LOT 2: Regular Duffel Bag; PGC: NSN: 8465-01-117-8699;
Regular Duffel Bag Without US Markings: NSN: 8465-01-656-1982
Spec A-A-55077A dated Jan 05, 2000

NOTE: This is a pre-solicitation notice, not a solicitation. The solicitation SPE1C1-18-R-0067 is being issued simultaneously with this notice. The proposed contract will be issued as an 8(A) Set-Aside, which will result in firm fixed price, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract in accordance with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. Best Value Trade-off Procedures apply. The first Delivery Order for each award is due to begin 120 days after date of award with a reduced lead time of 90 days for follow-on delivery orders in 30 day increments. Acquisition is FOB Destination. All material used to manufacture these items are to be furnished by the contractor. The resultant contract will contain a 24 month Base Term. The solicitation will require for Inspection & Acceptance are at Origin.
The quantities and destination(s) are as follows:

LOT 1: IMPROVED DUFFEL BAG:
DODAAC DEST FOB QTY UNIT
UY0159 Pendergrass Distribution Center DEST MIN: 140,892 EA
596 Bonnie Valentine Way MAX: 704,458 EA
Pendergrass, GA 30567

LOT 02: REGULAR DUFFEL BAG
NSN: 8465-01-117-8699 A-A-55077A dated Jan 05, 2000

DODAAC DEST FOB QTY UNIT
SD0131 Travis Association for the Blind DEST MIN: 112,510 EA
Austin, TX 78744 MAX: 662,552 EA

REGULAR DUFFEL BAG W/O US MARKINGS
NSN: 8465-01-656-1982 A-A-55077A dated Jan 05, 2000

DODAAC DEST FOB
W25GU DDSP NEW CUMBERLAND FACILITY DEST
NEW CUMBERLAND, PA 17070-5001

* THE GOVERNMENT COULD MAKE ONE OR TWO AWARDS UNDER THIS SOLICITATION FOR DIFFERENT QUANTITIES FOR LOT 1: THE IMPROVED DUFFEL BAG and LOT 2, REGULAR DUFFEL BAG AND REGULAR DUFFEL BAG W/O US MARKINGS.
FOR LOT 2, THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ORDER ANY COMBINATION OF THE REGULAR DUFFEL BAG AND THE REGULAR DUFFEL BAG WITHOUT US MARKINGS. THE MIN AND MAX LISTED ABOVE ARE APPLICABLE FOR BOTH ITEMS.
The Technical Date in the solicitation includes RFID HANGTAG for the Improved Duffel Bag, Regular Duffel Bag and the Regular Duffel and the Duffel Bag W/O US Markings.
DLA Troop Support will include a Caution Notice for Two-Phase Technical /Price Evaluation in the solicitation.
Production Demonstration Model and Past Performance-Performance Confidence Assessment. Successful offferor will be awarded contract for two year period (24 months. Availability of solicitation, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations of amendments. Copies of this solicitation can be found on https.www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil on or before 30 April 2018. From DIBBS homepage, select Vendor Registration.
The solicitation will be in a downloadable, printable format when viewed with an Adobe Acrobat Reader. NOTE: To be eligible for award, potential contractor must be registered with DoD Central Contractor Registration. You can register via the internet at https//www.sam gov. The System for Award Management (SAM) is the official U.S. Government system that consolidated the capabilities of CCR/FedReg. ORCA, and EPLS.
Solicitation is posted concurrently on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/Solicitations/. Detailed system requirements and instructions for registration can be found on the DLA DIBBS Home Page accessed on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/default.aspx. A few highlights of the information that will be found include: 1. On the DLA Internet Bulletin Board System (DIBBS) Home Page, click the VENDOR REGISTRATION link to begin the registration process. 2. In order to register for access to secure portions of DLA DIBBS, the company you are representing must already be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) website. 3. A Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code registration will be processed immediately. A User ID will appear on the registration screen and a password will be sent separately to the email address of the Super User. If a CAGE is already registered on DLA DIBBS, the name and email address of the Super User will be provided. The Super User should be contacted to set-up additional accounts, logons and passwords for their CAGE DIBBS Super User * If your CAGE has already been registered on DIBBS, the name and email address of the person designated as your super user will be provided. * The representative who starts the DIBBS registration process has the option to accept their SAM registration POC as the DIBBS super user, or they can designate themselves or another person to act as the super user for the CAGE. * The super user acts as the account administrator for a CAGE. They can add up to ninety-eight (98) additional users, provide user IDs and passwords, modify existing users, and control the login status of each user for their CAGEs through My Account (Account Maintenance).
The Solicitation is also posted in FEDBIZOPPS simultaneously with this synopsis.

IMPORTANT NOTE ON FOREIGN CONTENT

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. To request technical data for DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles (DLA C&T) solicitations, use the following link to the DLA C&T Technical Data Repository area at http://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/ClothingandTextiles/SpecRequest.aspx.

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