REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL:  SPE4A6-13-R-0386, NSN 5995-01-225-1662, CABLE ASSEMBLY.


"THIS IS A SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB) SET-ASIDE.  ONLY OFFERS FROM SDVOSB CONCERNS WILL BE CONSIDERED.

  THIS ACQUISITION WILL BE ISSUED AS AN INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT (IQC) CONSISTING OF A BASE YEAR AND FOUR 1- YEAR OPTION PERIODS AND THIS IS A FULLY COMPETITIVE REQUIREMENT AND WILL BE SOLICITED UTILIZING FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION AFTER EXCLUSION OF SOURES.  ITEM IS ACCORDANCE WITH BASIC DRAWING 3681761 A3014031.

 THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL DEMAND QTY IS 1,728 EACH FOR THE BASE YEAR AND FOUR OPTION PERIODS.  THE GUARANTEED MINIMUM QUANTITY IS 288 EACH FOR THE BASE YEAR ONLY.   THE GUARANTEED MINIMUM QUANTITY IS 0 FOR OPTION PERIODS.  THE MAXIMUM CONTACT QUANTITY IS 8,640 EACH FOR THE BASE YEAR AND OPTION PERIODS.  THE MINIMUM DELIVERY ORDER QTY IS 288 EACH AND THE MAXIMUM DELIVERY ORDER QTY IS 1,152 EACH.   

 CONTRACTOR FIRST ARTICLE TESTING REQUIREMENT WILL APPLY. FAT SAMPLES - 3 UNITS, DELIVERY OF THE FAT IS 120 DAYS, GOVERNMENT EVALUATION - 60 DAYS.

FOB DESTINATION WITH INSPECTION & ACCEPTANCE AT ORIGIN WILL APPLY TO THE PRODUCTION UNITS BASE AND OPTION YEARS.

 STOCK SHIPMENTS WILL BE SHIPPED WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL OF THE U.S.  THIS ITEM IS NOT A COMMERCIAL ITEM.   ITEM IS A CRITICAL  APPLICATION ITEM AND HIGHER-LEVEL INSPECTION WILL APPLY.

 This solicitation includes provision 52.215-9023, Reverse Auction.  Since a Reverse Auction may be conducted, offerors are encouraged to access the Procurex system and review the Reverse Auction help tutorials at:  http://dla.procurexinc.com  to learn more about how to participate in an auction

 PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM STATISTICAL REPORTING (PPIRS-SR) APPLY AND OTHER EVALUATION FACTORS CITED IN THE SOLICITATION.

 A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON 02/19/2013 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.   THE DRAWINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA CFOLDER. A PAPER COPY OF THIS SOLICITATION IS NOT AVAILABLE TO REQUESTORS.  THE CLOSING DATE OF THE SOLICITATION IS 03/21/2013.