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NOTICE : The Government intends to award a single Firm-Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery, and Indefinite Quantity Type Contract from this solicitation with a Base and 4 (1-year) Option periods, for the manufacture and delivery of Army Commendation Medal Sets (NSN: 8455-00-269-5750). Delivery orders will be placed against the Basic Contract via a separate Form DD 1155. NOTE: ONLY DOMESTICALLY MANUFACTURED ITEMS WHICH ARE MADE FROM 100% DOMESTICPRODUCTS ARE PERMITTED. The Government is only obligated to procure the guaranteed minimum by the end of the first (base) year period which will be equal to the dollar amount listed on the first delivery order issued under this contract once awarded. The guaranteed quantity minimum for the resultant contract will be an annual of 15,000 for the life of the contract regardless of any exercised option periods. The contract maximum will be 78,000. There are no guarantees on the number of delivery orders which may occur during the contract period. Also, there will be no limit on the number of orders that may be issued during the contract period. The Annual Estimated Quantity (AEQ) requirement is for 62,000 Army Commendation Medal Sets. The ordering period will be 150 days after date of award. Deliveries will be issued approximately every 90 days with quantity of Army Commendation Medal Sets shipped and delivered to: Arizona Industries for the Blind 515 N. 51st Ave Suite 130 Phoenix, AZ 85043 The contract will provide coverage for DLA orders. Inspection and Acceptance is at destination. Pricing is FOB Destination No variation in quantity allowed PROPOSALS EVALUATION PROCEDURES IN THIS SOLICITATION: This acquisition is utilizing technical merit will be more important in the award evaluation process than price. Best Value Source Selection procedures will be used in order to ensure selection of a source whose proposal has the highest probability of successful performance. The best value tradeoff will be based on Past Performance, Socioeconomic Consideration and then Price. With Technical Factors being significantly more important than price (FAR 15.101-2). . Availability of solicitations, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. Solicitation SPE1C1-22-R-0TBA will be posted on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ Detailed system requirements and instructions for registration can be found on the DLA DIBBS Home Page accessed on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/. A few highlights of the information that will be found include: 1. On the DLA Internet Bulletin Board System (DIBBS) Home Page, click the VENDOR REGISTRATION link to begin the registration process. 2. In order to register for access to secure portions of DLA DIBBS, the company you are representing must already be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov/index.html#1). 3. A Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code registration will be processed immediately. A User ID will appear on the registration screen and a password will be sent separately to the email address of the Super User. If a CAGE is already registered on DLA DIBBS, the name and email address of the Super User will be provided. The Super User should be contacted to set-up additional accounts, logons and passwords for their CAGE. DIBBS Super User * If your CAGE has already been registered on DIBBS, the name and email address of the person designated as your super user will be provided. * The representative who starts the DIBBS registration process has the option to accept their CCR registration POC as the DIBBS super user, or they can designate themselves or another person to act as the super user for the CAGE. * The super user acts as the account administrator for a CAGE. They can add up to ninety-eight (98) additional users, provide user IDs and passwords, modify existing users, and control the login status of each user for their CAGEs through My Account (Account Maintenance). ****The Defense appropriations and authorization acts and other statutes (including what is commonly referred to as "The 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), including the materials and components thereof (other than sensors, electronics, or other items 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 applies. List of Items ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL SET NSN: 8455-00-269-5750 SET CONSISTING OF: 8455-00-246-3820 ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL 8455-00-269-5423 LAPEL BUTTON 8455-00-257-3898 SERVICE RIBBON TYPEII "MOUNTED ON A CLASS 1, 1A OR 3 PAD, ENCASED " IN A TYPE XVI DECORATION CASE FIVE (5) FIRST ARTICLE SAMPLES ARE REQUIRED. FIRSTARTICLE TESTING SHALL BE PERFORMED AND THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING WITHIN THIRTY (30) CALENDAR DAYS AFTER CONTRACTING OFFICER'S RECEIPT OF FIRST ARTICLE SAMPLES. MIL-DTL-11589/37E 11/1/2007 MIL-DTL-3943/27F 09/10/2007 MIL-DTL-11484/20D6/20/2001 AO HUBS-247, 249 COST- $125.00, $145.00 EACH RESPECTIVELY, HUB-300, COST $85.00 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FORMIL-DTL-3943: . INTERIM CHANGE TO MIL-DTL--3943E: . PAGE 5, PARA. 3.4.6.2, AFTER THE WORD "SHADE" IN THE FIRST SENTENCE, DELETE THEREMAINDER OF THE SENTENCE, AND SUBSTITUTE, "AND DRY TO A HARD TEXTURE WITH NO TACKINESS, AND INCORPORATING AN ULTRAVIOLETINHIBITOR." . PAGE 13, UNDER "TESTING OF COMPONENTS", DELETE TEST FOR "EPOXY RESIN" (ROCKWELL/SHORE D HARDNESS). . PAGE 14, AFTERPARA. 