This is a modification to Pre-solicitation Notice SP0100-05-R-0058 posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website February 24, 2005 for PIN, TENT, METAL, TYPE III, STEEL, 18 INCH. Applicable NSN is 8340-00-895-7461, which shall be manufactured in accordance with specification no.: MIL-P-150P dated 1 March 1991. This acquisition will be a total small business set aside. This will now be an Indefinite Delivery Type Contract (IDTC) with a Minimum quantity of 55,000 and Maximum quantity of 150,000 for the base year and subsequent option years. There will be 12 deliveries 180 days through 510 days after the date of award to Defense Distribution Depot Barstow, CA and Defense Distribution Depot New Cumberland, PA. Best Value Source Selection procedures will be utilized in making an award. Technical proposals are required. The evaluation factors are as follows in descending order of importance: 1) Past Performance and 2) DLA Mentoring Business Agreement. First Article provisions will be included. See parts 1, 9, 13 & 26. All materials will be furnished by the awardee. All responsible sources may submit a response, which, timely received, must be considered by the agency. Drawings of this solicitation can be requested through the following page: http://ct.dscp.dla.mil/Index.html. New POC for this procurement is Brian McGinley, Contract Specialist, at 215-737-8231 or e-mail:
[email protected]. 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. All materials will be found on the DLA Procurement Gateway after April 1, 2005 at http://progate.daps.dla.mil/home. 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 Adobe Acrobat reader. Free software is available at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html. Gateway technical assistance is available at
[email protected]. DSCP has developed a web-based system that allows manufacturers the ability to request specifications, patterns, drawings on our contracting page. To request technical data for DSCP Clothing & Textiles (DSCP C&T) solicitations, use the following link to the DSCP C&T Technical Date Repository area at https://phl1s410.dscp.dla.mil/pls/portal/CUSTOM_DSCP_APP.CTSREQ_DYN_Pattern.show. Important Note on Foreign Content The Defense appropriations and authorization acts and other statutes, including what is commonly known 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 exception applies.