This solicitation is to result in an Indefinite Quantity Contract with a base period of one year with provisions for 4 one-year option periods covering NSN 5342-00-813-6055 Anode, Corrosive Preventive.  The estimated annual quantity is 1416 EA.  The guaranteed minimum is 354 EA which is applicable only to the base year. FOB Origin; Inspection Acceptance Origin. Solicitation will be issued as a Total Small Business Set Aside. Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources applies. Item is not commercial. Item is used in support of the Nuclear Reactors Program, the Ohio Class SSBN (Trident), and other military applications.   A copy of the solicitation will be available via the DIBBS website https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil.  The expected issue date is February 18, 2014.  The final contract award decision may be based on a combination of price, past performance, and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation. 

 This solicitation includes provision 52.215-9023, Reverse Auction.  Since a Reverse Auction may be conducted, offerors are encouraged to access the ProcureX system to self-register and review the available training tools at:  dla.procurexinc.com to learn more about how to participate in an auction.  Offerors who do not self-register will be loaded at the time of auction by DLA.