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Ballistic Armor Vests

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The Department of Defense, through the Washington Headquarters Services Acquisition Directorate, plans to award a sole source, firm fixed price contract to Southern Police Equipment Company, Inc. for the procurement of ballistic armor carriers. These carriers include customized inner concealable vests and outer ballistic plate carriers meeting NIJ level IIIA protection standards, with a maximum thickness of 0.20 inches. The contract falls under NAICS code 315990 for apparel manufacturing and carries a Women-Owned Small Business set-aside designation. The anticipated delivery location is Springfield, Virginia, with a required delivery timeline of 30 days from contract award. This procurement is conducted under the Federal Acquisition Regulation provision allowing solicitation from a single source and is not a request for proposals or quotations. While formal solicitations will not be issued, interested parties may submit capability statements for market research purposes to assist in potential future procurements. Responses must be sent by August 20, 2019, to the designated procurement specialist. The government will not reimburse for any submissions and will maintain discretion over the decision to compete the contract based on the information received. The point of contact for this acquisition are the listed procurement specialist and contracting officer at the Washington Headquarters Services.

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DoD awards sole source contract to Southern Police for ballistic armor carriers, Women-Owned Small Business set-aside.

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315990 - Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing

Place of Performance

Building A, Dock 18 6810 Loisdale Rd., SPRINGFIELD, VA, 22150, USA

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WOSB

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Washington Headquarters Services
Contacts2 people available
OfficeWASHINGTON, DC, 203011000, USA
Office AddressWASHINGTON, DC, 203011000, USA
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Benjamin J. JuricicProcurement Specialist
Patricia WatsonContracting Ofiicer

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The Department of Defense (DoD), Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate, (WHS/AD) intends to issue a sole source, firm fixed price contract to Southern Police Equipment Company, Inc., 7609 Midlothian Tpke, Richmond, Virginia 23235-5223 to procure Ballistic Armor Carriers. These products are customized inner concealable carrier and outer ballistic plate carrier vests, with a NIJ level IIIA, and a maximum thinness of .20 inches. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1) - "Soliciting from a Single Source." The NAICS code utilized for this procurement is 315990 - "Other Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing, with a small business size of 500 employees. The associated products service code (PSC) is 8415, "Clothing, Special Purpose." The anticipated delivery date is 30 days from award. This notice of intent is NOT a request for proposals or quotations. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. However, any responsible sources may submit a capability statement demonstrating the ability to provide the requested products, which shall be considered as market research purposes for future purchases of the required products. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. The Government shall not reimburse interested sources for any information provided. No requests for capability briefings will be honored. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested vendors must respond to this notice on or before August 20, 2019 at 1:00 pm Eastern Time by sending an email to benjamin.j.juricic.ctr@mail.mil

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