Flame Resistant Arc Flash Clothing

Presolicitation Synopsis The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Walla Walla District in Walla Walla, Washington, has a requirement for Flame Resistant Clothing, Carhartt or equivalent. The NAICS code is 448110 with 11 million size standard and 8465 FSC code. SCOPE OF WORK 1.0 SCOPE OF WORK It is the intent of the US Army Corps of Engineers to award a supply contract for the attached list of flame resistant clothing to be utilized as personal protective equipment for those who are in an elevated risk of electrical arc flash exposure due to the employee's position descriptions and regular duties. The contractor shall supply all listed articles of clothing, or equivalent, in their noted size, design style, color, and quantity. The individual items on the list in section 3.6 are Carhartt brand Flame Resistant part numbers and sizes. If a brand other than Carhartt is being presented, it will be up to the contractor to verify clothing sizes for and with each individual for which the clothing is being purchased, at no additional expense to the Government. The synopsis is not a Request for Quotes (RFQ) or proposals (RFP). This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The RFQ number W912EF16Q0060 will be issued soon. The quote closing due date and time will be detailed in the RFQ and any amendments that may be issued. In order for contractors to conduct business with the Department of Defense, the contractor must provide registration information to the System for Award Management Registration www.sam.gov (SAM). All Offerors must be SAM registered prior to receiving an award. Registration instructions may be obtained and online registration may be accomplished, at www.sam.gov. By submission of a quote, a vendor acknowledges the requirement to be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from the solicitation. When available, the solicitation documents for this project will be accessible via FedBizOpps at www.fbo.gov No CD's or hard copies will be available. Offerors are responsible for checking the referenced page for any update(s) to the Notice. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an offeror's inability to access the document posted at the referenced website.