RFI Warstopper Raw Material Information
Added: Feb 09, 2012 9:23 am
RFI 12-0032Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Warstopper ProgramRequest for Information (RFI)1. Contracting Office AddressDefense Contracting Services Office Philadelphia, 700 Robbins Avenue, Bldg 26-1N-8115, Philadelphia, PA, 19111.2. General InformationThis is a Request for Information (RFI) only, as defined in FAR 15.201(e), to obtain information for planning purposes. This RFI is not a request for competitive proposals; therefore, responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Further, DSCO-P is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondees are advised that DLA will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all cost associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party's expense. No telephone calls will be accepted requesting a bid package or solicitation. There is no bid package or solicitation at this time. All information received shall be safeguarded from unauthorized disclosure. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement.3. General IntentThe purpose of the Warstopper Program is to ensure maintenance of "Those resources required for all plans, actions, or measures necessary to establish and maintain an industrial base, both government-owned and privately-owned, that is required to support current, wartime, or other contingency military requirements." The scope of the Warstopper Program includes all sectors of the industrial base necessary to support the Department of Defense (DoD) with manufacturing capabilities sufficient to meet increased requirements during wartime and contingency operations. The Warstopper Program seeks to establish partnerships with raw material suppliers that support prime or sub-tier suppliers of DLA or DoD contracts to ensure that the industrial base is prepared to respond to the Military Services' increased demand for items designated as critical during times of mobilization, war, contingency and military or other operations. Rather than purchasing raw material, the Government is interested in contracting for the services of contractors to build and manage buffer inventories to be made available for the Government's needs. The intent would be to rotate the inventory through the fulfillment of orders to authorized value chain partners as identified by the government. The Warstopper Program seeks this initial information for the purpose of structuring future competitive solicitations related to raw material buffers to support go-to-war items.Questions of consideration:1. Are you a raw material or semi-finished material provider to Government end-item contracts? If yes, please identify the raw material you produce and the corresponding end items they are used in. If you do not know if your material is used on DLA or DoD contracts, please identify the raw or semi-finished materials that have experience increasing lead times and higher than average prices, over the last 12 months.2. Do you presently keep raw or semi-finished material inventories in support of Government contracts? If yes, what materials are these and do you see a basis to expand the inventory buffer for readiness purposes (i.e. to meet increased Warfighter demand)? If you believe there are limitations that would inhibit your ability to expand these buffers, please identify and explain those limitations.3. If you are a supplier to DoD prime or sub-tier suppliers and currently do not maintain any raw or semi-finished inventories, would you consider developing and maintaining a contractor owned and managed buffer inventory of raw material? If yes, what materials would you consider doing this for? If no, please indicate why.4. Would a program management and/or an inventory management fee be required for you to consider expanding, developing, or maintaining a contractor owned and managed buffers? If yes, please provide an estimate with an explanation of how it was derived?5. Would you have the ability to track the established buffer inventory and provide monthly reports to the government?6. Is there any additional information that you think is relevant for the Government to know about your ability and willingness to establish and maintain raw material buffers?DISCLAMER: There is no guarantee that any submission in response to this RFI will result in a Government program. Responders to this RFI will have no competitive advantage in receiving any awards related to the submitted topic area. The information submitted in response to this RFI may be used to help the Government further define its requirements. If the Government develops a program that addresses any submitted or similar topic, the resulting procurement will address technology and business specific requirements as defined by the Government to achieve the required objectives.PLEASE IDENTIFY THE INFORMATION, IN ANY OF YOUR ANSWERS, THAT YOU CONSIDERED TO BE PROPRIETARY.4. Required ReponsesResponses to this RFI are limited to 5 single-sided, double-spaced pages, using standard letter-size 8½" x 11" paper. The font for text should be Times New Roman 12-point or larger. Responses must be unclassified. No binders or binding should be used. Reference RFI 12-0001. 