THIS IS A TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-A-SIDE COMPETITVE SOLICITATION.   ONLY SMALL BUSINESS VENDORS WILL BE CONSIDERED under PR number 1000159471 to establish an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC).  The Government intends to place a firm-fixed price, 2-year base with one 3-year option IQC for this requirement.

NSN: 5995-01-520-5581, CABLE ASSEMBLY, SPEC; CRITICAL APPLICATION ITEM, HIGHER LEVEL QUALITY and Contractor First Article Testing (CFAT); NAICS 334419

Required delivery is 120 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) - 128 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 Destination and Inspection/Acceptance Origin for DLA Direct.

Solicitation scheduled release date is tentatively 5 January 2023. Electronic (DIBBS) proposals/quotes are acceptable.  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.