SAM #SPE1C1-26-R-0121

Solicitation for Cotton/Nylon Black Dress Socks for US Navy

This opportunity from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support seeks small business suppliers for Cotton/Nylon Black Dress Socks for the US Navy. - Government Buyer: - Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support, Department of Defense - Products Requested: - Cotton/Nylon Black Dress Socks, manufactured to CID A-A-50015D specification - NSNs: 8440-00-543-7773 and 8440-01-495-2994 - Product Group Codes: 00306 and 02767 - 3-pack of Man's Black Stretch Socks, Type III (Navy), part number 8440-01-495-2994 - Minimum order: 84,000 pairs over five years - Annual estimated quantity: 336,000 pairs - Maximum order: 2,100,000 pairs over five years - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs named; socks must be Berry Amendment compliant (manufactured in the US, its possessions, or Puerto Rico) - Unique Requirements: - Berry Amendment compliance for all materials and components - RFID labeling required at item, case, and pallet levels - Technical proposals and product demonstration models required for evaluation - Only small business firms may submit offers - Inspection and acceptance at destination (Lansing, MI) - Delivery is FOB Destination - Packaging must include RFID hangtags, heat-treated wood pallets (ISPM 15 compliant), and specific palletization standards - Strict quality and packaging standards, including packing 40 packages per unit pack and 120 per shipping carton

Description

ITEM: Socks, Cotton/Nylon Black, Dress, US Navy

Socks, Cotton/Nylon Black, Dress, US Navy; PGC: 00306 & 02767; NSN: 8440-00-543-7773 & 8440-01-495-2994

Specification/PD/CID: CID, A-A-50015D---Dated 24 October 2019—Socks, Stretch Type (Dress or Liner)                             

All materials used to manufacture these items are to be furnished by the contractor.

All materials/components shall be Berry Amendment compliant.

RFP SPE1C1-26-R-0121, will be utilized for the purchase of items Socks, Cotton/Nylon Black, Dress, US Navy.

DLA Troop Support intends to solicit for the purchase of the Socks, Cotton/Nylon Black, Dress, US Navy:

Socks, Cotton/Nylon Black, Dress, US Navy; PGC: 00306 & 02767; NSN: 8440-00-543-7773 & 8440-01-495-2994

This acquisition of the purchase of the Socks, Cotton/Nylon Black, Dress, US Navy will result in one (1) firm fixed price contract in accordance with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. The contract will be a 60-month ordering period, containing five (5) separate 12-month price tiers. The RFP and proposed contract will be issued as 100% Set-aside for Small Business. Only small business firms may submit offers for this acquisition. The quantities will be as follows:

Socks, Cotton/Nylon Black, Dress, US Navy; PGC: 00306 & 02767:

Minimum Quantity for the five (5) years: 84,000 PR

Annual Estimated Quantity (AEQ): 336,000 PR

Maximum Quantity for the five (5) years: 2,100,000 PR

Best Value / Trade Off / Source Selection Procedures will be utilized in making the proposed award, and as a result, Technical Proposals are required. Technical and Past Performance, when combined, are more important than cost or price. Evaluation factors are as follows in descending order of importance: 

Product Demonstration Model (PDM) in accordance with Spec: CID, A-A-50015D---Dated 24 October 2019—Socks, Stretch Type (Dress or Liner) Past Performance/Performance Confidence Assessment.

The first Delivery Order for each award is due to begin 90 days after award in 30-day increments, and 90 days for subsequent orders.  

Acquisition is FOB Destination to Peckham Inc, Lansing, MI (VSTN) for the Socks, Cotton/Nylon Black, Dress, US Navy.

Inspection & Acceptance are at Destination.

RFID labeling at the item, case and pallet will be required for this acquisition as the items are listed for the Warfighter Recruit Bag.

All materials used to manufacture this item are to be furnished by the contractor.

All materials/components shall be Berry Amendment compliant.

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

SPECIFICATION:  

Socks, Cotton/Nylon Black, Dress, US Navy CID, A-A-50015D---Dated 24 October 2019—Socks, Stretch Type (Dress or Liner).

Specification will be included at time of solicitation as an attachment.  Technical Data is included within Solicitation SPE1C1-26-R-0121. 

Specification and Tech are included as an attachment to the solicitation document in SAM.gov and DIBBS.   

In a future posting the solicitation will be found concurrently on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/Solicitations/. Detailed system requirements and instructions for registration can be found on the DLA DIBBS Home Page accessed on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/default.aspx. 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.gov) website. 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) and "specialty metals" (as defined in DFARS clause 252.225-7014), 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.

DLA Troop Support has developed a web-based system that allows manufacturers the ability to request specifications, PATTERNS and drawings on our contracting page (if patterns and drawings are available).

NOTE: Commercial Items do not have patterns. 

To request technical data for DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles (DLA C&T) solicitations, use the following link to the DLA C&T Technical Data Repository area at http://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/ClothingandTextiles/SpecRequest.aspx.

To request technical data for DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles (DLA C&T) solicitations, use the following link to the DLA C&T Technical Data Repository area at http://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/ClothingandTextiles/SpecRequest.aspx.

Contracting Office Address:

700 Robbins Avenue

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111-5096

Primary Point of Contact:

Kalifa Williams

Contracting Officer

Kalifa.williams@dla.mil

Phone: 445-737-6308

Secondary Point of Contact:

Timothy Sweetra

Contracting Specialist

Timothy.Sweetra@dla.mil

Phone: 445-737-6387

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