84--Ultra Low Visibility Concealable Body Armor (ULV CBA) Solicitation W91CRB-14-R-0015 100% Small Business Set-Aside Withdrawal

Ultra Low Visibility Concealable Body Armor (ULV CBA) SPECIAL NOTICE W91CRB-14-R-0015 The U.S. Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), in support of Program Executive Office - Soldier (PEO Soldier) Product Manager Soldier Protective Equipment (PM SPE) is withdrawing the 100% small business set-aside against W91CRB-14-R-0015 and will compete the requirement for Ultra Low Visibility Concealable Body Armor (ULV CBA) on a full & open competitive basis under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 315990 - Apparel Accessories & Other Apparel Manufacturing. Amendment W91CRB-14-R-0015-0004 is in process and when executed will delete Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside and FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting. In addition, FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan will be incorporated. The requirement for a Small Business Subcontracting Plan will also be added as a submission requirement and as a Subfactor for evaluation under the Small Business Factor (as applicable). The Government' SB Subcontracting goals for this requirement are as follows: Small Business -- 25% Small Disadvantaged Business -- 3% Women-Owned Small Business -- 3% HUBZone Small Business -- 3% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business -- 3% Any questions and/or comments regarding solicitation W91CRB-14-R-0015 shall be submitted electronically via the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) website at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/ no later than close of business one (1) week prior to the solicitation response deadline identified in Block 9. of the Standard Form (SF) 33. The formal Request for Proposal (RFP) W91CRB-14-R-0015 is currently available online at the ASFI or FedBizOpps website (https://www.fbo.gov/). No hard copies of the RFP will be issued. All Offerors shall be responsible for obtaining all solicitation documentation from one of these locations. Point of Contact (POC) - Lisa Yamakawa, E-mail: [email protected], 410-278-6129