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

Solicitation Number: SPE1C1-23-R-0030

This requirement is for the following:

Items:

            US Navy Working Uniform (NWU) Coat, Camouflage Pattern

            SPEC:  NCTRF PD 01-09F dated 12 July 2021, Type II (Desert) and Type III (Woodland)

            PGCs:  Type II 03606; Type III 03605; 

            PATTERN:  03 October 2022

            NSNs:  Type II: 8405-01-573-9279(s); Type III: 8405-01-574-0238(s)

            NWU Trousers, Camouflage Pattern

            SPEC:  NCTRF PD 02-09G dated 08 July 2021, Type II (Desert) and Type III (Woodland)

            PGCs:  Type II 03604: Type III: 03607

            PATTERN:  04 October 2022

            NSNs:  Type II: 8405-01-573-7890(s); Type III: 8405-01-574-6039(s)

            NWU Maternity Blouse and Slacks, Woodland

            SPEC:  NCTRF PD 09-10E dated 27 July 2012, Type I, Class 3 (Blouse) and Type II, Class 3 (Slacks)

            PGCs:  Blouse 03739; Slacks 03741

            PATTERN:  09 December 2011

            NSNs:  Blouse 8410-01-589-7607(s); Slacks 8410-01-589-6626(s)

Destination:

            Lansing, MI

            FOB Destination

Duration of the Contract Period: For each Lot, 5 years consisting of five consecutive 12-month price Tiers.

Production Lead Time: 150 days initial, 120 days subsequent

Lot Structure:

          Lot 1 is a HUBZone small business Set-Aside, Lot 2 is a Small Business Set-Aside, and Lot 3 is an SDVOSB Set-Aside. An Auxiliary Lot 4 Small Business Set-Aside will be included, to be used only if Lot 3 cannot be awarded. See the attached Lot Structure for quantities.

The government intends to make three awards under this solicitation, one for each lot. This solicitation will result in firm fixed price contract(s). This procurement will use the Best Value Trade Off method of source selection. Inspection and Acceptance is at Origin. All material used in the fabrication are 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 and patterns 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 any 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 NWU Coat must produce and provide exactly one NWU Coat (Type II or Type III but not both). Each sewing facility proposed to manufacture the NWU Maternity Blouse must produce and provide exactly one Blouse. Each sewing facility proposed to manufacture the NWU Trouser must produce and provide exactly one Trouser (Type II or Type III but not both). Each sewing facility proposed to manufacture the NWU Maternity Slacks must produce and provide exactly one pair of Slacks. 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]