Deployment Bag, Collapsible NSN: 8465-01-603-6613

This acquisition is for the manufacture and delivery of the Deployment Bag, Collapsible NSN 8465-01-603-6613. The Deployment Bag, Collapsible shall be manufactured in accordance with Purchase Description PD-20-01, dated 28 February 2022 and Interim change PD 20-01 dated 28 February 2022. Reference temporary solicitation number SPE1C1-22-TBD0 for CFolders access to technical documents through The DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS). The solicitation number of SPE1C-23-R-0032 will be updated upon posting. The resultant contract shall be for a firm, fixed price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity type contract consisting of three 12-month ordering tiers. The quantities are as follows:

Minimum: 9,625 each

Maximum: 80,000 each

First Article Testing is required using two (2) Deployer Bags, Collapsible shall be submitted when bidding solicitation SPE1C1-23-R-0032. The Government will be obligated to order the guaranteed minimum quantity upon approval of first article testing and the issuance of a first article approval letter from the Contracting Officer. This shall be the guaranteed minimum quantity ordered over the lifespan of the contract (3 years combined = Min: 9,625). It is likely that the Government will order this full quantity at the time of FAT approval, but it is not mandatory.

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 over the lifespan of the contract (3 years combined = Max: 80,000), prior to the final expiration of any resultant contract.

The Government estimates an annual order quantity of 38,500 for Tier 1, 16,400 for Tier 2 and 12,300 for Tier 3.

Each tier shall be priced separately.

TIER ONE: Tier one (1) will have a ordering period from the date of award through 365 days (or 12 m) thereafter.

TIER TWO: Tier two (2) will have a ordering period immediately following tier one (1) through 365 days thereafter.

TIER THREE: Tier three (3) will have a ordering period immediately following tier two (2) through 365 days thereafter.

Inspection & Acceptance Point shall be Origin. FOB point shall be Destination.

Delivery destinations shall be to our 3PLs in Austin TX, Lansing MI and Pendergrass GA.

Best Value, Low Price Technically Acceptable award criteria procedures will be utilized to evaluate proposals and two (2) Product Demonstration Models will be required.

The estimated release date of the solicitation is January 2023.

Availability of solicitations, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form.

Solicitation will be posted on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ 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 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), including the materials and components thereof (other than sensors, electronics, or other items added to, and not normally associated with clothing), 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.