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Solicitation SPE1C1-26-R-0012 issued by DLA Troop Support seeks the procurement of three types of men’s and women’s athletic shoes compliant with Army Purchase Description GL-PD-16-06 dated March 16, 2017. The contract covers manufacturing, testing, certification, and delivery of these shoes for military use, specifically under the U.S. Army Footwear Certification Program. The athletic shoes are categorized into three types—Cushion/Neutral, Stability, and Motion Control—and must meet detailed performance and quality standards, including requirements for shock attenuation, longitudinal stiffness, weight limits, construction details, and permanent marking. Offerors must submit samples for both genders and all three shoe types in specified sizes for certification by the Army prior to award. Failure to obtain all necessary certification approval letters for all genders and types may disqualify an offeror from award consideration. The solicitation is divided into two unrestricted lots: Lot 0001 represents 60% and Lot 0002 represents 40% of the government’s total 36-month requirement, with firm fixed-price contracts anticipated for each lot. The order quantities for Lot 0001 range from a minimum of 33,966 pairs to a maximum of 810,000 pairs, while Lot 0002 ranges from a minimum of 22,644 pairs up to 540,000 pairs. Deliveries will be made to distribution centers in Austin, TX; Pendergrass, GA; and Lansing, MI. The contract includes three annual price tiers over the ordering period and requires production lead times of 240 days for initial delivery and 210 days for subsequent deliveries. The evaluation of proposals will follow a Best Value Trade-Off process emphasizing technical acceptability (including past performance and small business participation) over price, but price becomes more significant when technical proposals are comparable. Compliance with the Berry Amendment regarding domestic manufacturing and components is mandatory, as is adherence to various testing, inspection, and packaging criteria. Proposals must be submitted electronically via the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS), and offerors are responsible for reviewing the detailed certification plan and all ancillary documentation prior to submission.
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(g) If this contract exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold and the final invoice does not include the required representation, the Government will reject and return it to the Contractor as an improper invoice for the purposes of the Prompt Payment clause of this contract. In the event there has been unauthorized use of foreign-flag vessels in the performance of this contract, the Contracting Officer is entitled to equitably adjust the contract, based on the unauthorized use. (h) If the Contractor indicated in response to the solicitation provision, Representation of Extent of Transportation by Sea, that it did not anticipate transporting by sea any supplies; however, after the award of this contract, the Contractor learns that supplies will be transported by sea, the Contractor -(1) Shall notify the Contracting Officer of that fact; and (2) Hereby agrees to comply with all the terms and conditions of this clause. (i) Subcontracts. In the award of subcontracts, for the types of supplies described in paragraph (b)(2) of this clause, including subcontracts for commercial products, the Contractor shall flow down the requirements of this clause as follows: (1) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (i), in subcontracts that exceed the simplified acquisition threshold in part 2 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (2) The Contractor shall insert the substance of paragraphs (a) through (e) of this clause, and this paragraph (i), in subcontracts that are at or below the simplified acquisition threshold in part 2 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (End of clause)
52.248-1 VALUE ENGINEERING (JUN 2020) FAR
As prescribed in 48.201, insert the following clause: (a) General. The Contractor is encouraged to develop, prepare, and submit value engineering change proposals (VECP's) voluntarily. The Contractor shall share in any net acquisition savings realized from accepted VECP's, in accordance with the incentive sharing rates in paragraph (f) below. (b) Definitions. Acquisition savings, as used in this clause, means savings resulting from the application of a VECP to contracts awarded by the same contracting office or its successor for essentially the same unit. Acquisition savings include -(1) Instant contract savings, which are the net cost reductions on this, the instant contract, and which are equal to the instant unit cost reduction multiplied by the number of instant contract units affected by the VECP, less the Contractor's allowable development and implementation costs; (2) Concurrent contract savings, which are net reductions in the prices of other contracts that are definitized and ongoing at the time the VECP is accepted; and (3) Future contract savings, which are the product of the future unit cost reduction multiplied by the number of future contract units in the sharing base. On an instant contract, future contract savings include savings on increases in quantities after VECP acceptance that are due to contract modifications, exercise of options, additional orders, and funding of subsequent year requirements on a multiyear contract. Collateral costs, as used in this clause, means agency cost of operation, maintenance, logistic support, or Government-furnished property. Collateral savings, as used in this clause, means those measurable net reductions resulting from a VECP in the agency's overall projected collateral costs, exclusive of acquisition savings, whether or not the acquisition cost changes. Contracting office includes any contracting office that the acquisition is transferred to, such as another branch of the agency or another agency's office that is performing a joint acquisition action. Contractor's development and implementation costs, as used in this clause, means those costs the Contractor incurs on a VECP specifically in developing, testing, preparing, and submitting the VECP, as well as those costs the Contractor incurs to make the contractual changes required by Government
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acceptance of a VECP. Future unit cost reduction, as used in this clause, means the instant unit cost reduction adjusted as the Contracting Officer considers necessary for projected learning or changes in quantity during the sharing period. It is calculated at the time the VECP is accepted and applies either (1) throughout the sharing period, unless the Contracting Officer decides that recalculation is necessary because conditions are significantly different from those previously anticipated or (2) to the calculation of a lump-sum payment, which cannot later be revised. Government costs, as used in this clause, means those agency costs that result directly from developing and implementing the VECP, such as any net increases in the cost of testing, operations, maintenance, and logistics support. The term does not include the normal administrative costs of processing the VECP or any increase in this contract's cost or price resulting from negative instant contract savings. Instant contract, as used in this clause, means this contract, under which the VECP is submitted. It does not include increases in quantities after acceptance of the VECP that are due to contract modifications, exercise of options, or additional orders. If this is a multiyear contract, the term does not include quantities funded after VECP acceptance. If this contract is a fixed-price contract with prospective price redetermination, the term refers to the period for which firm prices have been established. Instant unit cost reduction means the amount of the decrease in unit cost of performance (without deducting any Contractor's development or implementation costs) resulting from using the VECP on this, the instant contract. If this is a service contract, the instant unit cost reduction is normally equal to the number of hours per line-item task saved by using the VECP on this contract, multiplied by the appropriate contract labor rate. Negative instant contract savings means the increase in the cost or price of this contract when the acceptance of a VECP results in an excess of the Contractor's allowable development and implementation costs over the product of the instant unit cost reduction multiplied by the number of instant contract units affected. Net acquisition savings means total acquisition savings, including instant, concurrent, and future contract savings, less Government costs. Sharing base, as used in this clause, means the number of affected end items on contracts of the contracting office accepting the VECP. Sharing period, as used in this clause, means the period beginning with acceptance of the first unit incorporating the VECP and ending at a calendar date or event determined by the contracting officer for each VECP. Unit, as used in this clause, means the item or task to which the Contracting Officer and the Contractor agree the VECP applies. Value engineering change proposal (VECP) means a proposal that -(1) Requires a change to this, the instant contract, to implement; and (2) Results in reducing the overall projected cost to the agency without impairing essential functions or characteristics; provided, that it does not involve a change -(i) In deliverable end item quantities only; (ii) In research and development (R&D) end items or R&D test quantities that is due solely to results of previous testing under this contract; or (iii) To the contract type only. (c) VECP preparation. As a minimum, the Contractor shall include in each VECP the information described in subparagraphs (1) through (8) below. If the proposed change is affected by contractually required configuration management or similar procedures, the NSN/Part Number: 8430-01-663-4839
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