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Fire Extinguisher

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SPE8EH-14-R-0003Federal

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This contract involves the procurement of 2,500 fire extinguishers that meet a specific military specification. It is a fixed-quantity purchase with no option years and is set aside entirely for small businesses, reflecting prior market research indicating their interest. The procurement process includes two rounds of testing: an initial contractor-conducted first article test on 26 fire extinguishers witnessed by a government quality assurance representative, followed by further testing of 8 units at the US Army Aberdeen Test Center under a test service agreement for Class B fire extinguishment. The evaluation of offers will be based on a Low Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology. Production lead times range from 180 to 240 days post-award, exclusive of First Article Testing (FAT), and 300 to 330 days inclusive of FAT, which is expected to take about 90 days. Inspection and acceptance will occur at the origin, and offerors must provide unit prices on an FOB destination basis, inclusive of freight charges, covering all line items including the First Article units to be considered for award. The Request for Proposal is anticipated to be issued approximately 15 days after the synopsis posting, with a 30-day window for submissions. The relevant military specification will be made available on the Defense Internet Bid Board System (DIBBs) once the RFP is released. Key contacts for the procurement process include an acquisition specialist and a contracting officer, accessible via email and phone.

General Info

Procurement of 2,500 military-spec fire extinguishers, small business set-aside, LPTA evaluation, 180-330 day lead.

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NAICS

333999 - All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing

Place of Performance

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Set-Aside

SBA

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Timeline

PhasePresolicitation

PostedAug 6

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Organization & Contact Information

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Contacts

David GoldringAcq Specialist/KO

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+1 (555) 000-0000

Jeffrey JaworskiContracting Officer

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+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

This is a pre-solicitation synopsis for National Stock Number 4210-01-620-2962. This item is a fire extinguisher. Market research was conducted and multiple small businesses expressed an interest in this item. Therefore, this procurement will be set aside 100% for small business. Twenty-five hundred (2,500) extinguishers will be bought as this acquisition is a fixed qty acquisition with no option years. This fire extinguisher is made to a military specification and is considered non-commercial. There are two rounds of testing. The first round will be contractor first article testing. This testing will be done on 26 HFFE fire extinguishers, which will be witnessed by the government QAR. After this testing is completed, the contractor shall enter a test service agreement with the US Army Aberdeen Test Center (ATC), Threat Detection and Systems Survivability Fire Protection and Life Safety. A total of 8 test articles are required for Class B fire extinguishment testing. The source selection method to evaluate offers will be Low Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). The production lead time will be between 180 & 240 days after date of award exclusive of FAT and between 300 and 330 days after date of award inclusive of FAT (FAT evaluation & approval time approximately 90 days). The Inspection & Acceptance points will be origin. Offerors must submit unit prices based on FOB Destination (inclusive of freight charges). In order to be considered for an award, unit prices must be provided for all line items including the First Article units. The Request for Proposal is anticipated to be issued 15 days after the date of synopsis posting with a 30 day response time. The Military Specification for this item will be available on DIBBs when the RFP is posted.