Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE1C120D1338

The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support awarded a single-award, indefinite delivery contract to The Dow Chemical Company for the production and delivery of disposable isolation gowns in support of coronavirus response efforts. Under the contract, Dow Chemical will manufacture 850,000 isolation gowns at its Midland, Michigan location and deliver them between September 2020 and February 2021 with a value of $3.3 million. The agency had originally solicited proposals in July 2020 to supply up to 189,750,000 disposable isolation gowns through multiple IDIQ contracts by January 2021 to meet needs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. The solicitation did not specify any set-aside designations and sought Berry Amendment, Buy American Act, and Trade Agreement compliant gowns in various sizes to be delivered to continental United States receiving sites through incremental shipments starting within 30 days of award. Proposals were to be evaluated based on past performance, technical specifications, and pricing. The scope and purpose of this contracting action was to equip the Defense Logistics Agency with personal protective equipment for distribution to military and civilian personnel engaged in coronavirus relief efforts nationwide.

The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support awarded follow-on delivery orders to The Dow Chemical Company under the single-award, indefinite delivery contract established in September 2020. Dow Chemical will fulfill an order valued at $3.3 million to manufacture and deliver 850,000 disposable isolation gowns to the agency from its Midland, Michigan facility between September 2020 and February 2021. The original solicitation sought up to 189,750,000 gowns through multiple IDIQ contracts to support COVID-19 response activities across the continental United States. The awarded contract and subsequent delivery orders aimed to provide personal protective equipment for at-risk populations and enable continued government operations during the pandemic.