This is a pre-solicitation notice, NOT a solicitation. The solicitation has NOT yet been issued.

Solicitation Number: SPE1C1-25-R-0004

This requirement is for the following:

Items:

Shirts, Operational Dress Uniform, Untucked (Coast Guard)

Spec: CG/PD 15-01B
Pattern: April 11, 2018

PGC: 03722

NSN: 8415-15872640

Trousers, Operational Dress Uniform, Untucked (Coast Guard)

Spec: CG/PD 19-02
Pattern: February 13, 2019

PGC: 00030

NSN: 8415-16671201

Navy Trousers, Advanced Combat Uniform FR, Female

Spec: GL/PD 14-05C, Type III, Style B, Class II
Pattern: 09 June 2015

PGC: 00670

NSN: 8415-017227266

Navy Trousers, Advanced Combat Uniform FR, Unisex

Spec: GL/PD 14-05C, Type III, Style A, Class II
Pattern: 09 June 2015

PGC: 00671

NSN: 8415-017226821

Destinations:

PGC: 03722, 00030, 00670, 00671

Lansing, MI  48906

FOB Destination

Unit of Issue: Shirts - Each (EA); Trousers – Pair (PR)

Duration of the Contract Period: Five (5) twelve-month tiers for a total of 60 months

Production Lead Time: 180 days initial, 150 days subsequent

Lot 0001 Small Business Set-Aside.

ODU Coast Guard Shirts

Total Minimum for the 5 tiers: 7,320

Annual Estimated Quantity: 29,236

Total Maximum for the 5 tiers: 182,725

ODU Unisex Trouser OCP

Total Minimum for the 5 tiers: 9,570

Annual Estimated Quantity: 38,266

Total Maximum for the 5 tiers: 239,165

Navy Trousers, Female

Total Minimum for the 5 tiers: 3,320

Annual Estimated Quantity: 13,260

Total Maximum for the 5 tiers: 33,900

Navy Trousers, Unisex

Total Minimum for the 5 tiers: 18,780

Annual Estimated Quantity: 75,000

Total Maximum for the 5 tiers: 192,160

The government intends to make one award under this solicitation. This solicitation will result in a firm fixed price contract. This procurement will use the Best Value Trade Off method of source selection. Inspection and Acceptance are at Origin. All material used in the fabrication is to be furnished by the successful offeror.

The Government reserves the right to perform conversions to the various combat utility uniforms or any new combat utility uniforms with similar patterns and specifications, should the Government determine a need. Any conversion will be via modification and issued under the Changes Clause.

The Solicitation will be posted on the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/. Detailed system requirements and instructions for registration can be found on the DIBBS Home Page. Only electronic submission of proposals via DIBBS will be permitted. Potential offerors are strongly encouraged to register now and ensure they are prepared for the electronic submission process. Registration may take several weeks to complete.

The Defense appropriations and authorization acts and other statutes (including what is commonly referred to as "The Berry Amendment") impose restrictions on the DoD's acquisition of foreign products and services. Generally, Clothing and Textile items (as defined in DFARS clause 252.225-7012) and "specialty metals" (as defined in DFARS clause 252.225-7014), including the materials and components thereof (other than sensors, electronics, or other items added to, and not normally associated with clothing), must be grown, reprocessed, reused, melted or produced in the United States, its possessions or Puerto Rico, unless one of the DFARS 225.7002-2 exceptions applies.

DLA Troop Support has developed a web-based system that allows manufacturers the ability to request specifications, patterns and drawings on our contracting page using the following link:

http://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/ClothingandTextiles/SpecRequest.aspx

Should the site not be functional, or if there are questions regarding electronic specs/patterns, please email the following:

TrpSptC&[email protected] And/Or TrpSptC&[email protected]

Please DO NOT contact the Contract Specialist and/or the Contracting Officer to request specifications or patterns.

Availability of solicitations, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form.

The following are the anticipated PDM requirements for the solicitation. As the solicitation has not yet been issued, the Government reserves the right to change the PDM requirements and does not incur any responsibility or obligation to offerors, manufacturers, or suppliers in providing these anticipated PDM requirements. Please withhold questions regarding PDMs and technical documents until the solicitation is posted – any such questions will not be answered until then. The anticipated Technical Data for the items is attached to this pre-solicitation but may be amended. Specifications and patterns may be requested through the portal provided above.

Anticipated PDM requirements:

Specifications and Patterns for each item are listed above. Each sewing facility proposed to manufacture the Coast Guard Operational Dress Uniform Shirt must produce and provide exactly one CG ODU shirt. Each sewing facility proposed to manufacture the Coast Guard Operational Dress Uniform Trouser must produce and provide exactly one pair of CG ODU Trousers. Each sewing facility proposed to manufacture the Female Navy Trouser, Advanced Combat Uniform FR (Type III, Style B, Class II) must produce and provide exactly one pair of Female ACU FR Navy Trouser.  Each sewing facility proposed to manufacture the Unisex Navy Trouser, Advanced Combat Uniform FR (Type III, Style A, Class II) must produce and provide exactly one pair of Unisex ACU FR Navy Trousers. Neither common ownership, nor proximity of one proposed sewing facility to any other proposed sewing facility, alters this responsibility. All PDMs shall be size Medium Regular.

Supplier Risk Performance System (SPRS) DLA is one of many agencies using the DoD Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS). It is imperative that vendors validate their performance data in SPRS. Vendors must register at the website https://www.sprs.csd.disa.mil/ for access to view their past performance scores and negative delivery and quality records affecting the scores. The SPRS User's Manual provides information concerning vendor scoring, negative & positive performance data utilized to calculate vendor scores, and the process in which to challenge discrepant performance data. The SPRS site has a number of user manuals found at https://www.sprs.csd.disa.mil/reference.htm. DLA is just a member of SPRS, not the owner of the system, so if you have any access issues, please contact the SPRS Customer Support Desk:  Phone: 207-438-1690 or email: [email protected].