Combined Synopsis-Solicitation RFQ - FMS CASE ZB-B-VAF Lines 010 011 KENYA (050551).pdf

SUBJECT: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation: W91CRB-26-Q-HCIE, FMS CASE: ZB-B-

VAF; Request for Quote (RFQ) for Helmets, Clothing, Individual Equipment

This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses: https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide and https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html.

This solicitation is a Request for Quote (RFQ) posted as competitive 100% small business set-aside under NAICS Code: 315990 “Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing.”

The size standard for the NAICS Code is 600 employees.

Quotes must be valid for 90 days.

The U.S. Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), an agency of the

Government, intends to procure Helmets, Clothing, Individual Equipment, as specified on the attached spreadsheet in support of the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC), located in New Cumberland, PA. This requirement is for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) for the country of KENYA under Case ZB-B-VAF. The Government anticipates the issuance of one or more commercial Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contracts IAW FAR 13.106, as a result of subject solicitation. The anticipated date of award to be determined.

The Government will evaluate the total offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all line items. Evaluation of all line items will not obligate the Government to award all line items.

The Government reserves the right to award one line, all line items or any combination thereof.

If multiple line items are awarded, costs/prices for each line item will be totaled and award amount will be based on that total.

Brand name or equal supplies are requested to be quoted and specified by the offeror as seen on the attached spreadsheet. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty.

The interested parties bear full responsibility to ensure their quote demonstrates to the government that they can provide the Brand name items being requested or Equal for Equivalent substitutions. If an alternate is quoted, a side-by-side comparison of characteristics must be provided. If this information is not provided, quotes will be considered nonresponsive and ineligible for award.

Delivery: Vendor will NOT deliver the equipment; they will prepare shipment for delivery and contact the freight forwarder to arrange shipment of materials. Specific information required for shipment preparation will be provided on the contract. Shipment costs are paid by the Government, and no shipping costs should be included with the quote.

Please note that coordinating pickup for FMS shipments can be a lengthy process, and no storage fees will be paid.

The quote must clearly indicate the address where the goods will be picked up. Pickup location must be within the continental United States.

Other Information/Requirements:

1. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to ensure that their Offer is compliant with ALL provisions of the RFO FAR and its supplements. The Government MAY, but is not obligated to, consider an Offer that is non-compliant with any provision of the RFO FAR and its supplements. Furthermore, the Government is NOT required to inform any

Offeror that their Offer is non-compliant with the RFO FAR or any of its supplements.

Failure of an Offer to comply with any provision of the RFO FAR and its supplements may result in the Offeror being deemed non-responsive to the solicitation.

2. All responsible sources may submit a quote which will be considered by the Contracting

Officer. The offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database and include the assigned CAGE Code and Unique Entity Identification code with quote submission.

3. Notice to Offeror(s)/Supplier(s): The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs.

4. The Government requires that all supplies are prepared for shipment as soon as possible.

Contractors shall propose a delivery date for all items. Requests can be made to consolidate the shipment of multiple items according to the suggested delivery timeline.

5. Items cannot originate from a Chinese Military Company In Accordance With (IAW)

DFARS 225.770 Prohibition on acquisition of certain items from Communist Chinese military companies. Buy American is not applicable as the items are not for use within the US, but where applicable IAW DFARS 225.7002 Restrictions on food, clothing, fabrics, hand or measuring tools, and flags; items must be Berry Amendment compliant.

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7. The offeror shall submit their quote via email to Lissa Ewers, lissa.k.ewers.civ@army.mil by 10:00AM – EST-U.S. Wednesday, 12 August 2026.

mailto:lissa.k.ewers.civ@army.mil

Contact Information:

Lissa Ewers

Purchasing Agent

Army Contracting Command –Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG)

Email – lissa.k.ewers.civ@army.mil

BASIS FOR AWARD:

Quotes will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 13.106-2, “Evaluation of Quotations or

Offers”. Award will be made based on the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation approach. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions.

Additionally, the Contracting Officer reserves the right to make one, multiple, or no awards under this solicitation. Quotes must clearly indicate what items from the attached spreadsheet can, and cannot, be provided.

In accordance with RFO FAR 52.212-1(d), the Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with Offerors. Therefore, the Offeror’s initial offer should contain the Offeror’s best terms. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions, if necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest, accept other than the lowest offer, and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

To be considered technically acceptable, an offeror MUST demonstrate that they can meet the specifications provided in this combined synopsis/solicitation. The technical element of the evaluation will be based solely on information furnished by the vendor. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not provided in the quote.

Price will be evaluated based upon the total proposed price for the items listed on the RFQ

Spreadsheet.

PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES applicable to this acquisition are as follows:

RFO FAR 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality

Agreements or Statements-Representation

RFO FAR 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements

RFO FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management mailto:lissa.k.ewers.civ@army.mil

RFO FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance.

RFO FAR 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations

RFO FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

RFO FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

RFO FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

RFO FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor

RFO FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies

RFO FAR 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities

RFO FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons

RFO FAR 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

RFO FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management

RFO FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

RFO FAR 52.233-3 Protest after Award

RFO FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim

RFO FAR 52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications

RFO FAR 52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions

RFO FAR 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services

RFO FAR 52.246-15 Certificate of Conformance.

RFO FAR 52.247-29 F.o.b. Origin.

RFO FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference.

RFO FAR 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses.

DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

DFARS 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

DFARS 252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation

DFARS 252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or

Services—Representation

DFARS 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or

Services

DFARS 252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System

DFARS 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium

DFARS 252.225-7016 Restriction on Acquisition of Ball and Roller Bearings

DFARS 252.225-7027 Restriction on Contingent Fees for Foreign Military Sales

DFARS 252.225-7028 Exclusionary Policies and Practices of Foreign Governments

DFARS 252.225-7048 Export Controlled Items

DFARS 252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

DFARS 252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

DFARS 252.225-7059 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region—

Representation

DFARS 252.225-7060 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports

DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions

DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments

DFARS 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications

DFARS 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services

DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea

DFARS 252.247-7028 Application for U.S. Government Shipping Documentation/Instructions

FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference.

As prescribed in 52.107(a), insert the following provision:

Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting

Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52 https://www.acq.osd.mil/DPAP/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52 https://www.acq.osd.mil/DPAP/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html