Duffel Bag Improved, Duffel Bag Regular

ITEM: Duffel Bag, Improved; PGC: 36096, NSN: 8465-01-604-6541 Duffel Bag, Regular; PGC: 17632, NSN: 8465-01-117-8699 Duffel Bag, Regular without US Markings; PGC: 11281, NSN: 8465-01-656-1982 Specification/PD: Improved Duffel Bag; GL-PD-11-04---Dated: 20 April 2012 Duffel Bag Regular with and without US Markings; CID, A-A-55077A---Dated 5 January 2000 All materials used to manufacture these items are to be furnished by the contractor. All materials/components shall be Berry Amendment compliant. RFP SPE1C1-20-R-0096, will be utilized for the purchase of items DUFFEL BAG IMPROVED, DUFFEL BAG REGULAR AND DUFFEL BAG REGULAR WITHOUT US MARKINGS. A Solicitation is being issued for the purchase of the Duffel Bag, Improved; PGC: 36096, NSN: 8465-01-604-6541, Duffel Bag, Regular; PGC: 17632, NSN: 8465-01-117-8699 and Duffel Bag, Regular without US Markings; PGC: 11281, NSN: 8465-01-656-1982. The Solicitation for the purchase of the Duffel Bag Improved, Duffel Bag Regular and Duffel Bag Regular without US will result with the intent of the Government to award one or two contracts - a Duffel Bag Improved (Lot 0001) award and a Duffel Bag Regular and Duffel Bag Regular without US Markings (Lot 0002) award. The RFP and proposed contract(s) will be issued as 8A Set-aside for Small Business. Only 8A firms may submit offers for this acquisition. The 8A Set-Aside will result in firm fixed price contract or contracts in accordance with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. The resultant contract or contracts will contain a TWO (2) YEAR BASE TERM. This proposed buy will result in a negotiated Indefinite Delivery Type contract This acquisition is a two (2) year Base Term, with no option terms. The quantities will be as follows: Total Combined: Minimum: 280,000 EA; AEQ: 1,368,000 EA; Maximum: 1,710,000 EA Lot 0001: Duffel Bag Improved-PGC 36096- (Lot 0001): Min: 210,000 EA; Max: 1,050,000 EA-evaluation purpose Lot 0002: Any combination: Duffel Bag Regular-PGC 17632-(Lot 0002): Min: 50,000 EA; Max: 480,000 EA'evaluation purpose Duffel Bag Reg. w/out US Markings - PGC 11281-(Lot 0002): Min: 20,000 EA; Max: 180,000 EA-evaluation purpose This proposed buy will result with the intent to have different contractors for each of the separate Lots for contracts that will be awarded from this solicitation for each lot in order to ensure that multiple sources of supplies. The Government reserves the right to exclude under the authority of FAR 6.202 (a) (4) (5) establishing or maintaining alternative sources. The Government reserves the right to make one or two awards to the same source for all items if the same source is deemed the best value for all lots to be awarded, or one contract for each Lot item to separate vendors of different sources if they are selected as best value. Best Value /Source Selection procedures will be utilized in making the proposed award(s), and as a result, Technical Proposals are required. Technical and Past Performance, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price. Evaluation factors are as follows in descending order of importance: 1) Product Demonstration Model (PDM) and 2) Past Performance/Performance Confidence Assessment. From this acquisition, a combination of Improved Duffel Bag, Regular Duffel Bag and Duffel Bag without US Markings will be ordered. The first Delivery Order for each award is due to begin 120 days after award in 30 day increments, and 90 days for subsequent orders. Acquisition is FOB Destination to Pendergrass Distribution Center, Pendergrass, GA. Inspection & Acceptance are at Origin. RFID labeling at the item, case and pallet will be required for this acquisition. All materials used to manufacture this item are to be furnished by the contractor. All materials/components shall be Berry Amendment compliant. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE ONE OR TWO AWARDS UNDER THIS SOLICITATION FOR DIFFERENT QUANTITIES FOR THE REGULAR DUFFEL BAG AND IMPROVED DUFFEL BAG. Availability of solicitations, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. SPECIFICATION: Improved Duffel Bag; GL-PD-11-04---Dated: 20 April 2012 Duffel Bag Regular with and without US Markings; CID, A-A-55077A---Dated 5 January 2000. Specification will be included at time of solicitation as an attachment. Technical Data is included within Solicitation SPE1C1-20-R-0096. Specification and Tech Data for all items are included as attachments to the solicitation document in BetaSAM (FEDBIZOPPS) and DIBBS. Solicitation is posted concurrently on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/Solicitations/. Detailed system requirements and instructions for registration can be found on the DLA DIBBS Home Page accessed on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/default.aspx. A few highlights of the information that will be found include: 1. On the DLA Internet Bulletin Board System (DIBBS) Home Page, click the VENDOR REGISTRATION link to begin the registration process. 2. In order to register for access to secure portions of DLA DIBBS, the company you are representing must already be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) website. 3. A Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code registration will be processed immediately. A User ID will appear on the registration screen and a password will be sent separately to the email address of the Super User. If a CAGE is already registered on DLA DIBBS, the name and email address of the Super User will be provided. The Super User should be contacted to set-up additional accounts, logons and passwords for their CAGE DIBBS Super User * If your CAGE has already been registered on DIBBS, the name and email address of the person designated as your super user will be provided. * The representative who starts the DIBBS registration process has the option to accept their SAM registration POC as the DIBBS super user, or they can designate themselves or another person to act as the super user for the CAGE. * The super user acts as the account administrator for a CAGE. They can add up to ninety-eight (98) additional users, provide user IDs and passwords, modify existing users, and control the login status of each user for their CAGEs through My Account (Account Maintenance). The Solicitation is also posted in FEDBIZOPPS simultaneously with this synopsis. 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. DLA Troop Support 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 DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles (DLA C&T) solicitations, use the following link to the DLA C&T Technical Data Repository area at http://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/ClothingandTextiles/SpecRequest.aspx. Contracting Office Address: 700 Robbins Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111-5096 Primary Point of Contact: Donna Kuzma-Streibich Contracting Officer contact@example.gov Phone: +1 (555) 000-0000 Secondary Point of Contact: Mimi Pham Acquisition Specialist contact@example.gov Phone: +1 (555) 000-0000 Secondary Point of Contact: Marcia Henson Acquisition Specialist contact@example.gov Phone: +1 (555) 000-0000