USMC Main Pack Liner   2

The subject Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support (DLA-TS) procurement is for United States Marine Corps (USMC) Main Pack Liner. Manufacturing of the USMC Main Pack Liner shall be in accordance with Purchase Description GL/PD 13-02 dated 9 October 2013 and change letter dated 7 February 2014. DLA Troop Support anticipates issuing a solicitation for the referenced item and then award a firm-fixed price, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity type contract.

Description: Main Pack Liner

NSN: 8465-01-613-1251

Quantities:

Guaranteed Minimum: 1,260 units

Annual Estimated Quantity: 5,040 units

Maximum Quantity: 18,900 units

NOTE: 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 and specialty metals (as defined in DFARS clause 252.225-7014), including the materials and components thereof (other than sensors, electronics, or otheritems added to, and not normally associated with clothing), must be grown,reprocessed, reused, melted or produced in the United States, its possession or Puerto Rico, unless one of the DFARS 225.7002-2 exceptions applies.

Purchase Description: GL/PD 13-02 dated 9 October 2013 and change letter dated 7 February 2014.

The Unit of Issue is Each. The quantities listed above are estimates and may change at time of solicitation based on changes in demand and supply position.

All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the Agency. The Government will make award to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer conforms to the solicitation and is most advantageous to the Government,cost or price. The Government will award a contract only to concerns whose tenchnical proposals establish that they can meet the requirements of the Government.

The Monthly Maximum Production capability is 3,000 units a month.
The solicitation will be open for 30 days where a company's price proposal will need to be submitted to the DLA Bid Office. First Article Requirement will berequired for this procurement and will be due 90 days after date of award. The first delivery will be due 270 days after award and 90 days for subsequent orders.

The Destination for all deliveries will be Austin, TX, Lansing, MI and Pendergrass,GA. Deliveries will be FOB Destination.

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 BoardSystem (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 onthe 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 Usershould be contacted to set-up additional accounts, logons and passwords fortheir CAGE. DIBBS Super User * If your CAGE has already been registered onDIBBS, the name and email address of the person designated as your super userwill be provided. * The representative who starts the DIBBS registration processhas 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 canadd 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).

DLA Troop Support has developed a web-based system that allows manufacturers the ability to request specifications, patterns and drawings on our contracting page. To request technical data for DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles solicitations, use the following link to the DLA Troop SupportClothing and Textiles Technical Data Repository area at http://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/ClothingandTextiles/SpecRequest.aspx. The source selection for this acquisition of the USMC Main Pack Liner shall be based on utilizing Trade-Off Source Selection, Best Value Procedures in accordance with FAR 15.101-1. The Government will issue an award on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting all the terms and conditions of thesolicitation and determined to be fair, reasonable, and Responsible.