MOLLE Components

This Presolicitation also serves as the Government’s notice that the agency has determined a consolidation of contract requirements is necessary and justified in accordance with FAR 7.107.The Government has determined that this acquisition will consolidate two or more requirements that were previously provided or performed under separate contracts into a single contract action. This amendment is provided to ensure interested parties are aware that the presolicitation notice fulfills the Government’s requirement to provide public notice of the planned consolidation.

Additionally, the forthcoming solicitation will require offerors to submit offers on all items identified in the solicitation. Proposals that do not include pricing/offers for all required CLINs will be considered unacceptable and will not be considered for award. The Government intends to make a single award for the total requirement; therefore, partial proposals or offers for individual CLINs will not be evaluated. An award, if made, will be made on an all-or-none basis to a single offeror.

DLA Troop Support is planning an acquisition for the manufacture and delivery of the Modular Lightweight Load Carrying Equipment (MOLLE) components listed below.

Item: Assault Pack NSN: 8465-01-641-6358 Guaranteed Min Qty: 25,000 AEQ Qty: 95,440 Three-Year Max Qty: 357,900
Item: Canteen Pouch NSN: 8465-01-641-9310 Guaranteed Min Qty: 35,000 AEQ Qty: 125,250 Three-Year Max Qty: 469,688
Item: M4 Two Mag Pouch NSN: 8465-01-641-9431 Guaranteed Min Qty: 50,000 AEQ Qty: 191,080 Three-Year Max Qty: 716,550
Item: Waist Pack NSN: 8465-01-641-9395 Guaranteed Min Qty: 14,000 AEQ Qty: 52,330 Three-Year Max Qty: 196,238
Item: Flash Bang Pouch NSN: 8465-01-641-9419 Guaranteed Min Qty: 13,000 AEQ Qty: 50,100 Three-Year Max Qty: 187,875
Item: M111 Grenade Pouch NSN: 8465-01-723-5295 Guaranteed Min Qty: 5,000 AEQ Qty: 127,395 Three-Year Max Qty: 477,731
Item: 200 RD Saw Gunner Pouch NSN: 8465-01-642-2292 Guaranteed Min Qty: 10 AEQ Qty: 12 Three-Year Max Qty: 45
Item: 100 RD Utility Pouch NSN: 8465-01-642-2287 Guaranteed Min Qty: 25 AEQ Qty: 360 Three-Year Max Qty: 1,350
Item: 40MM Single Explosive NSN: 8465-01-642-2291 Guaranteed Min Qty: 10 AEQ Qty: 12 Three-Year Max Qty: 45
Item: 40MM Double Explosive NSN: 8465-01-642-2293 Guaranteed Min Qty: 10 AEQ Qty: 12 Three-Year Max Qty: 45
Item: 40MM Double Pyrotechnic NSN: 8465-01-642-2294 Guaranteed Min Qty: 10 AEQ Qty: 12 Three-Year Max Qty: 45

The Government does not intend to use Part 12 for this acquisition.  All components shall be manufactured in accordance with purchase description CO-PD-02-02 Rev R, May 9, 2024. An Indefinite Quantity, Firm Fixed-Priced, Tiered Pricing Period Contract consisting of three (3), 12-month ordering periods is planned.

NOTE: The Government will be obligated to order the guaranteed minimum quantity prior to the final expiration of any resultant contracts. It is likely that the Government will procure this quantity at the time of contract award. The annual estimated quantities are the Government’s best faith estimate of the quantities to be ordered within each tier period. This is based on the current and forecasted demand. This does not obligate the Government to order these quantities each year and is provided only for informational purposes. The Government is not obligated to order the maximum quantity listed above; however, the Government has the legal right to order up to this quantity prior to the final expiration of any resultant contract.

FAR clause 52. 209-4 First Article Approval – Government Testing, with alternate I, will be included in the solicitation. The Production Lead Time (PLT) for the initial order is 210 days. This lead time consists of 90 days for submission and delivery of the First Article Test (FAT), 60 days for Government FAT review, and 120 days for the first delivery following FAT approval. Subsequent delivery orders will require 120-day PLT.

Inspection and Acceptance shall be at source. Deliveries will be made to Third Party Logistics (3PL) depots located in Pendergrass, Georgia, Austin, Texas and Lansing, Michigan. FOB Destination.

The solicitation will be issued as Full and Open Competition with FAR 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns

The source selection methodology will be Best Value, Tradeoff in accordance with FAR 15.103-1 and the Department of Defense Source Selection Procedures dated August 2022. The solicitation will utilize the following evaluation factors:
1) Product Demonstration Models (PDMs)
2) Surge and Sustainment Capability Assessment Plan (CAP)
3) Past Performance Evaluation

4) Small Business Participation (Large Business Only)

The solicitation shall be open for 45 days to allow industry to complete product demonstration model:
Assault Pack
NSN 8465-01-641-6358

1 EA

All offerors MUST be registered in SAM in order to be eligible for award. All responsible sources may submit offers which, if timely received, shall be considered.

Our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. Solicitation will be posted on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/, however instructions for submitting offers will be provided within the solicitation remarks of the solicitation as offers submitted solely through DIBBS will not be considered for award. Detailed system requirements and instructions for registration can be found on the DLA DIBBS Home Page accessed on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/. A few highlights of the information that will be found include: 1. On the DLA Internet Bulletin Board System (DIBBS) Home Page, click the VENDOR REGISTRATION link to begin the registration process. 2. In order to register for access to secure portions of DLA DIBBS, the company you are representing must already be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). 3. A Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code registration will be processed immediately. A User ID will appear on the registration screen and a password will be sent separately to the email address of the Super User. If a CAGE is already registered on DLA DIBBS, the name and email address of the Super User will be provided. The Super User should be contacted to set-up additional accounts, logons and passwords for their CAGE. DIBBS Super User * If your CAGE has already been registered on DIBBS, the name and email address of the person designated as your super user will be provided. * The representative who starts the DIBBS registration process has the option to accept their System for Award Management (SAM) registration POC as the DIBBS super user, or they can designate themselves or another person to act as the super user for the CAGE. * The super user acts as the account administrator for a CAGE. They can add up to ninety-eight (98) additional users, provide user IDs and passwords, modify existing users, and control the login status of each user for their CAGEs through My Account (Account Maintenance). 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) 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.