Marine Hardware

The solicitation is being issued to establish an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) that will provide stock replenishment coverage in support of military depots, with customer direct and foreign military sales (FMS) orders included to cover contingencies. In addition to the NSNs specified in Section B of this solicitation, the scope of this contract includes all DLA and DoD managed NSNs for which one, any, or all of the following is/are approved source(s): Wing Inflatables, Inc. (1GTC0). NSNs within the scope may be added to this initiative or any resulting contract at a later date in accordance with the clause I16C04 - Addition/Deletion of Items. The solicitation will be available on or about January 20, 2012 at http://dibbs.dscc.dla.mil/rfp. While price may be a significant factor in the evaluation of offers, the final award decision will be based upon a combination of price, delivery, and past performance. All responsible sources may submit an offer/quote which shall be considered. Specifications, plans or drawings are not available. This proposed procurement includes items in the following FSCs: 2040 and 2090. These items are currently managed by DLA Land and Maritime. Various increments will be solicited. The proposed procurement contains an option to extend the contract period one or more times at the discretion of the Government. The total duration (base plus option years) shall not exceed 5 years. This acquisition is for supplies for which the Government does not possess complete, unrestrictive technical data; therefore, the Government intends to solicit and contract with only approved sources under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1). One or more of the items under this acquisition may be subject to an Agreement on Government Procurement approved and implemented in the United States by the Trade Agreements Act of 1979. All offers shall be in the English language and in U.S. dollars. All interested suppliers may submit an offer. Based upon market research, the Government is using the policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies or services.