LINERS, SOCKS

The solicitation for SOCKS, LINER, BLACK under PGC 02275 and NSN 8440-01-415-5895(s) is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside issued as a negotiated Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract under FAR Part 12 as a firm fixed price vehicle. The contract has a 60-month ordering period structured into five consecutive 12-month price tier periods, with a guaranteed minimum of 136,000 pairs and a ceiling of 3,400,000 pairs across all tiers, with an estimated annual quantity of 544,000 pairs per tier. Only small business concerns certified under NAICS code 315120 – Apparel Knitting Mills are eligible to bid. The technical requirements are strictly defined by CID A-A-50015D, dated October 24, 2019, with no allowance for alternate materials; all components and manufacturing must comply with the Berry Amendment, requiring items to be grown, reprocessed, reused, melted, or produced in the United States, its possessions, or Puerto Rico. Offerors must submit two size large Product Demonstration Models from each proposed place of performance along with corresponding test reports, and these materials must conform exactly to the specified composition and manufacturing standards. Evaluation will follow a trade-off approach where Technical Compliance through the PDM and Past Performance are collectively more important than cost or price, with no scoring weight specified beyond their relative priority. All socks must be banded in packages of three with an approved commercial band displaying the DLA Troop Support logo, each band individually labeled with a Type VIII, Class 17 barcode per MIL-DTL-32075 containing the NSN and a government-assigned 12-digit UPC. Each sock must be marked in white with size, fiber content, and contractor name below the instep, and include washing instructions. RFID tags are required at package, case, and pallet levels. Items will be delivered FOB Destination to Travis, Austin, TX (VSTZ) and Pendergrass Distribution Center, Pendergrass, GA (VSTQ), with inspection occurring at the destination. The first delivery order begins 90 days after award, and subsequent orders require a 90-day lead time with 30-day increments. Proposals must be submitted via DIBBS and