Bracket, Tow Hook

The requirement for NSN 2540-01-599-0075 will be procured as an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) using FAR Subpart 15, Contracting by Negotiation. The proposed procurement contains an option to extend the contract period one or more times at the discretion of the government. A base period of 3 years and two separate 1-year option years with a total duration not to exceed 5 years is anticipated. Deliveries are DLA Direct within 151 days of order. This solicitation will be issued on an unrestricted basis using other than full and open competition. The Approved source of supply is listed below: AM General LLC. (Cage 34623) P/N: 13013859 This NSN is being procured under the First Destination Transportation (FDT) program, and as a result F.O.B. Origin (Government managed freight) and Inspection/Acceptance at Destination is requested. One or more of the items under this acquisition may be subject to an Agreement on Government Procurement approved and implemented in the United States by the Trade Agreements Act of 1979. All offers shall be in the English language and in U.S. dollars. All interested suppliers may submit an offer. The AMC/AMSC for this item is 3D. This means the data needed to acquire this part competitively is not physically available, it cannot be obtained economically, nor is it possible to draft adequate specifications or any other adequate, economical description of the material for a competitive solicitation. AMCS 3, 4, or 5 are valid. The Small Business size standard is 500 employees. Based upon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies or services. However, interested persons may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice. The solicitation will be available on the Internet at http://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/rfp on or about the issue date on or about September 20, 2019. Hard copies of this solicitation are not available. Due to system constraints, it may take as long as three business days from the stated issue date for the solicitation to post to DIBBS. DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) proposals are not acceptable for this solicitation. Offerors must complete the entire solicitation. Proposals must be submitted on a hard copy of the Request for Proposal (RFP), scanned, and emailed to Shonna.Gray@dla.mil. While pricing may be a significant factor in the evaluation of offers, the final award decision will be based on a combination of price, delivery, past performance, and socioeconomic support as identified in the solicitation. Shipping instructions shall be provided with individual delivery orders. Material ordered under the terms of this contract shall be delivered within 65 days after the date of the order. Notwithstanding any other provisions/clauses of this contract, no deliveries shall be made prior to issuance of delivery order (DD Form 1155).