5. Request for ClarificationA responder may request clarification, in writing, from the Contracting Officer for any requirement that is unclear, by sending an e-mail to melissa.spishak@dla.mil.Any requests for clarification must be received no later than seven (7) business days prior to the close of this RFI in order to receive a timely response.6. Submission of DocumentationResponses to this RFI are due to the contracting office identified below by 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 24 February 2012. Responders shall provide one (1) electronic copy and one (1) paper copy of their response. All electronic file content must match the print versions of the submitted documents. Should the electronic and print versions of submitted documents not match exactly, the electronic version shall take precedence. Electronic submissions, in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat formats, shall be accompanied by a printed inventory that identifies all CDs, their file contents, and their electronic formats. All CDs and files are to be labeled with the responder's name, contact information, and submission date. All RFI responses must be unclassified. Existing commercial documentation and product literature can also be submitted and is not subject to the page limitation.Documentation shall be delivered to the Contracting Officer at the following address:Defense Contracting Services Office Attn: Melissa Spishak700 Robbins Ave, Bldg 26-1N-8115Philadelphia, PA 19111Email: Melissa.Spishak@dla.mil7. Additional InformationAll responsible sources may submit information that shall be considered by the agency. If late information is received, it may be considered, depending on agency time constraints. All routine communications regarding this announcement should be directed to the contractual point of contact listed above. The Government may or may not use any responses to this RFI as a basis for a subsequent project. Any projects developed from the RFI responses may be the subject of a subsequent acquisition; any such subsequent acquisition will be posted in FBO.gov. Responses to this RFI will not be returned. The Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received, or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted under this RFI. No requests for a bid package or solicitation will be accepted; no bid package or solicitation exists at this time. In order to protect the integrity of any possible future acquisition, no additional information will be provided and no appointments for presentations will be made in reference to this RFI.
RFI-12-0032 Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support
2/9/12, 9:23 AM Shoe, Women's, Poromeric (MC)
Added: Sep 16, 2010 1:46 pm
Shoe, Women's, Dress, Poromeric (MC) Quantity: Minimum: 3,848 Pr; Maximum: 10,690 with four term options. Option 1-Minimum: 3,848 Pr; Maximum: 10,690; Option 2- Minimum: 3,848 Pr; Maximum: 10,690, Option 3-Minimum: 3,848 Pr; Maximum: 10,690, Option 4- Minimum: 3,848 Pr; Maximum: 10,690 Pr. Destination : VSTZ Travis. Items to be manufactured in accordance with Bates Style #742 or Munro Style #083 or equal. Production lead time is 90 days after date of award.Procurement will be issued on a unrestricted basis and will be evaluated under Best Value Procedures with the following factors: Product Demonstration Model, Experience/Past Performance, and Socio-Economic Considerations. Availability of solicitations, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. Offeror should register to receive notification of this solicitation or solicitation amendments. Solicitation will be posted on https://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/.The Defense appropriations and authorization acts and other statues (including what is commonly referred to as "The Berry Amendment") imposed 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) must be grown, reprocessed, reused, melted in the United States, its possessions or Puerto Rico, unless one of the DFARS 225.7002-2 exceptions applies.
SPM1C1-10-R-0182 Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles
9/16/10, 1:46 PM Female Dress Pumps
Added: Nov 10, 2011 2:50 pm
This RFI is an effort to conduct market research for the use in formulating a procurement plan/strategy to procure USMC Female Dress Pumps to support the USMC JROTC Program, Training and Education Command (TECOM), Marine Corps Base (MCB), Quantico, VA. This RFI allows potential contractors to submit a non-binding statement of interest and documentation demonstrating their corporate capabilities and suggestions that assess industry service capabilities and solicit feedback for acquisition planning purposes. The Regional Contracting Office, National Capital Region (RCO-NCR) is requesting responses from qualified businesses concern. The qualifying NAICS code for this effort is 316214.
The Marine Corps Junior ROTC Program falls under Training and Education Command (TECOM), Marine Corps Base (MCB), Quantico, VA and is tasked with the responsibility for the operational, logistical and administrative support of 241 USMC JROTC High School Programs.
This Program provides all of the uniforms, military equipment and support provided for the entire Corps of Cadets with-in the Program.
Pumps are a black, Shiny 12/8 uniform shoe, made of a poromeric material as specified by the Defense Supply Center, soft brushed tricot lining, latex cushioned sock, and non-skid bronco sole. Made in U.S.A. and approved for use for all U.S. Armed Services by the Uniform Board U.S. Marine Corp. approval #37-98.
