Procurement will be issued on a unrestricted basis and will be evaluated under Best Value Procedures with the following factors: Product Demonstration Model, Experience/Past Performance, and Socio-Economic Considerations. Availability of solicitations, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. Offeror should register to receive notification of this solicitation or solicitation amendments. Solicitation will be posted on https://dibbs.bsm.dla.mil. Detailed system requirements and instructions for registration can be found on the DLA DIBBS Home Page accessed on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/.
The Defense appropriations and authorization acts and other statues (including what is commonly referred to as "The Berry Amendment") imposed 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) must be grown, reprocessed, reused, melted in the United States, its possessions or Puerto Rico, unless one of the DFARS 225.7002-2 exceptions applies.