The proposed acquisition covers a requirement for Mittens, Heat Protective; PGC 10262. The mittens are to be made in accordance with specification MIL-M-11199H.

The requirement will be issued as Unrestricted. The resulting award will be a firm fixed price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type contract with a base and three option terms. The duration of each term will be one year.

Total order quantities for each term (base and options) will be a minimum of 2,436 each/term and an annual estimated quantity of 9,744 each/term. While a maximum quantity is not provided per term, the Government reserves the right to place orders up to the Contact Maximum Quantity of 48,720 each for the life of the contract, not to exceed 1,353 each in any 30-day period.

Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Procedures will be utilized. The evaluation factors included will be:

   - Evaluation Factor #1, Terms and Conditions

   - Evaluation Factor #2, Product Demonstration Model

Delivery terms will be FOB destination, inspection and acceptance at origin.  Destination will be: 1) Pendergrass Distribution Center, Pendergrass, GA. The production lead-time for orders will be 90 days after the date of the order. An additional 60 days will be added to the fist scheduled shipment of the first order only to allow for first article sample submission and testing.

CAUTION NOTICE

Availability of solicitations, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. Offerors should register to receive notification of this solicitation and solicitation amendments. Detailed system requirements and instructions for registration can be found on the DLA DIBBS Home Page accessed at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/.

All offerors MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible for award. All responsible sources may submit offers, which DLA Troop Support shall consider. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be posted to the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) on or after November 12, 2020.

Please note that ALL materials used in the fabrication of this item shall be furnished by the successful offeror. This solicitation contains DOMESTIC RESTRICTIONS, which means all components and all manufacturing must be obtained/performed within the United States. 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), 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. To request technical data for DLA TROOP SUPPORT Clothing and Textiles (C&T) solicitations, use the following link to the DLA TROOP SUPPORT C&T Technical Data Repository area at

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