The Marine Corps JROTC Program, TECOM requires contractor support with the capability to: (1) Provide USMC regulation female uniform pumps, made of a poromeric material as specified by the Defense Supply Center, soft brushed tricot lining, latex cushioned sock, and a non-skid bronco sole to outfit the Corps of Cadets at 241 programs throughout the world.
(2) Provide direct shipping to multiple locations in the Continental United States, Hawaii, and Alaska, as well as, several international locations in Japan and Guam. (3) Provide extended sizes for larger cadets or even smaller sizes for small cadets that are not a usual size. (4) Provide timely turn-around of order delivery and have expedited delivery services.
INSTRUCTIONS: Responses to this RFI shall not exceed 10 pages, including cover letter, discussion and contact information. Subject response must contain: (1) Capability statement sufficient to demonstrate delivery of tanker jackets related to the objectives stated above; (2) Current Commercial pricing and descriptive literature for like or similar items (not included in page count); (3) Link to the respondent’s General Service Administration (GSA) schedule, or attached file of same, if applicable; (4) Citation of any current or past customers (i.e., within the past two (2) years) to include contract number, point of contact telephone number or e-mail address; and (5) other material, relevant to establishing core competencies of the firm.
Please identify Large/Small Business size status along with a point of contact, phone number, fax number, e-mail address, business size, taxpayer identification number, DUNS Number, and CAGE Code.
Response is due by 10:00 AM, EST on 17 November 2011. Please submit e-mail responses to Carol Neely, Customer Liaison, at email address: carol.neely@usmc.mil
NOTES: Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation whatsoever on the part of the Government to procure these services or to issue a solicitation nor to notify respondents of the results of this RFI. No solicitation documents exist at this time. The Marine Corps is neither seeking proposals nor accepting unsolicited proposals and responses to this notice cannot be as accepted as offers.
Any information the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI.
M0026412I0404 United States Marine Corps
11/10/11, 2:50 PM Boot, Combat, Temperate Weather (AF)
Added: May 05, 2010 10:29 am
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation(RFQ) for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the ONLY solicitation/Request For Quotation there will be; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will NOT be issued.This is a request for competitive quotations with a priority of D0-C9 DPAS rating. Interested person may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement and submit quotations. All quotes received by 3:30 PM (EASTERN) 12 MAY 2010 will be considered by the Government. Facsimile and e-mail quotes are acceptable. For information and/or to quote, please contact Cynthia Ortiz, telephone: 215-737-5824, fax: 215-737-7429, the preferred method of communication/quote is via email at cynthia.ortiz@dla.mil . Please quote price and delivery.Item being procured: BOOT, WOMAN'S, COMBAT, TEMPERATE WEATHER, AIR FORCE, NSN 8435-01-547-7171. In Accordance With PURCHASE DESCRIPTION PD 77AESG-06-03, dated 1 November 2006. Quantity: 1,218 PAIRS. Destination: SD0131 TRAVIS ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND, Austin, Texas. Production lead-time is 150 days after date of award or earlier. FOB Destination.The boot shall be in the following whole and half sizes 5 through 9 inclusive and whole sizes 4, 10 and 11 in width of: R, and W,(D, EE). Women's sizes will contain an "F" to differentiate them from the men's boots (ex.:8RF).MARKING/PACKAGING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIL-STD-129, Revision PFor all shipments of packaged materiel to the government, which includes either Depot (DLA-Direct) or DVD (Customer-Direct) shipments, both DoD linear and two-dimensional (2D)bar code markings are required on Military Shipping Labels in accordance with MIL-STD-129, Revision P, dated December 15, 2002 (but see DLAD 52.211-9010(D) for exceptions to the requirement for MSL and 2D symbols). See the DLA packaging web site identified in DLAD 52.211-9010(E) for change notices to MIL-STD-129P that apply. 