Item: Hat, SVC, Men’s Drill Instructor, Olive DrabNSN’s: 8405-01-157-1143(s) Specification/Commercial Item Description: CID A-A-50526C, dated 2/21/95 This will be a commercial item, unrestricted acquisition. This will be a Best Value Indefinite Delivery type contract for one base year and four option years with quantity of 2,772/Minimum and 12,432/Maximum each year. Production leadtime for the first order is 120 days after award. Evaluation factors for award are the following: 1. Product Demonstration Model 2. Experience/Past Performance 3. Socio-Economic Plan. 4. JWOD. If a pattern/specification is needed, a request should be placed via DSCP C&T electronic spec/pattern ordering system. DSCP has developed a web-based system that allows manufacturers the ability to request specifications, patterns and drawings on our contracting page: http://ct.dscp.dla.mil/Contracting/. Do not contact the contract specialist to request specifications or patterns. Availability of solicitations, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. Offeror should register to receive notification of this solicitation or solicitation amendments. Copies of this solicitation can be found on the DLA Procurement Gateway at http://progate.daps.dla.mil/home AFTER June 27, 2005. From the Gateway homepage, select "Search RFPs" from the left-hand sidebar. Then choose the RFP you wish to view. You must be registered in order to download RFPs. If you are not, you will be directed to register at time of download. In order to ensure e-mail notification of RFPs, prospective vendors MUST go to the RFP Information page and select DSCP Clothing & Textiles (C&T) as the commodity center from which notices will be sent. 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 “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) 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.