THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE.

THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED IAW FAR 13.5 SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN COMMERICAL ITEMS TO ESTABLISH AN INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT (IQC) CONSISTING OF A BASE YEAR AND TWO 2-YEAR OPTION PERIODS AND WILL BE SOLICITED ON AN UNRESTRICTED BASIS UTILZING OTHER THAN FULL & OPEN COMPETITION PROCEDURES PURSUANT TO 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1).

THE APPROVED SOURCE IS SEITZ SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, CAGE 0ST81, P/N FL-5

This solicitation is being issued under the First Destination Transportation (FDT) program. If this acquisition is for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) or has an APO/FPO ship -to-address, FDT will not apply and normal procedures should be followed.
For FDT program transportation requirements, see DLAD clauses 52.247-9059 F.o.b. Origin, Government Arranged Transportation and 52.247-9058, First Destination Transportation (FDT) Program - Shipments Originating Outside the contiguous United States (OCONUS). Additional information about FDT can be found on the FDT website (http://www.dla.mil/FDTPI/

FOB ORIGIN, WITH INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE AT DESTINATION.
REQUIRED DELIVERY IS 30 DARO FOR THE BASE AND OPTION YEARS.

THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL DEMAND QTY IS 6,509 EACH FOR THE BASE YEAR AND FOUR OPTION PERIODS. THE GUARANTEED MINIMUM QUANTITY IS 3,000 EACH FOR THE BASE YEAR ONLY. THE GUARANTEED MINIMUM QUANTITY IS 0 FOR OPTION PERIODS. THE MINIMUM DELIVERY ORDER QTY IS 3,000 EACH AND THE MAXIMUM DELIVERY ORDER QTY IS 6,509 EACH.

STOCK SHIPMENTS WILL BE SHIPPED WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL OF THE U.S. THIS ITEM IS NOT A COMMERCIAL ITEM.

A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON FEB 28, 2017 WITH A CLOSING DATE OF MARCH 09, 2017 VIA THE DLA INTERNET BID BOARD (DIBBS) WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.DIBBS.BSM.DLA.MIL/RFP. FROM THE DIBBS HOMEPAGE, SELECT " REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FROM THE MENU UNDER THE TAB " SOLICITATIONS." THEN CHOOSE THE RFP YOU WISH TO DOWNLOAD. SOLICITATIONS ARE IN PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF). TO DOWNLOAD AND VIEW THESE DOCUMENTS YOU WILL NEED THE LATEST VERSION OF ADOBE ACROBAT READER. THIS SOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE FREE AT HTTP://WWW.ADOBE.COM. A PAPER COPY OF THIS SOLICITATION IS NOT AVAILABLE TO REQUESTORS.