HGU 68/P Helmet Assembly, HGU 84/P Helmet Assembly, and Associated Components

This acquisition is for the manufacture and delivery of the "HGU 68/P Helmet Assembly, HGU 84/P Helmet Assembly, and Associated Components." The solicitation will be issued as a Requirements Type Contract, consisting of Base Year and One One-Year Option Period. Gentex Corporation is the only firm that has the capability to manufacture these items. These items have a proprietary part number for which the Government does not retain ownership of the technical data containing the specifications/drawings. The National Stock Numbers (NSN), Gentex Corporation part numbers and Best Estimated Quantity (BEQ) for both the Base Year and Option Year One are as follows: 8475-01-393-1174(s), D7981(s), BEQ: 1,794 8475-01-360-9313(s), A8045(s), BEQ: 10 8475-01-360-3746(s), C8006(s), BEQ: 306 8475-01-344-1788(s), D7087(s), BEQ: 227 8475-01-362-8481(s), C7538(s), BEQ: 1 8475-01-362-8482(s), C7538(s), BEQ: 1 8475-01-360-9380(s), D7916(s), BEQ: 451 8475-01-389-2493, D7985, BEQ: 91 8475-01-360-7285, B7586-2, BEQ: 65 8475-01-387-2201, D7734, BEQ: 1 8475-01-386-9124, D7554-1, BEQ: 129 8475-01-386-9113, C7735-1, BEQ: 698 8475-01-362-8470, C7764-1, BEQ: 168 8475-01-016-2852, C2559, BEQ: 318 8475-01-360-9320(s), D7972(s), BEQ: 166 8475-01-439-2339(s), D7972(s), BEQ: 37 8475-01-378-2589(s), D7518(s), BEQ: 4 8475-01-387-2197(s), 89D7748(s), BEQ: 1,447 8475-01-398-6514(s), 90C7859(s), BEQ: 18 8475-01-398-4974(s), 90D7862(s), BEQ: 569 8475-01-396-8703(s), 90C7864(s), BEQ: 137 8475-01-399-1269(s), 90D7865(s), BEQ: 29 8475-01-397-0510, 85D7088-30, BEQ: 1 8475-01-397-0958, 93D8470, BEQ: 1,725 8475-01-397-0957, 93D8497, BEQ: 85 8475-01-396-8710, 79C4416-40, BEQ: 356 8475-01-396-9577, 79C4401-1, BEQ: 200 8475-01-396-8709, 88C7589, BEQ: 114 8475-01-397-0956, 90C7885, BEQ: 82 8475-01-389-6117, 93A8514, BEQ: 852 8475-01-389-6125, 91B8215, BEQ: 1 8475-01-398-2640, 93B8471, BEQ: 1,435 8475-01-398-6516, 93B8456, BEQ: 340 8475-01-398-7156, 90B7872, BEQ: 2 8475-01-398-6716, 93A8556, BEQ: 557 8475-01-289-5114, 79C4473-1, BEQ: 51 8475-01-356-8240(s), 90C7886(s), BEQ: 120 8475-01-396-8708(s), 90D7915(s), BEQ: 4,393 8475-01-398-6516(s), 90B7868(s), BEQ: 19 All material shall be contractor furnished. The solicitation will be issued on a sole source basis to Gentex Corporation. Deliveries are FOB Destination. Inspection and Acceptance at Origin This acquisition will utilize a "price-only" approach. An award will be made to the offeror who offers the lowest price and is in agreement with the terms and conditions of the solicitation. Offerors are advised that if they take exception to any of the terms and conditions in the solicitation their offer may be excluded from consideration of award. The solicitation number is SPE1C1-18-R-0081. The production-lead time (PLT) is 120 days. All deliveries will be to the DLA Depots in Lansing, MI, Pendergrass, GA and Austin, TX. Availability of solicitations, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. Solicitation will be posted on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/. 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.