84--Army Combat Glove 5 year IDIQ

The RDECOM Contracting Center, Natick Contracting Division has a requirement for the production of the Army Combat Glove (ACG). This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The ACG in Foliage Green will not replace any glove currently in the Army supply system; instead it will be the legacy Army issued combat glove. The goal of this acquisition is to procure the ACG in the Foliage Green color to provide sustainable hand protection in combat situations. If Foliage Green para aramid solution dyed fiber is not available an acceptable color match utilizing blended fiber, over dyed fiber, or sage green fiber shall be acceptable until solution dyed Foliage Green para aramid becomes available. The Government is anticipating awarding a 5 year IDIQ contract(s) with a guaranteed minimum of 450 pairs of gloves per award and a maximum of 800,000 pair of gloves combined from all contracting actions. The ACG will maintain the level of Flame Resistance (FR) protection in the current ACG combat glove in accordance with GL-PD-08-81A. The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards. It intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract with one (1), Five (5) year ordering period. The Government may award several, one or no contracts as a result of this solicitation. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 315211. Berry Amendment, DFARS 252.225-7012, applies to the resultant contract. This solicitation is subject to availability of funds. Proposals shall be valid for at least 120 days. Please annotate the last day the proposal will be valid. Firms will not be reimbursed for any costs associated with their proposal preparation. The Request for Proposal will be posted on the Natick Contracting Centers website; www3.natick.army.mil, on or about January 27th, 2011. Questions may be addressed to Stephen Abate via email at [email protected].