US Marshals Service Body Armor Industry Day

The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Office of Procurement and Training Division invites interested vendors to participate in the USMS Body Armor Industry Day on December 13, 2018 at 9:00am (EST) to 3:30pm (EST). The Body Armor Industry Day will be held on the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) located at 1131 Chapel Crossing, Glynco, GA 31524. Additional information pertaining to the exact meeting location will be provided at a later day. The purpose of the USMS Body Armor Industry Day is to obtain information on the recent technological improvements of body armor and body armor components (i.e. closure system). As such, we are inviting vendors to have an opportunity to illustrate their firm's body armor products' features/capabilities, developments, etc. During the USMS Body Armor Industry Day, all firms shall furnish a body armor sample(s)/prototype(s). Sample/prototype requirements are as follows: - Meet or exceed the DRAFT USMS Body Armor Specification Objectives (See attached). - Samples/prototypes provided shall include body armor offered on GSA schedule (if applicable) and/or body armor offered on the Open Market. - All samples/prototypes must be considered Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) items. - Samples/prototypes themselves can have identifying marks as to manufacturer or distributor. - Equipment Condition- Samples/prototypes shall only be brand new items, no remanufactured or gray market items will be accepted. These items shall be covered by the manufacturers' warranty. Though body armor and/or body armor component (i.e. closure system) prototypes will be acceptable for this event, if and when solicited, prototypes will not be accepted as part of a vendor's quote/proposal. Firms have the option to provide certain non-pricing information as part of an attachment with the sample/prototype. Please ensure that attachments total no more than three (3) pages per sample/prototype. Mailing of samples/prototypes will not be permitted. As such, firms shall bring all samples/prototypes to the predetermined meeting location at the specified time/date. During the USMS Body Armor Industry Day, all firms will be required to showcase their sampled/prototyped products, or the products that they are authorized to distribute in a group setting. USMS personnel will be present during this time to review the samples/prototypes presented and ask questions as it relates to your sample/prototype products. This group setting will also allow all firms to ask questions as it pertains to the USMS Body Armor needs. All samples/prototypes provided shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and shall be returned to the vendor at the vendor's expense. All samples/prototypes shall accompany FEDEX billing information for the return of the submitted samples/prototypes. All samples/prototypes or products exceeding a monetary value of $20.00 will be returned no later than twenty (20) working days from the time that they arrive at the FLETC facility. Liability for the sample/prototype body armor and/or body armor components shall rest solely with the applicable vendor the entire time, including the time when in the hands of the USMS. The USMS will use the utmost care when viewing the samples/prototypes. All vendors wishing to attend the USMS Body Armor Industry Day shall RSVP in writing to the Contracting Officer, Greg Hermsen (gregory.hermsen@usdoj.gov) on/before December 3, 2018. Failure to RSVP within the time specified may result in your firm's inability to attend this event.