Combined Synopsis-Solicitation RFQ - FMS CASE ZB-B-WHG GUATEMALA (053631).pdf

SUBJECT: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation: W91CRB-26-Q-3631, FMS CASE: ZB-B- WHG; Request for Quote (RFQ) for Plate Carrier Vests-Ballistic Helmets

This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO FAR) 12.202(b)(1) as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a separate 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) under NAICS Code: 315990 “Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing”, and 332994 “Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing” Product Service Code (PSC) 8415 “Clothing, Special Purpose”. This action is posted as a competitive 100% Small Business set-aside and the size standard for the NAICS Code 315990 is 600 employees and NAICS Code 332994 is 1,000 employees. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically.

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 Lightweight Modular Plate Carrier Vests and OPSCORE Type Ballistic Helmets 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 GUATEMALA under Case ZB-B-WHG. The Government anticipates the issuance of a single Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract as a result of subject synopsis/solicitation. The offeror shall submit their quote via email to Lissa Ewers, lissa.k.ewers.civ@army.mil by 10:00AM – EST- U.S. on Tuesday, 08 September 2026. The anticipated date of award to be determined but no later than 15 September 2026.

Description:

CLIN 0001-0003 – LBT Lightweight Modular Plate Carrier Vests The Contractor shall provide the required supplies, Vests in various sizes, with the following specifications:

Must be Berry Compliant Required Qty/Sizes: 40 Small vests, 40 Medium vests, 32 Large vests Reference Part numbers: Small: LBT-6094G, Medium: LBT-6094A, Large: LBT-6094B Required Color: TAN NAICS: 339999 “All other miscellaneous manufacturing” PSC: 8415 “Clothing, Special Purpose”.

CLIN 0004 - OPSCORE Type Ballistic Helmets The Contractor shall provide the required supplies, Helmets, with the following specifications:

Must be Berry Compliant Required Qty/Size: 112 X-Large Helmets Reference NSN/Part number: 8470-01-680-6872 / A14570-03G0301 Required Color: TAN NAICS: 332994 “Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing” PSC: 8465: “Individual Equipment”

Special Features: See Specifications on RFQ Spreadsheet

All supplies are requested to be quoted upon and specified by the offeror.

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 the DCMA carrier to arrange pick up 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.

DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY

Determination of Contractor’s Responsibility will be made in accordance with RFO FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management – Registration. In accordance with RFO FAR 9.103, contracts will be awarded only to prospective contractors that the Contracting Officer determines to be responsible. To qualify for this acquisition, offerors must meet the general standards of responsibility set forth in RFO FAR 9.104. No award can be made to an offeror who has been determined non-responsible by the Contracting Officer.

In accordance with RFO FAR 4.203, offerors must complete electronic annual representations and certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. The Contracting Officer will utilize these representations and certifications to assist in making the responsibility determination. Prospective offerors must be actively registered in SAM, and have their representations and certifications completed, prior to award. Offers or quotations received from vendors who do not have an active SAM registration at the time of offer/quote submission will not be considered.

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 offeror shall submit their quote via email to Lissa Ewers, lissa.k.ewers.civ@army.mil by 10:00AM – EST-U.S. Tuesday, 08 September 2026. The anticipated date of award to be determined but no later than 15 September 2026.

Contact Information:

Lissa Ewers Purchasing Agent Army Contracting Command –Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) Email – lissa.k.ewers.civ@army.mil https://usg01.safelinks.protection.office365.us/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sam.gov%2F&data=05%7C02%7Clissa.k.ewers.civ%40army.mil%7C82c490fcb8eb4482d27e08ded2b02a2f%7Cfae6d70f954b481192b60530d6f84c43%7C0%7C0%7C639179851210740623%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vB0o8FM9LGbBU3Nv6pBNxyqGttHOcenPinSl91Y5rOA%3D&reserved=0 mailto:lissa.k.ewers.civ@army.mil mailto:lissa.k.ewers.civ@army.mil

BASIS FOR AWARD:

Quotes will be evaluated in accordance with RFO FAR 12.203 Evaluation. A single award will be made based on the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation approach.

(Note: See RFO FAR 52.212-2 for evaluation criteria detailed herein).

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.

Technical and Past Performance will be evaluated on an acceptable/unacceptable basis.

Award will be made to the offeror with the lowest priced quote with an acceptable rating in the Technical factor and an acceptable (or Not Applicable (N/A)*) rating in the Past Performance factor.

*Offerors with no recent and relevant history in the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) will not receive an unacceptable past performance rating and will instead receive a Not Applicable (N/A).

A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

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 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 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside 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 252.225-7027 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