FORESTRY SERVICE SLEEPING BAG

This acquisition is for the manufacture and delivery of a Forestry Service Sleeping Bag, Cold Weather NSN: 8465-01-602-3355, shall be in accordance with U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Specification NFES 0128 (Dated 03/4/2013). The solicitation will be issued as unrestricted and will result in the award of a firm, fixed priced Indefinite Delivery - Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract consisting of a one (1) year base period, and four (4) one (1) -year option periods. The guaranteed minimum quantity is 1200 each, the annual estimated quantity is 3200 each, and annual order limitation quantity is 6000 each. The quantities are the same for the base and option periods. The initial production lead-time is 150 days after the date of award and 75 days for all subsequent orders. A First Article Test (FAT) sample will be required to be submitted 75 days after date of contract award at USDA Forest Service, Missoula Technology and Development Center facility (5785 Highway 10 West, in Missoula, MT 59808). Award will be made to the responsible offeror who submits the lowest priced proposal. Deliveries will be made to Defense Distribution Depot, San Joaquin, CA. The estimated release date is November 22, 2019 or thereafter. 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. 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). 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 Support Clothing and Textiles Technical Data Repository area at http://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/ClothingandTextiles/SpecRequest.aspx