Air Force Lightweight Jackets

Pre-solicitation Notice / Synopsis for Solicitation No: SPE1C1-23-R-0063

This is for the purchase of the following:

ITEM: 0001

ITEM DESCRIPTION: AF Lightweight Jacket, Man’s

PGC: 02088

PD/CID/SPEC: MIL-J-87250

PATTERN DATE: 19 May 2014

ITEM: 0002

ITEM DESCRIPTION: AF Lightweight Jacket, Woman’s

PGC: 02089

PD/CID/SPEC: MIL-DTL-87251A

PATTERN DATE: 11 June 2013

ITEM: 0003

ITEM DESCRIPTION: AF Lightweight Jacket, General Officer

PGC: 17672

PD/CID/SPEC: PD YAGC 93-2

PATTERN DATE: 11 May 1993

This acquisition will be issued as a Total Small Business Set-Aside for the manufacture and delivery of Air Force Lightweight Jacket, Man, Woman, and General Officer (GO) (PGCs 02088, 02089, and 17672). The Air Force Lightweight Jacket, Man, Woman, and General Officer (GO) shall be manufactured in accordance with appropriate specifications.

This acquisition will result in one award of an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity, Firm Fixed Price Type contract with Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) Clause that consist of a 60-month period including five separate twelve (12) month price tiers.

Man’s, AF Lightweight Jacket: Guaranteed Minimum (GM) is 20,493 each per tier; Annual Estimated Quantity (AEQ) is 45,887 each per tier; Annual Order Limitation Quantity (AOLQ) is 62,817 each per tier.

Woman’s, AF Lightweight Jacket: Guaranteed Minimum (GM) is 6,023 each per tier; Annual Estimated Quantity (AEQ) is 14,166 each per tier; Annual Order Limitation Quantity (AOLQ) is 62,817 each per tier.

General Officer (GO), AF Lightweight Jacket: Guaranteed Minimum (GM) is 1 each per tier; Annual Estimated Quantity (AEQ) is 108 each per tier.

The AOLQ refers to the annual ordering limitation in FAR 52.216-19. Therefore, the overall contract maximum dollar value will be $40,000,000.00 over the life of the contract.

Government Furnished Material (GFM) will not be utilized in the final construction of the end items. All materials used in the fabrication of the end item are to be furnished by the contractor.

 *NOTE: ONLY DOMESTIC MANUFACTURED ITEMS WHICH ARE MADE FROM 100% DOMESTIC PRODUCTS ARE PERMITTED.

Under the initial delivery order there will be three (3) monthly deliveries that will be required starting 120 days after the date of award with subsequent orders due in 90 days. The delivery destination for these items is Travis Association for the Blind located in Austin, TX 78744. Source Selection criteria will be used for award evaluation purposes in accordance with FAR 15.101-1. For award evaluation purposes technical merit is more important than price. Evaluation Factors for award are Past Performance Confidence Assessment, Product Demonstration Models (PDM) and Proposed Price in that order. The Government intends to use FAR Part 12 for this acquisition. All items must be 100% U.S. Made out of 100% U.S. Materials.

Offerors will be required to submit one (1) Product Demonstration Model (PDM) of each of the AF Lightweight Jacket, Man (40R), Woman (12R), and GO (40R) and they shall be manufactured in accordance with appropriate specifications.  Offerors will also be required to submit a history of their experience/past performance record for the period three years prior to the solicitation closing date. PDMs must be submitted with offers.  Past Performance will be the most important evaluation factor, PDM(s) which will be evaluated for conformance to the specifications, followed by Price.

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****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.

NOTICE TO DLA SUPPLIERS: 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 this solicitation use the following link to the DLA Troop Support C&T Technical Data Repository area at:

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Spec/Cid Number: MIL-J-87250

Spec/Cid Date: 4 November 1988

Pattern Date:19 May 2014

Item Description: Air Force Lightweight Jackets

Solicitation Number: SPE1C1-23-R-0088

Upon submission of a technical data request, please notify the Contract Specialist, Earl Joyner, via e-mail at Earl.joyner@dla.mil

The point of contact for subject acquisition is:

Earl Joyner; Contract Specialist

Email: Earl.joyner@dla.mil