Air Force Hot Weather Safety Boot

Pre-Solicitation Notice /Synopsis

Items:

0001. (PGC 03946) Air Force Hot Weather Safety Steel Toe Boot, Coyote, Men’s

0002. (PGC 03947) Air Force Hot Weather Safety Steel Toe Boot, Coyote, Women’s

This requirement will be a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside and will be evaluated using best value tradeoff source selection procedures with the following two evaluation factors: 1. Product Demonstration Model and 2. Past Performance Confidence Assessment.

A Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Type Contract is anticipated  and will consist of a three-year base term with tiered pricing for each year of the contract.  One award will be made for the total quantities listed below:

Tier Period                          Guaranteed    Annual           Contract
                                                 Minimum       Estimated       Maximum
                                                 Quantity        Quantity          Quantity   

Tier 1 (12-Month)                                              39,840

Tier 2 (12-Month)                                              39,840 

Tier 3 (12-Month)                                              39,840
________________                ________       ________         ________
TOTAL                                          10,152            119,520            149,400

NOTE:

Special measurement boots with a 21-day production lead time for recruits and a 60-day production lead-time for non-recruits.

The items will be procured on a FOB destination basis.  Delivery of tariff sizes will be made to:

DoDAAC: UY0159

Pendergrass Distribution Center

596 Bonnie Valentine Way – DOOR 28

Pendergrass, GA 30567

Items are to be manufactured in accordance with the salient characteristics and testing requirements called out in Sections C & D. (Attached)

Production Lead Time for tariff sizes is 120 days.

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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) 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.

Contracting Office Address:

Defense Logistics Agency, Acquisition Management, DLA Troop Support - Clothing & Textiles, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19111-5096, UNITED STATES

Point of Contact(s):

Ronald Ball, Contract Specialist, Phone: +1 (555) 000-0000, Email: contact@example.gov

Clifford Lawson, Contracting Officer, Phone: +1 (555) 000-0000, Email: contact@example.gov