This Synopsis is issued for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Competitive set-a-side solicitation that will be issued under PR number 1000178960 to establish an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC). ONLY OFFERS FROM VENDORS PROPOSING FALMAT INC (55944); NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION (0J198); DRS NETWORK & IMAGING SYSTEMS, LLC

(1RWE7); ACE ELECTRONICS DEFENSE SYSTEMS, LLC (5TWH2); DCX-CHOL ENTERPRISES, INC. (27456) P/N 881327-1 REQUIREMENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED.

NSN: 5995-01-478-4876; CABLE ASSEMBLY, SPEC; CRITICAL APPLICATION ITEM IS REQUIRED NAICS 334419

Required delivery is 140 days.   Stock delivery locations will be to any facility in the Continental United States as cited on each delivery.

Pricing will be evaluated on the Estimated Annual Demand (EAD) – 1560 each.  The Guaranteed Minimum will be cited in the solicitation.

There will be a 2-year base with one 3-year option, for a total of five years. Terms are FOB Origin and Inspection/Acceptance Destination for DLA Direct.

This solicitation includes Procurement Notice L09, 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:  https//dla.procurexinc.com to learn more about how to participate in an auction.

Solicitation scheduled release date is tentatively 23 January 2024. Electronic (DIBBS) proposals/quotes are unacceptable.  Proposals are to be submitted to the Bid Custodian.  A copy of the solicitation will be available via the BSM Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) Homepage (https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil).  Select "Request for Proposal (RFP)" under the Solicitations heading.  Then choose the RFP you wish to download.  RFPs 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 will not be available to requestors.