for future purchases of the required products. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. The Government shall not reimburse interested sources for any information provided. No requests for capability briefings will be honored. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested vendors must respond to this notice on or before August 20, 2019 at 1:00 pm Eastern Time by sending an email to [email protected]