2D bar coding shall be in accordance with ISO/IEC 15438, ISO/IEC 15434 (ANSI MH10.8.3) and DoD 4500.9-R. MSL linear (code 3 of 9 or code 39) bar coding shall be in accordance with ISO/IEC 16388. Shipping label stock quality shall meet MIL PRF-61002. Bar code print quality shall meet ANSI MH10.8-2000 or ANSI X3.182-1990 (R2000) for applicable 2D and/or linear bar codes. All DVD shipments shall meet additional linear bar coding requirements in DLAD 52.211-9010(C). Except for the Transportation Control Number(TCN), which must always be present on the Military Shipping Label, when the contract/order omits any other data elements as defined in MIL-STD-129P and if the information is not available from the Administrative Contracting Office, then the field is not required as part of the Military Shipping Label and may be left blank. If there are inconsistencies between the schedule and MIL-STD-129P, the schedule takes precedence. The clauses at 52.212-1, 52.212-3, 52.212-4, and 52.212-5, apply to this acquisition, including, but not limited to, the following:52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (JUL 1995), 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008) (E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2003) (E.O. 11755).52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (AUG 2009) (E.O. 13126).52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (FEB 1999).52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (MAR 2007) (E.O. 11246).52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008) (E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (OCT 2003) (31 U.S.C. 3332).252.225-7036, Buy American Act--Free Trade Agreements--Balance of Payment Program (JUL 2009) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d and 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (MAR 2008) (10 U.S.C. 2227).252.243-7002, Requests for Equitable Adjustment (MAR 1998) (10 U.S.C. 2410)52.247-34 F.O.B. DESTINATIONDFARS 252.211-7006 Radio Frequency Identification (FEB 2007)NOTE: The award for this requirement will be evaluated based on price
SPM1C1-10-Q-0339 Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles
5/5/10, 10:29 AM SHOE, WOMEN'S, DRESS LEATHER AND POROMERIC (THIN SOLE)
Added: Feb 12, 2009 10:39 am
ITEM: SHOE, WOMEN'S, DRESS LEATHER
Items to be manufactured in accordance with NAVY Certification Numbers:
COVE (15B25-001348-75-27 (M); 15B25-001349-85-27 (W))
CAPPS (15B25-001547-75-34 (W));
BATES (15B25-000875-75-27 (M); 15B25-000896-85-27 (W); or other certifications received prior to award
Quantity: BASE & OPTIONS I thru IV (MIN) 10,746 PR;
BASE & OPTIONS I thru IV (MAX) 53,724 PR;
ITEM: SHOE, WOMEN'S, DRESS POROMERIC (THIN SOLE)
Items to be manufactured in accordance with PD 94-05 dated 3 May 1995
Quantity: BASE & OPTIONS I thru IV (MIN) 21,462 PR;
BASE & OPTIONS I thru IV (MAX) 107,298 PR;
Solicitation Number: SPM1C1-09-R-0079.
Destination: VSEQ (Poromeric), VSTN, VSTZ (Leather). Production lead-time is 105 days after date of award. Procurement will be issued on a Total Small Business Set-Aside basis and will be evaluated under Best Value Procedures with the following factors: Product Demonstration Model (For Poromeric Shoe Only) and Experience/Past Performance. One total Small Business Set-Aside award, will be made for the total quantities listed above. The Leather Shoe requires Navy certification. With respect to products requiring certification, awards will be made only for products which are, at the time of award of contract, qualified for inclusion in the United States Navy Protective Clothing and Equipment Certification Program whether or not such products have actually been so listed by that date. The attention of the contractors is called to these requirements, and manufacturers are urged to arrange to have the products that they propose to offer the Federal Government tested for qualifications in order that they may be eligible to be awarded contracts for the products covered by this purchase description. Information pertaining to qualifications of products may be obtained from Navy Clothing and Textile Research, Donna Streets, NAVY Clothing and Textiles Research Facility, Attn: N2, Bldg. 86, Kansas St, Natick MA. 01760.
Availability of solicitations, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. Offeror should register to receive notification of this solicitation or solicitation amendments. Solicitation will be posted on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ after March 31, 2009. Detailed system requirements and instructions for registration can be found on the DLA DIBBS Home Page accessed on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/. The Defense appropriations and authorization acts and other statutes (including what is commonly referred to as The Berry Amendment) impose restrictions on the DoDs 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) 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.
SPM1C1-09-R-0079 Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles
2/12/09, 10:39 AM