4.4.4.1 VISUAL EXAMINATION OF END ITEM, ADD THE FOLLOWING NEW PARAGRAPH: "4.4.4.1.2 INSPECTION LEVELS AND AQLS. THE INSPECTION LEVELS (AQLS) EXPRESSED IN DEFECTS PER HUNDRED UNITS SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS: FOR DEFECTS IN FINISH, DESIGN, MATERIAL, CONSTRUCTION, WORKMANSHIP AND MARKING: INSPECTION LEVEL SHALL BE II MAJOR SHALL BE 2.5 AQL TOTAL SHALL BE 15 FOR DIMENSIONAL DEFECTS: INSPECTIONLEVEL SHALL BE S-3 MAJOR SHALL BE (ONE CLASS) AQL TOTAL SHALL BE 2.5 FOR END ITEM TESTING: INSPECTION LEVEL SHALL BE S-1 MAJOR SHALL BE 6.5 . ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR A-A-52094A THREAD, COTTON NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (ref. T1481) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FORPPP-B-566: . NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOLLOWS. . ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR MIL-C-14633: . NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONFOLLOWS. . ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR MIL-S-3951: . MIL-S-3951D SERVICE RIBBONS AND BARS, . SERVICE RIBBON,4/23/93 . INTERIM CHANGES TO MIL-S-3951: . PARAGRAPH 5.1.1, LEVEL C, REPLACE THE ENTIRE PARAGRAPH WITH THE FOLLOWING. "5.1.1. LEVELC. FOUR HUNDRED SERVICE (400) RIBBONS, TWO HUNDRED (200) SIZE 1 OR SIZE 2 RIBBON BARS, ONE HUNDRED (100) SIZE 3 OR SIZE 4 RIBBONBARS OF ONE TYPE OR SIZE ONLY SHALL BE PACKAGED IN A SNUG-FITTING PAPER BOARD BOX CONFORMING TO VARIET 1, STYLE III OR IV, TYPEI, CLASS A OF PPP-B-636. CLOSURE SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONTAINER SPECIFICATION." . OTHER GOVERNMENTDOCUMENTS/PUBLICATIONS . THE IINSTITUTE OF HERALDRY, U.S. ARMY STANDARD HARD ENAMEL COLOR CHIP SET . THE INSTITUTE OF HERALDRY, U.S ARMY STANDARD METAL FINISH CHIP SET . AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS . ASTM-B-487 - METAL AND OXIDE COATINGBY .............MICROSCOPICAL EXAMINATION OF .............A CROSS SECTION, MEASUREMENT OF . ASTM-D-2240 - RUBBER PROPERTY -DUROMETER ..............HARDNESS (APPLICATION FOR COPIES OF ASTM PUBLICATIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FORTESTING MATERIALS, 1916 RACE STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103) . AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR QUALITY CONTROL ANSI/ASQC Z1.4,1993 - SAMPLINGPROCEDURES AND ......................TABLES FOR INSPECTION BY ......................ATTRIBUTES (APPLICATION FOR COPIES OF ANSI/ASQCZ1.4 SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR QUALITY CONTROL, 611 EAST WISCONSION AVENUE, MILWAEKEE, WISCONSUIN53202.) . MERIT RIBBON COMPANY DOD STANDARD SHADES FOR HERALDRIC YARNS FOR EMBROIDERY AND RIBBONS, 1993 EDITION (APPLICATION FORCOPIES OF THE DOD STANDARD SHADES FOR HERALDRIC YARNS FOR EMBROIDERY AND RIBBONS, SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO MERIT RIBBON CO. 30 DAVIDSDRIVE, HAUPPAUGE, NY 11788.) FIVE (5) FIRST ARTICLE SAMPLES ARE REQUIRED. FIRST ARTICLE TESTING SHALL BE PERFORMED AND THECONTRACTOR WILL BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING WITHIN THIRTY (30) CALENDAR DAYS AFTER CONTRACTING OFFICER'S RECEIPT OF FIRST ARTICLESAMPLES. IAW BASIC SPEC NR MIL-DTL-3943E SUP 1 NOT 2 REVISION NR E DTD 10/02/2006 PART PIECE NUMBER: IAW REFERENCE SPEC NRMIL-DTL-3943/27F NOT 1 REVISION NR F DTD 10/02/2006 PART PIECE NUMBER: IAW REFERENCE SPEC NR MIL-S-3951D NOT 2 REVISION NR DDTD 10/02/2006 PART PIECE NUMBER: IAW REFERENCE SPEC NR MIL-DTL-11484G SUP 1 NOT 2 REVISION NR G DTD 10/02/2006 PART PIECENUMBER: IAW REFERENCE SPEC NR MIL-DTL-11484/20D NOT 3 REVISION NR D DTD 10/02/2006 PART PIECE NUMBER: IAW REFERENCE SPEC NRMIL-DTL-11589F SUP 1 NOT 3 REVISION NR F DTD 10/02/2006 PART PIECE NUMBER: IAW REFERENCE SPEC NR MIL-DTL-11589/37E NOT 1 REVISION NR E DTD 10/02/2006 PART PIECE NUMBER: IAW REFERENCE SPEC NR MIL-C-14633D NOT 3 REVISION NR D DTD 10/03/2006 PART PIECENUMBER: IAW REFERENCE STD NR MIL-STD-129R REVISION NR R DTD 10/03/2006 PART PIECE NUMBER: IAW REFERENCE CID A-A-52094A REVISIONNR A DTD 10/03/2006 PART PIECE NUMBER: IAW REFERENCE UNK PPP-B-566E(3) NOT 1 REVISION NR 3 DTD 10/03/2006 PART PIECENUMBER: IAW REFERENCE NON GOVT STD ANSI/ASQ Z1.4-2008 REVISION NR DTD 10/07/2006 PART PIECE NUMBER: