Solicitation No: SPM1C1-08-Q-0140 Item: Cap, Service, Woman's, Poly/Wool, Green NSN: 8410-01-400-3461 (S) GFM will be provided as 8305-01-247-6550 Poly/Wool, Gabardine, Green Shade 2212 End Item Specification: MIL-C-29454 dated 19 February 1988 Pattern Dated: 24 January 2006 This information is for Request for Quotation SPM1C1-08-Q-0140. ALL MANUFACTURING MUST BE DONE IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 100% U.S. DOMESTIC PRODUCTS. This is for the purchase of Cap, Service, Woman?s, Poly/Wool, Green, NSN: 8410-01-400-3461 (S), purchase quantity 1,624 ea, GFM will be provided as 8305-01-247-6550 Poly/Wool, Gabardine, Green Shade 2212, Item Specification is MIL-C-29454 dated 19 February 1988, pattern date is 24 January 2006. Three monthly delivery orders are required starting 120 days after the date of award. The destinations for this item are Lion Vallen in Suffolk, VA and Parris Island in South Carolina. For award evaluation purposes technical merit is more important than price. Offerors are required to submit one (1) Product Demonstration Model (PDM) size 22 1/2 and a history of their experience/ past performance record. The Product Demonstration Model will be the most important evaluation factor and will be evaluated for conformance to the MIL Spec, followed by Past Performance, then Price. Product Demonstration Models must be submitted with offers. This Request for Quotation will be issued as 100% Small Business Set aside. The anticipated solicitation will post 15 days from the date of synopsize. If there are any Small Businesses capable of manufacturing Service, Cap, please contact Jennifer Truesdale at 215-737-2343. Availability of solicitations, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. 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. DSCP 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 DSCP Clothing and Textiles (DSCP C&T) solicitations, use the following link to the DSCP C&T Technical Data Repository area at: http://www.dscp.dla.mil/Portal/sreqfrm.aspx The point of contact for subject acquisition is: Jennifer Truesdale; Contracting Specialist; Phone (215) 737-2343; Fax (215) 737-2486 Email: Jennifer.Truesdale@dla.mil